Love this bra! The cups wrinkle a smidge and the underwire pokes my underarms a little, but these seem to be quite common issues and are quite minor to me.
Lime colorway
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Kali Balconnet Bra (7561)
Since AW2014 - Unpadded balconette with partial band, available in various colors.
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The wires dig very much at the gore and the bottom of the cups. Though out the day it shifts to lower on my chest so the wires dig in less. I trying to bend the wire to make it more comfortable or maybe with more wear it will be come more comfortable. I think I might need to alter the gore and make the wires overlap so it not sitting on breast tissue. It also sits a little be low my IMF and not sure if its because the gore or not enough immediate projection. It gives my breast nice shape and the pattern is nice.
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Updated on Jan 31, 2016 Flag this
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I only wear Polish bras now. Six on their way to my home now. Too much pain from the others. Comexim will happily overlap wires at the gore for free: marvelous :-) Hope you find a more comfortable bra soon :-)
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I love the look of this bra!!! But it gets uncomfortable at the end of the day.
Updated on Jan 28, 2016 Flag this
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If you have close set breasts, the wires may bother you as they bother me. The first Kali I ordered was a 32DD and it felt like my breasts were being forced into my ribs. After putting my bra on backward and upside down, I learned I did not require a 32" band, and the cups were significantly small. Before wearing this 30FF backward and upside down, I thought its band was too small. Just the cups were too small. Although this bra "looks" like a better fit than the 30G I ordered, the wires painfully push down on my ribs and my breasts still feel ... compressed. Additionally, this size creates a flattened area on the outside of each breast. Frankly, I prefer my naturally round shape to the flattened sides this bra creates. It seems, however, this flattened section of breast is not necessarily a characteristic of this design but is more strongly correlated with the shape of my breasts (short roots, round) in this design. The 30FF Cleo Lily also creates the same flattened area. I have been thoroughly spoiled by Comexim, Anna Pardal, and Ewa Michalak: Cleo is not remotely comfortable, to me, compared to the aforementioned brands. I will wait for the made to order Comexim/Anna Pardal bras. Sigh.
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Purple colorway
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Updated on Jan 25, 2016 Flag this
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If you have close set breasts, the wires may bother you as they bother me. The first Kali I ordered was a 32DD and it felt like my breasts were being forced into my ribs. After putting my bra on backward and upside down, I learned I did not require a 32" band, and the cups were significantly small. Before wearing this 30F backward and upside down, I thought its band was too small. Just the cups were too small. These cups just don't cover enough of my breast. Although I have short roots, I have quite a large pillow of tissue exuding from the top. I have been thoroughly spoiled by Comexim, Anna Pardal, and Ewa Michalak: Cleo is not remotely comfortable, to me, compared to the aforementioned brands. I will wait for the made to order Comexim/Anna Pardal bras. Sigh.
Purple colorway
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Updated on Jan 25, 2016 Flag this
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I bought this in coral and it's really pretty. I love the details in this bra like the lace hearts at the top of the cup and the fact that there's a little heart that's embroidered onto the bow on the gore. All of this is why I was sad that it didn't fit the way I wanted it too. I read that Kali is a clone of the Marcie, however it didn't feel like that. The gore is shorter and the shape of the wires are curve out slightly more. It's not by much, but slightest difference can make an impact on the overall fit and comfort of the whole bra.
Updated on Dec 21, 2015 Flag this
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Cleo bands tend to be firm, so I'm not surprised it fits a bit snug, but it is comfortable. The cups fit well, I have wide set breasts, fairly even fullness, but a bit more FoB, and pendulous.
Coral colorway
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Updated on Dec 13, 2015 Flag this
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Love, love, love this bra! Despite the band being tight for size, this is the first bra that has fit me since pregnancy and nursing. It is super comfy, although lace was stiff at first. Truly wish this bra came in "everyday" colors-I must wear a lot of light colored tops and as a teacher of teens, I don't want my bra showing through, both as a model for the girls and not to distract the boys.
My girls are shallow, FOB. This bra gives great shaping, pulling in the sides, rounding, lifting from the bottom. After two months of wear, the band is still a bit tight, but due to migrated boob, need to go up a cup size.Lime Kali colorway
Updated on Nov 01, 2015 Flag this
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I have the cobalt one. The Kali colors are so pretty! Sadly, mine didn't work out as well as yours did for you and I had to list it.
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As an even girl this is one of the best fitting bras I've ever owned. It fits perfect, no wrinkling anywhere and can completely fill the cup. I'm wider root (not all the way under the armpit but close) and wide breast. The Marcie was a disaster for me so this was recommended. It provides the round uplifted shape Cleo is knows for and succeeds at doing. The gore lies flat without shifting. The straps don't adjust all the way but adjust enough to shape the cup. The band is true to size and like most Cleo's, not too tight or loose. The gore is medium size, ... not as high as the marcie but not low. Hits somewhere near the middle. My normal size of 34 HH fits perfect. The fabric around the gore goes up around the cups versus all the way around the band. So no annoying fabric flip which happens a lot with my shape. I have the pink. It's a coral pink, with little heart shapes at the top. Cute attractive bra. Want more of these and plan to purchase more when they go on sale.
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Updated on Oct 31, 2015 Flag this
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I am in love with this bra. It is gloriously neon green, and it fits my boobs fantastically. The wire width is perfect, there's no gapping, no quadboob, no puckering, no wrinkles, just smooth, uplifted, rounded neon goodness. I have short, projected, center heavy boobs and this bra accommodates all of that perfectly. I love this bra. I want to keep this bra and give it compliments and buy it flowers. I want to buy other bras like it because I love the way it fits my boobs like a glove.
Except that murderous gore.
The bottom of the gore on the Kali falls directly on the end ... of my sternum where my ribs begin to separate (pressing on the xiphoid process, for anyone who remembers their anatomy class). The pressure/digging in is not noticeable immediately, but becomes excruciating within a couple hours. I've tried putting a layer of moleskin along the gore which diminishes the digging-in, but cannot eliminate it completely. From my frantic googling, this appears to be because I am fairly low set (equivalent to long torso issues). If you are high set, or even just average so that the gore falls on your ribs and not on your xiphoid process, you will probably be just fine.
tl;dr version: Fits short, projected boobs perfectly, awe-inducing neon color, but individual issues caused by the lack of band below the bra. If the Cleo Lucy works for you, than this bra will too.
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Updated on Oct 20, 2015 Flag this
I have the same issue with the wires on every Cleo bra I've tried! It feels like the wires are stabbing me in the rib cage within seconds of having put it on. I've tried bending the wires out, but haven't had any success. At this point, I've given up on Cleo bras.
A plunge bra style might work better, as the gore should be lower and hopefully not so stabby.