This bra would probably best fit breasts that have a rounded shape, rather than a sloping shape like mine. The cup is a little too small for me, but the mesh at the top of the cups, just under the elasticized edge, tends to wrinkle rather than staying smooth. The half-lining is a super-thin and soft spacer foam - it provides opacity but won't hide cold nipples. Also, the line from the edge of the spacer lining does show a little beneath thin fabrics. However, I love that the back closure has four settings or columns, rather than the three that most back-closure bras have. It is also a VERY pretty and chic-looking bra with lots of little stylistic touches.
Update: I tried on some Chantelle styles at a department store today, and this model was a perfect fit in 32D(70D). So the problem wasn't my breast shape, it was the size! My most common size currently is 32DD, so this model seems to run about a cup large - at least for my breast shape.
I loooove the cups on this bra. Not only are they made of thin spacer foam (my favorite bra-cup fabric), they look and feel satiny and have a cute quilted logo jacquard pattern woven in. They're a great shape as well, somewhere between a full coverage and a demi, that gives good support without covering the entire chest. The wings have a lace overlay in the same pattern on top of a sheer non-stretch layer, and the back is stretch mesh. The pleated straps are cute, and apparently the non-stretch pleated fabric helps keep the elastic strap beneath from over-stretching. But this does mean that part of the ...strap at the back, where it adjusts, has the pleated side against the skin, which gets slightly annoying as I move around. The silvertone hardware is pretty, as is the little knot holding the sideways silvertone-and-crystal "C" on the gore, and the strap hook for converting to crisscross/racerback is well designed. I like the scalloped lace around the entire bottom of the bra, too. Overall I like it a lot - enough to overlook the small strap issue or find a workaround - so since this size is a little big in the band and small in the cup, I'm now seeking this style in a 32DD/70DD. Read more 107 more words
This bra is gorgeous and well-designed, and looks smooth and natural-yet-supported beneath thin tops. The spacer-foam fabric is super-soft and almost silky, with a matte finish, and has some stretch from side to side but not from top to bottom. The embroidery is reminiscent of feathers or mermaid scales. The embroidered mesh of the gore and wings is non-stretch and double layered, and the gore has an additional reinforcing sheer layer behind the two layers of mesh. The back is a power-net fabric. The straps can convert to crisscross/racerback or halter, and have two position loops on the back band - great for those with narrow shoulders or tops that cut in a little in back. I bought this bra gently used, and the band fits me well on the tightest setting. I adore this bra, but sadly it's a cup size too small for me. I plan to buy it in 34D/75D as soon as I can find one.
This was the first "properly" fitted bra I ever had. Trying it on at the shop, I thought, so THAT is what people mean when they talk about a perfect fit. The bra itself is pretty with a lace band, a nice crisscross center gore, gold sliders and hooks, and delicate-looking but sturdy straps. The memory foam of the cups is very thin, so this feels light when it's on, but still gives you a smooth round shape in clothes. It doesn't completely obscure your nipples the way some molded cups do. The band elastic isn't very stretchy. It has two strips of soft elastic along the ...top and bottom edges of the band, but the rest is soft sheer stretch lace. It's very soft and comfortable, but if you like a really firm band, this might not work for you.
I wore this several times a week for about 6 months, and only hand washed it. I think it aged very well - I'm not seeing any stretched-out elastic or fraying ribbon or The only small minus is that those cute gold hooks and strap sliders left tiny green marks in the pale pink fabric when they got wet, probably because there's some copper in the metal. (I filled out the "how it fits" section based on how this bra fits me now. My body has changed a bit, and this no longer works for me. But when it did, it was my favorite.) Read more 138 more words
This bra is gorgeous and well-designed, and looks smooth and natural-yet-supported beneath thin tops. The spacer-foam fabric is super-soft and almost silky, with a matte finish, and has some stretch from side to side but not from top to bottom. The embroidery is reminiscent of feathers or mermaid scales. The embroidered mesh of the gore and wings is non-stretch and double layered, and the gore has an additional reinforcing sheer layer behind the two layers of mesh. The back is a power-net fabric. The straps can convert to crisscross/racerback or halter, and have two position loops on the back band - great for those with narrow shoulders or tops that cut in a little in back. I bought this bra gently used, and the band fits me well on the tightest setting. I adore this bra, but sadly it's a cup size too small for me. I plan to buy it in 34D/75D as soon as I can find one.
This is a beautiful bra that won't show beneath fitted clothing. The cups are lined with a very thin, somewhat soft pad which has just a little stretch, and the outer cup fabric is stretchy with a hint of shimmer. The shape is fairly rounded but semi-natural. The upper edge of the cups is elasticized, which will probably make it a good fit for someone with "average-fit" or more sloping breasts, rather than someone whose breasts are rounded at the top. The gore is double-layered non-stretch mesh with contrasting embroidery and a pretty little coordinating marquise-shaped jewel. The wings and back are single-layer non-stretch mesh with embroidery. The ...straps have a non-stretch section at front with embroidered overlay, and an adjustable stretch section at back. There are hooks to convert to crisscross/racerback style. The stretch sections can also be unclipped from the bra completely so the non-stretch front sections can be connected behind the neck, halter style, but they're too short for me to do this. I'm planning to buy this bra in a 34D, because I love the style but this one is too small in the cups for me. Read more 83 more words
The lace is amazing as is the golden glow of the fabric. Hope you find the 75D soon!! :-)