This bra is simple and has memory foam that is not super thick but enough to hide nipple show through. The straps convert to racerback, one shoulder or strapless wich is a huge plus! The cup cuts into my armpits a little, BUT, most bra's do it seems. Not bad enough to not wear.
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Updated on Apr 23, 2015 Flag this
I love this bra! The fabric is not the most comfortable because of the lace but it gives me a really nice natural round shape without extra padding. The best part is that the lace helps keep the boobs in the cup, no spillage whatsoever! I hope this bra gets softer after washing.
ETA: cup runs high and cuts into my armpits a little. I can live with it but makes the bra less perfect.
ETA: I took the bra back because it cut into my armpits too much to bear.
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Updated on Apr 18, 2015 Flag this
Since I love my Chantelle Rive Gauche 3 part cup so very much when I saw it's t-shirt style counterpart in my size and despite disliking this type of bra in most cases, I ordered it. The band is extremely firm, and I know that since I've only owned it (had in actual possession) for a mere couple of hours and have tried it on, I need to wash it prior to attempting to wear this bra to get rid of whatever fabric treatment was applied because, itchy.
I'm ok with style's the full coverage, it will make a good work or spending time with the anti-nipple twins (mom and aunt) bra option. The soft silky fabric over the foam is lovely -with a wash and some wears, the slightly unwieldy foam part should mold to my boobs. It creates a very natural silhouette and I think that if I didn't have evenly full boobs it would give an east-west look. Overall, I'm pleased with my purchase.
Updated on Apr 09, 2015 Flag this
I was initially fitted for this bra at Nordstrom and the fitter put me in a 34DDD, and I'm sure a 34 made sense at the time to her cause I just finish eating dinner at a restaurant so I had that full belly bloat going on. Anyway, even still I could easily have worn the 34 on a tigher hook and the next day, when I tried it on again, I realize that indeed a 34 was too big for me. So I ordered a 32DDDD from eBay and figured it would be better. As I type this I'm wearing the bra on the middle hook and ... it's just the right kind of snug.
This bra is really sexy looking. The all black lace and the center bow with the C charm and even the straps have this laddered look to it, not sure what it's called, but it's very beautiful. Unfortunately this is all I like about the bra. It's not comfortable for me. I find the straps and edges of the cup that rub agains my inner arm area to be scratchy. The elastic on the band is also scratchy. The wires in the center gore dig into me, and the bra doesn't stay put. I do have a few theories as to why I think it slips out of my fold.
Firstly, I am soft, full on bottom, pendulous, high roots and average to wide breasted. In order to get this, or any bra, in my fold I have to wear the bra pretty high. On this bra the side of the cup that is attached to the strap is being pressed on by my inner arm and any arm movement. Even if I tighten the straps to help keep the cups in place it would dig into my shoulders and make me more uncomfy, I would end up with some serious chafing with the constant rub a dub dub. So there's that.
The other reason I think this bra doesn't work/doesn't stay put is the shape of the cups. They don't lift my breast. They kind of cradle them just enough so I'm not swinging around. My breast are resting in this bra, and since my tissue is soft, I need a lifting kind of bra that make my girls appear like they aren't just hanging out without nothing to do all day. Does that make sense? Cleo Lily and Lucy and heck, even Ellis lift my boobs and make them look better in general. I realize that those are all balcony styles, but I do have Freyas Pollyanna plunge and I like it better as far as bra comfort feel. And besides, I don't mind a bra that cradles my breast when I'm just hanging around but it can't be bad at its job AND make me want to rip it off. I do need/want a plunge that I could wear come summer time while wearing a v-neck tee, or dress. This, unfortunately isn't it.
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Updated on Feb 23, 2015 Flag this
Very soft and comfortable fabric, although the lace overlay doesn't lie completely smooth. As I wear it longer, I think that I need to go down one cup size
blue colorway
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Updated on Oct 29, 2014 Flag this
This is my every day bra. I love it! Great fit, very comfortable and looks good under tight clothing
Updated on Oct 12, 2014 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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Updated on Jul 31, 2014 Flag this
I wore this bra at least 100 times and it's still trucking along. Unfortunately it's too big for me now, so I can't partake in its awesomeness anymore. I like how it's sheer and neutral in color, but not boring. Excellent support and shape for my boobs, and I think it helped my breast tissue migrate and resituate.
Updated on Jul 06, 2014 Flag this
I haven't worn this bra in a few years because it is too small in the cup & too big in the band (I'm entering it simply for listing purposes).
However, I loved this bra when it fit me. It's a beautiful pinky/beige color with a smooth mesh. It was pretty comfortable. I didn't wear it too much because I became obsessed with the way my boobs looked in the Africa demi, but I loved the fit of this one too.
Chantelle was my favorite brand for ages, until I sized out of them. They make beautifully, well-crafted bras.
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Updated on Jun 02, 2014 Flag this
This was one of my very first "properly sized bra" and it is an excellent t-shirt bra. It is pretty comfortable and while it's molded, it doesn't feel hot when I am wearing it.
The only complaint I really have is that the wires are a tad too high on the outsides, but it is not so bad that it is a real problem and doesn't leave any wire marks under my skin. My arms just rub up against them some, that's that.
Updated on May 23, 2014 Flag this
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
This fit well, with the caveat that the center gore, which is only 1.75" and thus a decent height for my close set boobs, is too separate. I would, if I were keeping this, remove the center gore decoration, sew the underwires so they overlapped, and sew the decoration back on.
The fit is good, though the sheerer upper mesh part is a little loose. This reminds me of how my red Cleo Marcie fit before I broke it in and it molded to my body. The fabric does cover a fair amount of my chest, at least for my taste.
The underwires go pretty far back on the sides ... and are pretty high on the sides. This is not a complaint. Besides needing a low center gore because of my close set breasts, I also need fairly wide and high underwires under the arms because I have a lot of side tissue. My naked shape from the front is very round.
I tried this in 32E in Blue, as the paper tag describes the color. It's a dark blue without veering into navy blue territory. The band could be tighter. I don't need it to be because the underwires are high enough and wide enough. When I deal with, say, Ewa Michalak's underwires, I get UK 30 bands so I have enough band tightness to hold my tissue toward the front and for it to stay contained within those wires.
I think I can size down in the cup and get less coverage while maintaining a necessary amount of underwire width and height under the arms. I've ordered this in a UK 30F in a color called Blue Klein that looks very purplish blue on the Nordstrom website. The Bare Necessities site's photo of Blue Klein looks far less pure and vibrant. We'll see.
I'm glad to know of another plunge that has a gore just about low enough for me and whose wires are still wide and high enough for me. If the 30F from Nordstrom works, I'll probably be buying more Chantelle C Chic Sexy Plunges (3641).
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Updated on Apr 20, 2014 Flag this
I bought the Chantelle Haussman T-shirt Bra from Nordstrom Rack simply to enter its measurements into Bratabase. Chantelle uses their own silly sizing system. This bra is equivalent to a UK 32F. As I usually wear a UK 30F, this bra is predictably a little too big in the cups. Fastening the bra on the tightest hooks and shortening the partially adjustable straps all the way, I still get a little gaping at the top of the cups near the gore. The cups are absurdly high coverage on me as well. I found a pretty good fit in the same bra in UK 32E. It's amazing what a difference one cup size makes. The molded cups are pretty low coverage in the 32E.
Unlike the 32E, I have no doubt the 32F's wires are wide enough for me, however.
This is a very comfortable bra, and a convertible one. It can be an invisible T-shirt bra. I tried it in Navy.
Sizes listed:
FRA 85G
EUR 70G
ITA 32G
UK 32F
USA 32DDDD
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Updated on Apr 17, 2014 Flag this
This is a fantastic bra, save for one detail. For me, due to a slight asymmetry where my breasts lie over my frame, the right underwire at my sternum rests directly on my ribs on the right side, causing a slight but constant rubbing. Were it not for that detail, this would be the prefect bra for me.
Updated: I've liked this bra quite a lot as a preliminary introduction to bras that are closer to the right size (note: I have two of these bras in black). The only long term problem I've had with this bra relate to the gore, as it digs into the ribs ... that connect to my sternum on the right. I had a constant sore there where the skin was scarred from the rubbing. My solution to this was to pin a folded pretty shoulder pad I'd ripped out of a dress (cloth covered foam) to the inside of the gore. This has worked sufficiently well.
Clearly, the bra doesn't fit me well anymore. Gore issues aside, the cups are too small. Additionally, I've taken this bra in two to three inches (to better fit my rib cage), so it's not a true 32G anymore.
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Updated on Mar 23, 2014 Flag this
I've liked this bra quite a lot as a preliminary introduction to bras that are closer to the right size (note: I have two of these bras in black). The only long term problem I've had with this bra relate to the gore, as it digs into the ribs that connect to my sternum on the right. I had a constant sore there where the skin was scarred from the rubbing. My solution to this was to pin a folded pretty shoulder pad I'd ripped out of a dress (cloth covered foam) to the inside of the gore. This has worked sufficiently well.
Clearly, the bra doesn't fit me well anymore. Gore issues aside, the cups are too small. Additionally, I've taken this bra in two to three inches (to better fit my rib cage), so it's not a true 32G anymore.
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Updated on Mar 23, 2014 Flag this
I'm looking for bras that have a wider wire as I seem to have wider roots than I originally thought. I went to Intimacy and picked this one up.
It gives a really nice rounded shape. And that's probably the end of the pros lists, unfortunately.
When trying it on in the store, the 70 felt good but once I got home and tried it some more, I noticed it's just way too tight for me. I think even if I managed to stretch it out some, it'd be painfully too tight to wear for more than a few minutes. The cup was also just a smidge too small. There was a tiny bit of quadraboob going on. Will be returning it tomorrow.
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Updated on Mar 17, 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
The cups on this bra were huge for me. Other Chantelle bras in 70F (32DDD) were too small in the cup, so I sized up when I ordered this online. I have no idea what's going on here. Returning it immediately.
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Updated on Sep 23, 2013 Flag this
It fits but it doesn't fit.
It fits flush against the strenum and the band is wide/small enough to fit with a two finger ease. The width of the underwire is a bit of an issue...there's constantly side boob. By the time I got up to this size, the side boob is minimal but it doesn't full wrap the side boob. However, even if it did, I would not purchase this bra.
Why? Because I'm looking for a bra that pulls the breast inward instead of pointing outwards (for a visually minimizing).
Updated on Aug 30, 2013 Flag this
Love this bra. Its lace and comes in several colors (Navy, Black, and nude) I own the navy. Its thin and light, with a soft cup but provides a good amount of support despite this. The material is soft and comfortable to the touch as well and feels great.
Updated on Aug 11, 2013 Flag this
