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Bras » Bravissimo » Annie (LN540) » 38L 38:17

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Fits ribcage99.1
B. perimeter65.4
Stretched Band99.1
Band Length80.3
Cup width21.0
Cup depth45.7
Wire length41.9
Cup height38.1
Cup separation1.9
Gore height14.6
Wing height15.2
Strap width2.2
Hooks3

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    Used to fit

    I ordered this 38L Annie in Navy a week after I received this bra in Blush Pink. The Annie uses the new narrow wires and Bravissimo advises to size down in cup when ordering. Previous to these two 38 band bras, I had ordered the Annie in a 40L, which was a tad on the loose side in the band and had noticeably deeper cups than any of my other Bravissimo bras. The 38 band Annie's are perfect in the band and the navy colorway seems just that little bit tighter than the Blush Pink.
    Bravissimo's Alana has been a staple in my rotation but I have always felt ... I was between sizes, my perfect Alana would have been a 38 band with the 40L cups. This 38L Annie with the narrower wires seems to be the 38LL Alana I have been wishing for and is thus my perfect bra. To be clear though, the shape is definitely not the cakes on a plate the way Alana can sometimes be and on me, the Annie is a tad torpedoey.
    I got the same initial odd shape that I got with my Blush Pink Annie but after a few wears I can already see the cups adapting better to my shape, just as the Blush Pink did. The upper cup is a thin mesh like fabric with a star embroidery which is visible under a single layer of clothing, I wish the stars were a print instead.

    March 2021
    This bra is so comfortable and supportive. Unfortunately, Bravissimo has sold out on my preferred sizes so here's hoping they bring this back in other colors.

    May 2021
    I think the bottom cup/seam are perhaps a little too supportive, leading to the initial torpedo shape. After say 5 wears, the material weakens a bit, leading to some give to the cup bottom and a more rounded shape as a result. People need to give this bra, and any of the other Bravissimo new wire bras, a chance to break-in before coming to a conclusion on fir and appearance.

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    Navy colorway

    Updated on May 31, 2021 Flag this


    • My 38L Annie's, both this navy and my blush pink, have been my go to bras for at least the past 6 months. Every day I wear one of my other bras, I find myself wishing I could change back to either one of these Annie's right there and then.

      My review described the Annie as a 38LL Alana but in retrospect, the Annie is like an Alana with 1-1/2 to 2 inches of the wire width moved towards the front. The usable cup depth has been moved to the front as opposed to being unused at the sides. I did not realize how often I had an inch or more of unused cup space at the sides with the Alana. My 38 band Alana's have pretty much the same depth as these Annie's so I should not have been wishing for LL cup Alana's but instead for an Alana with narrow wires.

    • Over the past month, I have worn my red Jenna more than any other bra due to the way the straps distribute some of the weight to my back. When I went back to this navy Annie yesterday, the pressure on my shoulders from the straps was initially agonizing but after 20 minutes or so, the pain became annoying instead of painful which I certainly prefer.

    • 3 months later...

      Not wearing this navy Annie as much as I used to. My Jenna's are pretty much dominating my rotation with the Annie's with pretty much every other model getting in at most once a month.

      I am really appreciating how snug this navy Annie still is, even on the first set of hooks so it still has tons of life in it. It has also become more naturally rounded than my other Annie's. I am noticing the right side wire is starting to rub against my side so I hope this isn't the beginning of a fit issue. I have bent the wires ever so slightly but it does revert back to its initial shape.

      For the first time, I am realizing that if the cups were smaller, I would possibly spill out of them as I am not only quadding a smidge over the top, the gore and cups are almost a bit plungey on me. If I lean over, I definitely feel like I will fall out.

      Still waiting on more colors for the Annie. It really is nice to be able to switch back and forth between my Annie's and my Jenna's. They are so different from each other and my body seems to appreciate the different support I get from each of them s the Jenna gives my shoulders a break while the Annie's reduce the neck strain I sometimes feel with the Jenna.

    • I went away from my usual rotation of Bravissimo Jenna and Annie bras to continue breaking in my Fantasie Belle's that I purchased earlier this year. The Belle's are becoming so much better but I still went back to this Annie and am so glad I did. Yes, the Belle's are 4 cups sizes smaller but they do measure close to my L cup Bravissimo's cup depth.

      The straps on this navy Annie do not seem to fold over as much as my blush pink is starting to do. I get a bit of folding though and I wish I had shoulder pads that I could use with my bras. About 10 years ago, I had bras that came with color coordinated shoulder pads, I think it was from Elila. Now that was one matronly looking bra!

      Stock on both this navy Annie and the blush pink seem to be running low so I really should re-order before they run out of my preferred size.

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    After receiving and trying the Annie in a 40L I decided to order this bra for those days when the 40 would be too big. I was surprised by how snug the band was, how less up front the cups seemed to be, and with the straps being fully shortened.

    Week 1
    I am between a 38 and 40 band so I generally do not notice much of a difference going from my 40 band Alana on the middle hooks to a 38 Alana on the longest hooks. With Annie, going from the 40 to the 38 was very noticeable, to the point where I thought an extender would be ... needed. The biggest of the surprises was how less up front I felt compared to the 40 band as I assumed the shorter band would center me even more. The last surprise, the straps being fully shortened was weird and left me wondering if the bra had been previously worn.
    I do get a torpedo shape with this Annie but I had this shape with the 40L Annie and it seemed to slowly work it's way out.

    Week 2
    Actually, this is more like 3 weeks later. In retrospect, I think I can understand why the 38 band did not center me more than the 40 as I described above. The 38 band needs to stretch further to be fastened and hence pulls the cups further away from each other. Maybe. In between wears, I wore my many Alana's and noticed that I preferred to wear them more than either of my Annies. The Annies did not leave me feeling as secure and I think this was due to the upper cup feeling a little loose, to the point where if I bent over, I would get that sensation that I could potentially fall out. I would not actually fall out but I was more conscious of it than with the Alana's. This and the fact that the cup is a tad roomier left me feeling less secure. I suspect the Annie is FOT friendly compared to the Alana but not as much as the Gemma.

    3 months later.
    I just started to pay attention to the depth ratio in the measurements table and this Annie has a 2.3 ratio compared to the Alana's 1.9.These ratios though are from the initial measurement data and I will likely update these with current measurements. The torpedoey look I get is much more pronounced with this 38 band than the 40 and does not seem to be working it's way out compared to the 40L. Maybe it just needs a little more time/and a few more wears.

    I really do wish the stars on the upped cups were a print instead of embroidery as they are visible under a single layer top. In fact, I assumed they were going to be a pale blue when I first ordered this blush pink colorway. The cups and band have stretched out a small amount since my initial measurements and I have updated the table accordingly. The straps are among the best I have ever had. There have a few reviews on Bravissimo that complain about them but I have nothing negative to say about them.

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    Blush Pink colorway

    Updated on Apr 28, 2021 Flag this


    • It took over a year but I can now say the torpedo look is completely gone. This navy colorway is tighter in the band compared to my blush pink which I am wearing on the middle hooks while I am on the loosest set on the navy.

    • Oops, the previous comment should have been for my navy Annie, not this blush pink.

      My 38L blush pink is still somewhat torpedoey compared to the navy so I tend to wear it less often.

      I really thought the Annie would be my forever favorite but the narrow wired Jenna is so much better, particularly with the way some of the weight is moved from my shoulders to my neck/back. The straps seldom fall off my shoulders with these 38 band Annie's whereas they fall 5x more frequently on the 40 band, no surprise here.

    • My recent revelation regarding my front profile width in various bras has raised my Annie's back up on top of my rotation as I am a full 2 inches narrower than my regular wired Jenna and 1.5 than my narrow wired Jenna. I am also 1 inch narrower than my may Alana's and with the diminished torpedo look, it really is a joy to have as I feel so much more slimmer.

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