I love this bra. It's been my constant for many years now. I have it in all the basic colors and some not so basic (not out of preference but out of desire to stockpile for that inevitability of the bra's discontinuation).
It's absolutely pretty. It provides great lift and molds the breasts into the most lovely, full shape even though it is neither a push-up nor a padded bra. It merely has a very light memory foam lining, which I quite like since it helps prevent nipping.
The demi cup is truly a demi on me, though I've seen in photos of others that it offers more coverage ...for others. When my breasts become fuller around my period, I do find myself spilling over so much that I cannot wear it under t-shirts. For such days, I did purchase a 30DD.
I do wish it offered more side support, which I find I need as I get older.
I keep my fingers crossed that Betsey Johnson will never discontinue to this or cease offering it in a 30 band. The band does stretch out quite a bit over time, so much so that I've thought of altering the band to extend the life of each bra a bit.
Overall, it's a lovely bra. You'll feel quite special wearing it. Read more 109 more words
I love this bra. It's been my constant for many years now. I have it in all the basic colors and some not so basic (not out of preference but out of desire to stockpile for that inevitability of the bra's discontinuation).
It's absolutely pretty. It provides great lift and molds the breasts into the most lovely, full shape even though it is neither a push-up nor a padded bra. It merely has a very light memory foam lining, which I quite like since it helps prevent nipping.
The demi cup is truly a demi on me, though I've seen in photos of others that it offers more coverage ...for others. When my breasts become fuller around my period, I do find myself spilling over so much that I cannot wear it under t-shirts. For such days, I did purchase a 30DD.
I do wish it offered more side support, which I find I need as I get older.
I keep my fingers crossed that Betsey Johnson will never discontinue to this or cease offering it in a 30 band. The band does stretch out quite a bit over time, so much so that I've thought of altering the band to extend the life of each bra a bit.
Overall, it's a lovely bra. You'll feel quite special wearing it. Read more 109 more words
I love this bra. It's been my constant for many years now. I have it in all the basic colors and some not so basic (not out of preference but out of desire to stockpile for that inevitability of the bra's discontinuation).
It's absolutely pretty. It provides great lift and molds the breasts into the most lovely, full shape even though it is neither a push-up nor a padded bra. It merely has a very light memory foam lining, which I quite like since it helps prevent nipping.
The demi cup is truly a demi on me, though I've seen in photos of others that it offers more coverage ...for others. When my breasts become fuller around my period, I do find myself spilling over so much that I cannot wear it under t-shirts. For such days, I did purchase a 30DD.
I do wish it offered more side support, which I find I need as I get older.
I keep my fingers crossed that Betsey Johnson will never discontinue to this or cease offering it in a 30 band. The band does stretch out quite a bit over time, so much so that I've thought of altering the band to extend the life of each bra a bit.
Overall, it's a lovely bra. You'll feel quite special wearing it. Read more 109 more words
I love this bra. It's been my constant for many years now. I have it in all the basic colors and some not so basic (not out of preference but out of desire to stockpile for that inevitability of the bra's discontinuation).
It's absolutely pretty. It provides great lift and molds the breasts into the most lovely, full shape even though it is neither a push-up nor a padded bra. It merely has a very light memory foam lining, which I quite like since it helps prevent nipping.
The demi cup is truly a demi on me, though I've seen in photos of others that it offers more coverage ...for others. When my breasts become fuller around my period, I do find myself spilling over so much that I cannot wear it under t-shirts. For such days, I did purchase a 30DD.
I do wish it offered more side support, which I find I need as I get older.
I keep my fingers crossed that Betsey Johnson will never discontinue to this or cease offering it in a 30 band. The band does stretch out quite a bit over time, so much so that I've thought of altering the band to extend the life of each bra a bit.
Overall, it's a lovely bra. You'll feel quite special wearing it. Read more 109 more words
I've only had this for a couple of days, but it's definitely one of the best fitting bras I've had. In only a few situations have I noticed ever so slight gapping at the top of the cups, but since they aren't half cups and I have shallow breasts that makes sense. It's comfortable overall, since the wires aren't perfectly rigid.
I have shallow-ish, wide-ish breasts and this bra fits very well. The band is stretchy, like all other Betsey Johnson bras I've tried. I had to start using the last hook soon after getting the bra.
After wearing the bra for a while, the gore starts to dig into my chest. I was able to bend the wires slightly to make it dig less.
Like every other Betsey Johnson bra I've tried, the band is very stretchy. This bra fits very similarly to the Betsey Johnson Zipper Stripe bra. Although the cups are not actually physically very wide apart, something about the shape and angle of them makes them seem very wide. I tried pinching the gore to bring the wires closer together and that improved the fit. If it weren't for the band, which I know will stretch out quickly, I'd consider keeping it and taking in the gore a bit. But I'm returning this one.
Not great for shallow breasts. Top edge is too closed. The quadboob for me, however, isn't terrible and is probably only noticeable by me from the right angle. I find Betsey Johnson bands relatively stretchy/soft. This is not an exception. The straps also do not shorten enough for me. One of my breasts is smaller than the other but I could not shorten the strap to accommodate it. I also found the straps to be too wide, and they dig into my armpit right where my chest meets my arms. My shoulders are actually quite broad, so I'm confused as the straps seem not to match the ribcage the band was made for. It is very cute, though!
Band is stretchy for a 30 and cup doesn't fit my shape. The cup curves in and is for breasts that are more projected as opposed to shallow, I think. I found it to be a quintessential example of how push-ups don't usually work for shallow shapes!
I absolutely love this bra. One of my favorite bra makers is Betsey Johnson Intimates. I forget how many bras of theirs that I own or if they are all in the same size. I bought this bra from another member.
This is one of my favorite bras of all time! I have it in two different colors with the matching bottoms. It doesn't feel like I have anything on. It creates a great shape. Since the cups are pretty soft they are forgiving for when I fluctuate a little bit. There is never any gapping at the top.
Beautiful bra with soft lace, a pink illusion overlay on top of nude cups, and a great seamless, moulded shape for t-shirts. It's a deep plunge, which is great, but it seems very wide-set -- I end up with empty space at the sides (bottom) while tissue spills out in the front and out the sides (from the top) simultaneously. Weird fit for me -- just not compatible!
This is one of the few bras of this style that *really* fits me right! The moulded cups are thick enough to prevent show-through but thin and soft (and squishy!) enough to be comfortable while still holding shape. The moulding gives me an especially nice rounded shape (my breasts start low and are fuller on the bottom) and compensates for my somewhat different-sized breasts (my left one is fuller). Rather than repositioning or squishing my breasts, they simply contain them nicely with no shifting, bulging, or gapping. The flat, stretchy ribbon at the top is especially nice for a flat, seamless effect.
The underwire is low enough in both ...the sides and the centre gore for my frame (often a problem with non-plunge bras because my sternum protrudes somewhat), and don't poke at all.
I have the nude with black overlay and stripes, so it looks a little less pubescent. The pink was a little too much for me. I am debating removing the little pink bows on each strap.
So far this has to be one of my favourite bras in terms of fit and comfort. Time will tell whether it holds up!
6-Month Update:
I have machine washed this on gentle cycle in a bra bag (cold water, quick soak, swish, and rinse cycle of about 15 minutes) and laid flat to dry, but after about 6 months, the underwire of the left cup poked through the centre gore material on the inside and stars sliding upward through the hole. Not a big deal. I "reset" it by pushing it back through the meshy soft material before I wear it, and it tends to stay there for at least 12 hours, unless I'm moving around a lot.
The band does stretch out more quickly than bands in other materials. I guess that's the trade-off of this soft material. I can still get away with wearing on the loosest hook, if I don't move around too much, but if I'm going to be lifting my arms at all, I have to go into the middle set of hooks, and I wear it on the tightest hooks if I go dancing (fairly athletic - lindy hop and balboa). It still does move with my breasts and give me the best shape of all "non-enhancing" bras. Read more 271 more words
I have very shallow, moderately wide breasts that are vaguely conical in shape.
I'd read that this bra was great for shallow breasts, and I can confirm that it is. It technically fit me pretty darn well. My problem with this bra, though, is the same problem I have with every lightly lined bra: my natural breast shape shows through. I don't care for my natural shape, so I found this bra to be quite unflattering on me. If you like your natural shape and you have shallow breasts, then this bra will most likely work for you.
The band was pretty stretchy, which I like. I measure about 28" around the ribs, and I could probably get away with wearing it on the loosest or middle hooks for a while.
Beyond that... Well, I tried this on in the fitting room, so I don't have any long term impressions of it. But it's a very pretty bra, and seems to be well constructed.
This bra is quite loose in the band and slightly too small in the cups for me. I would probably fit better in a 30DD in this model as far as the cup goes. However, this isn't a "good" push-up bra in that the padding inside distorts the tissue. I wear it only when I want to feel a little extra oomph.
This is the first bra I purchased on my quest to finding my true bra that fits. I measure in between a 28DD and 28E, but when I tried this bra on, the 30D fit perfectly. The band is quite stretchy so I don't expect I will be able to wear it for long, but otherwise this bra is comfortable and I would recommend it to others with a similar size/shape.
This seems to run true to size. The cups are wide and shallow, and the straps sit slightly far apart. I am petite so they sat just a little too close to my underarm, but otherwise this is a great bra.
