Listen to the band size recommendations folks. This is way too large in the band and the cups are too small, quadding everywhere.
Latte colorway
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Ellace Balcony Bra (CK4401)
Since AW2015 - Unpadded balcony bra with stretch lace in the upper part of the cup.
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First bra that fits okay in years! Gore tacks, band doesn't ride up, cups don't cut in. Sucks that I had to have it imported because there are literally no brands that carry anything outside 34B-38D in my country. My only issue with it is that the straps are quite wide set and the cups are also slightly wide at the top, which rubs against my armpit and can be slightly uncomfortable when I'm moving a lot. I also get a very slight gap/wrinkling where the strap meets the cup, I think the stretch lace is maybe expecting more upper fullness than what I have. Looking straight down I get a slightly pointy or triangular shape that may not be my favorite but to be honest I think it's one of those things that only I can tell because I'm the one wearing it - looking in the mirror with a shirt on, I can't notice that at all.
White colorway
Updated on Nov 25, 2021 Flag this
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It's a nice bra, but make sure you get the correct size! For me this was too small so I get major quadding at the top and inside the cup along the seams. It has a lot of projection at the wire and the stretch lace helps hide asymmetries or swelling/bloating due to hormones. The straps are slightly too wide for me and the wings rub on my armpit.
Black/Champagne colorway
Updated on Nov 25, 2021 Flag this
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While this bra isn't a perfect fit, it is worlds better than the 5 year old Bravado Body Silk bras I had been wearing. It has shorter cups and narrower wires than other British bras so it is more accommodating of my short roots and center fullness. The gore doesn't quite tack, but it isn't uncomfortable. There's also a little bit of wrinkling on the bottom of the right cup which is my slightly smaller side. Once I got used to wearing my first underwire in a long time I found it rather comfortable.
Edited to add: it turns out that have mild pectus excavatum so most gores won't tack on me.This bra is not owned any more
Updated on Jul 22, 2021 Flag this
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My shape is narrow, even, projected with average-to-short roots, close-set with lots of upper-center fullness and soft, saggy breast tissue.
This is a really comfortable bra for me, but not super supportive. The soft underwires and stretch lace lets the full volume of my boobs just "hang out", or so it feels like. I love the low underwires and the stretchiness of the band and fabric, but there is a lot of jiggle and bounce when I wear this bra.Updated on Apr 26, 2021 Flag this
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This is way too small, meaning both the band size and the cup size. It is uncomfortable but that could be the size. And the structure is just kind of weird.
Updated on Apr 06, 2021 Flag this
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This bra is very pretty, but I don't like how it looks under clothes. There isn't enough support in the cups - the feel too stretchy.
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Updated on Feb 06, 2021 Flag this
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this is a lovely bra and my best fit yet. i can happily wear it 8ish hrs before i start to get tired of it, which says a lot considering i've been living in too large bralettes for the past year.
the band is a comfortably snug fit, it takes a bit more effort to get on than i'm used to but it gives the support i need as a 26
the straps are wide which means there are many things i can't wear it with but that's a minor issue
i love the black mesh, and find it super cute and sexy, it's surprisingly opaque on.
the cups are ... quite supportive and do and excellent job bringing the girls front and center. being center full they like to sit off to the side when unsupported.
they also have enough projection at the gore to accommodate my center fullness
the one issue i find is like always there's a bit of wrinkling in the top lace. i believe i might be short rooted leaving me lacking in the extra oomph needed to fully fill the top.
i feel like if i moved the straps in it would tighten the lace just enough.
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black colorway
Updated on Nov 14, 2020 Flag this
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This is my second Curvy Kate Ellace, as I had tried it back in my 30D days and it didn't fit. I thought that since I've gotten more upper fullness that this style might fit me now in a size up, so I grabbed the 30DD when I saw the price drop on Amazon. Unfortunately, while it fits my larger side pretty well, it still has the same problem on my smaller side.
I feel that the cup shape in this style is shallow in the bottom of the cup, and the fullest point of the cup is set a little higher than normal. This would ... indicate that it's more of a FOT style than FOB. However, I am leaning functionally FOT these days, so it did fit my larger side pretty well, though I could've used more room at the bottom of the cup since I'm pretty even. On my smaller side, it's obvious that there's not enough upper fullness, so the stretch lace portion of the upper cup ends up too empty for me. Ideally, the bottom mesh cup would be lowered and the upper stretch cup would be lengthened, bringing the fullest point of the bra down a bit, which would improve the fit on me.
I think that the stretch lace portion is going to be tricky for anyone who doesn't fit this bra perfectly. Though it fits my larger side pretty well, I do notice that the lace shifts a bit when moving and doesn't stay totally flat. The smaller side looks like a disaster, so unfortunately this is a bra where my asymmetry renders this bra unwearable.
I've also noticed that Curvy Kate bras in my size range measure identically in depth and wire length, but recently I've been more comfortable in bras with longer wires along the outer portion of the cup. I have breast tissue that wraps around and goes under the armpit, so I really need some extra help with the wires to contain this tissue. The Curvy Kate bras I've tried have all been short and shallow in the wires. I didn't mark this as a fit issue because I don't feel that the wires are causing tissue to escape, but it isn't the ideal shape and length for me.
Lastly, I want to comment on the band as this style has an EXTREMELY contoured band. I took the bottom band measurement at 60 cm / 23.5" and interpolated the upper band measurement to be around 69 cm / 27". That means the bottom of the band fits like a true 28-30 but the upper portion of the band is like a large 32. The contoured band is supposed to suit V shaped ribcages better, but this is too contoured for me. If I wear this at the normal position where I wear my bras, the upper portion of the band gaps under the arms. It is better if I wear it lower on my torso where my ribcage is more tapered, but this messes up the fit of the cups.
Please see my review of the 30D for comments and details on styling. It is a very pretty bra, but I don't think that Curvy Kate styles work for me anymore in my current size and shape.
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Latte colorway
Updated on Mar 15, 2020 Flag this
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This bra fits me well and similar to the Sculptresse Chi Chi, but with less of a lift-and-center effect than the Chi Chi.
Updated on Feb 12, 2020 Flag this