This is my favorite bra, which is why I bought it in a couple more colors! If you would like more information about this bra, please see my original review for it in the cappuccino colorway.

black over nude colorway

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valentine556

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This is my favorite bra, which is why I bought additional colors! See the original review if you would like further details about the bra!

Grey Smoke colorway

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This bra is amazing but sadly the gore is to high and digs into my sternum. https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_sad.gif" alt=":(" />

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Updated on Jun 29, 2015 Flag this

I tried a similar Chantelle style and while it fit the top of the cup was too firm and closed for me to be really comfortable. This one has elastic sewn along the top edge of the cup and that made all the difference. It shapes the breasts really well and brings them to a more forward projection position with strategic seams and quality construction. I got it at Nordstrom and both of the Chantelle styles weren't even on my radar until the sales person brought me a couple after I'd asked what they had that would be similar in cup width to my go-to brand Panache. The ... underwire is unlike anything I've experienced with a bra - springy and flexible to follow the infra-mammary curve but at the same time very solid and strong. I'd take it apart to learn more about this mysterious structural component, but for a bra that is $88 when not on sale dissection in the name of bra science is something I can't bring myself (or afford) to do. The cafe/nude shade is quite possibly the closest I've ever come to finding something that matches my skin tone - ultra pale - which is nice.
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I had given this bra a miss because the all-over lacy black overlay on beige was a little too mid-90s goth for my taste. HOW WRONG I WAS! The fabric may not be my aesthetic ideal, but the shape and construction is PERFECT for me. I don't have very tall boobs, but I need narrow wires and have a lot of inner quadrant fullness, so the truly U shaped, narrow, tall cups are ideal for me. It is by far my most comfortable bra. I'm considering getting it in a second colorway, which would be a lifetime first for me.

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Updated on Apr 26, 2014 Flag this

Close, but 1 cup size too small. I need a 32H. This is not my theoretical ideal bra - I'd like a little more lift, and a smidge more forward projection - but I've worn two of these sturdy bras practically to pieces, and I think that says something. The shape is round and pretty and very unobtrusive under clothes. The lace is flat and doesn't show through. In the correct cup size, the top elastic does not cut into my slightly full-on-top boobs. The cup comes high enough to support softer tissue after BFing 2 kids, but doesn't feel like it comes up to my chin. The beige one is very, well, beige, but the black one is subtly pretty and other colors pop up on ebay. @Chantelle doesn't get much love from full-bust bloggers, but if you fit their (somewhat limited) size range, the @Rive Gauche is worth a look.

Updated on Oct 20, 2013 Flag this

This bra is wonderful! Currently my favorite of all the ones I own. I had the band altered though (shortened by two, three inches), so this may not be the standard experience. They didn't have the 28 band like I needed, so I sister sized up and they altered the band back down.

I've only had the bra for a few days, so there's no way to know yet what it'll be like as it stretches. However, I do have a lot of positive feedback; the underwire completely encloses all the breast tissue, and lays right against my root - which is lovely, since none of my other bras quite fit like that. The gore comes up nice and high, which is surprisingly a good thing. No strange pokes or chafing, and I don't feel like I have to keep adjusting it at my armpits. So far, I don't think it has any cons! I'll update this after I've owned it longer.

Regardless, it's a beautiful bra. It's simple and elegant and lacy all at the same time.

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Updated on Aug 10, 2013 Flag this

Update 2013:
The band is far too large, the cups are stretched to the brim and I spill out on my larger side, the gore is too wide and too high, the underwire is too long and jabs the armpits, I have the straps tightened all the way, and could afford to have them even tighter, in order for it to give shape and support.

The pro though is that the wire width (excluding the wideness of the gore) is pretty much exactly what I want and need, just a smidgen wider because it pretty much lands on the exact spot my root ends. It just needs a smaller ... band, bigger cups (and Chantelle 3 parts tend to be pretty forgiving in the cups anyway), and not so long wires.

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This is a really beautiful bra. I'm really sad though that the underwire seems to be too high. I can ignore it for the most part, but it does poke my sternum and, at times, it pokes my arms. I'm also concerned the band might be too big for me. I don't really know for sure, as this is the first bra I've ever worn that was anywhere near the proper size, but I can stretch it out a bit on the loosest and middle set of hooks. I haven't tried the furthest yet. It does seem to be laying evenly across my back though! A huge different from my 36/38 bands. Also, my right breast is at least a cup smaller, so the cup (obviously) doesn't fit all that well without somewhere in there to even it out. (in my case, socks)
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Updated on Jul 08, 2013 Flag this

Great bra for everyday. Supportive yet attractive. Not supersexy but nice looking and gives a nice shape under clothes.

Updated on Feb 08, 2013 Flag this

This is a cute, lacy bra. It actually managed to make me feel like I have a small bust! The lace is a tiny bit itchy at first, though that may be because I've never experienced an unlined bra, but it feels very supportive and comfortable.

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