This bra is ok for my shallow breasts but I think I would prefer one that fit a little better. The comfort is great but not spectacular "pillow for my boobs". This would definitely be something you could wear all day. The push up is great. If I were a little fuller on top, it would be perfect.
This fit me pretty horrible. I've tried a few styles of Betsey Johnson, and I think the brand just doesn't fit me well. The cups are extremely shallow and came up way too high, and felt like a compression bra. I'm normally a 30DD/30DDD, but I think in this brand I'd be 30G (in the US, or 30F in the UK). My biggest complaint though is the wires! Wow are they hard. I'm pretty thin and they extremely painful. So even though the band is pretty loose, the wires felt like I was holding rocks on my ribs or something. So if you don't mind hard wires, and you are fairly shallow... it might be ok.
This bra was actually quite comfortable, but the underwires are too wide on the sides. Because i don't totally fill out the bra on the sides, the side wrinkle up. The side wrinkling isn't noticeable under a shirt, but it seems to make me look flatter.
This is a really great bra, and it's very comfortable, but I end up with a quad-boob effect at the top. I think that the cup is too small for me, not that it's just an unflattering shape on me.
I really wanted to love this bra forever but when you know better, you do better. I figured out that I am short rooted and have a lot of immediate projection. As a result, my breasts were/are pushing the cups down and the wires out of my IMF. The bra itself is very cute and I love the tone on tone of the purple dots. The bra is also generally comfortable. I would recommend if you have a more shallow shape.
This bra is very soft to the touch. That was the first thing I noticed. As such, it is very comfortable to wear.
The cups are pretty shallow. I think they may be a tad too shallow for my shape, but it's a molded cup so you can't really tell. It does cut into my tall roots a bit. Interestingly, the padding is thicker over the nipple area than at the edges. You're not going to need nipple covers with these.
The band is quite stretchy (boy, I really have a talent for picking stretchy when I need firm) and the first day I was wearing it on the ...tightest hook. It was comfortably snug at that point, but I will have to alter it sooner rather than later.
The j-hook on the back can convert the bra into a racerback, and even better, you can move it to your satisfaction. I'm greatly pleased by this, since it gives the straps more room to adjust. I had an old ill-fitting bra with a j-hook, but it couldn't be moved, so I never used it since it attached too far up my back for me to be comfortable with it.
Update: I sewed a ribbon onto the bottom elastic and reduced the overall stretch to about 29.5ish inches. There was some pressure when deep breathes afterwards, and I could hear/feel the gore/wires creaking as they stretched, but it was pretty comfortable otherwise. I had to move the j-hooks up higher to adjust the straps to my liking, and now they're too high up for me to use, but that's ok. I was expecting that anyway.
Update 2: On a whim, I loosened the straps a bit and used the j-hook. It changed the fit of this bra from decent to great! Without the j-hooks, I could feel that there was space in the outsides of the cups, and the center/top cut in ever so slightly. In racerback mode, all those tiny fit issues are gone. The sides of the cup become super shallow and the cups no longer cut in. It holds me in place super well now. Before, I had consigned this bra to "not to buy again." Now it's the best fitting molded/t-shirt bra I own! Which is great because it comes in awesome colors I can again look forward to owning. Read more 282 more words
Shape is perfect for shallow breasts with wide root. Straps dig a little into my shoulder fats, but not enough to cause great discomfort. Band is a smidgen on the tight side, but is comfortable on the loosest hook. My size is 32DDD and I think next time I will go with 34DD in this brand. Great every day bra!
Very comfortable. I measure 32 in. on the band, but the 34 fits nicely, not as snug as a 32 band, but I can wear it on the center hooks. The cups hold the breasts well. It's a bit too shallow and not deep enough, but not so shallow that there's quad boob.
I am really excited about this bra because it's one of the first ones I've owned that truly fits me. The hot pink leopard is a little garish and I almost passed it up because of that but I'm so glad I didn't. As I broke it in it seemed a little tight and the side of the cup chaffed my armpit a little but after some extended wears it's basically like not wearing a bra at all. The fabric quality is decent and everything is soft and breathable and somewhat stretchy. The strap width isn't ridiculously far apart like other bras I've tried so the straps never ...fall down. The most problematic aspect of bra fitting for me is the gore because my sternum is pretty exposed but this bra doesn't feel like it's touching my sternum at all. I was surprised to find this is a demi cup because the coverage is pretty full for me. I generally wear looser clothing so I can't attest to lines showing but the shape under clothes is very flattering. Overall this is an ok bra but the fit on me is so perfect that I'm in love. Read more 88 more words
Like all t-shirt bras, this one runs shallow. It is the wrong size for me (30D; I wear 26F) and thus the band is too loose while the cups are too small.
That said, this is a really nice bra and I wish that it came in my real size. It is so soft and comfortable. I still wear it, even though it doesn't fit well, because it is so comfortable. Maybe someday Betsey Johnson will make 26 bands... sigh.
I picked this up on sale at Nordstrom. I got it because it's really soft and think it's really beautiful. Molded cups don't work for me( too wide and shallow), so I knew it would need some tweaking. It was cheap so I got it as an alteration project.
To help combat the wideness and shallowness, I took in the gore as much as possible. I bent the wires and they held shape pretty decently. Still too wide for me but better than it was. The band needed reducing, but since it is thin mesh, it works nicely for that. And finally I moved the straps in because they were extremely wide on me.
Not a perfect fit, but it's close and I wanted one molded cup bra in my bradrobe so here it is. It's soft, comfortable, and I love how it looks so I would call this project a success. It's perfect for when I want something comfortable but still good enough to go out with.
I really wanted to like this bra. I think it's really cute and looks a little like a pin-up style. I also love the fact that there are hooks built in on the back to make it into a racerback. Unfortunately the cups were too big for me and it doesn't come in a smaller cup size.
This bra is a clone of the Retro Glamour, the Starlet Lace Balconette, the Hottie Dottie, and the Budding Lace bras. It is a nice bra, might be slightly small for me.
I am loving this bra. It has the perfect combination of gore width, band support and push-up for me. It is very comfortable, if a bit thick at the push up part, and my breasts are VERY happy in it.
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The cups are quite deep, in my opinion. It does not fit anything like the Eyelet Lace, if that's what you're after. In fact, I think the cups are significantly deeper since this is a cup size smaller than my Eyelet Lace. So, if you need cups that are a good chunk deeper than the Eyelet Lace, this could be the bra for you. The band is very stretchy. I don't know if that is because it was worn before I got it, or if that is just the band. You might have to alter it if you need a tight band. The bra is very pretty.
The cups are quite deep, in my opinion. It does not fit anything like the Eyelet Lace, if that's what you're after. In fact, I think the cups are significantly deeper since this is a cup size smaller than my Eyelet Lace. So, if you need cups that are a good chunk deeper than the Eyelet Lace, this could be the bra for you. The band is very stretchy. I don't know if that is because it was worn before I got it, or if that is just the band. You might have to alter it if you need a tight band. The bra is very pretty.
First impressions: This is really comfortable! This just might fit! Wow, they weren't kidding when they said the band is very stretchy.
Of course, it got more complicated from there. I love the detail of the split strap near the cup. I think it's adorable and downplays my annoyingly prominent tail of spence. I feel like this bra is really cute, in a sweet sort of way.
When I first put it on, I get quadboob, but as I wear it, this settles down. Since the shallow cups are very lightly padded, they give some shape and I don't have the kind of issues with my soft boobs that I get ...with unlined. I find that a little poking and tucking (very minimal) helps the fit look right for me. Cups are pretty soft and a bit stretchy, so they're rather forgiving but also not as supportive as some other bras. The wires are flexible and fit well under my arm and around my boobs, but I could probably use a higher gore. The gore is actually quite comfortable and sits flush against me. If I lie on my side, I do spill out of the cups, but not as bad as I did with the padded pushups in a too-big band that I used to wear!
Being so shallow, as expected it doesn't give much forward projection, but it does give me a nice rounded shape, for the most part. From the side, my breasts look quite small, with and without clothing on....but I suppose that's because they are. https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" />
After wearing this for several hours, I have noticed a few things. Probably because the band is so stretchy, eventually my boobs settle way down. I start getting a little quadding towards the gore and a bit more gaping in the cup-meets-strap area. Also....this band is so scratchy in the back...it is driving me crazy. I am really sensitive to fabrics, so this isn't all that shocking, except that it is so opposite of my first reaction about how comfortable this bra is. (It still is....in everyplace but the back strap.) I am going to wash it and see if it softens up a little bit.
It's also worth noting that the vertical seams will show some under thin, soft fabric shirts. The top of the diagonal seam is a little weird. It almost appears that the one I got is irregular. The lace kind of bunches up there, as if it wasn't trimmed enough after the bra was assembled. (I trimmed it slightly and it is a little better, but still not resolved.) On one cup, this makes the lace flip out in that area. The light padding is sewn to the lace mostly just along the underwire and in a couple of places along the top of the cup.....the end of the diagonal seam being one of the points of stitching.
Overall impression: This is a cute bra and is good for shallow, wide, relatively wide set roots. For now, I am keeping it, because this is one of the best fits I've found and it's actually wearable. I am surprised at the quality though...I would expect more from Betsey Johnson (although I have never tried their bras before, they do make a lot of high quality products. Or, at least, I thought so from their price tags!) There is actually a very cheap feel to the construction. The very stretchy band and straps make it obvious that this is not going to hold up for very long. The way the lining and lace is and is not stitched together, and the awkward tops of the diagonal seam, also make me feel the quality is questionable. I definitely would not pay full price for this, but the $14 I spent on eBay was worth it. Read more 533 more words
