Comfortable fit!
Black colorway
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I’ve reviewed Florence before (32H) so I don’t want to repeat myself. I recently lost a lot of cup size so I was curious how Florence would fit in a smaller size. She still doesn’t have all the projection at the wire that I need but she comes closer than any other UK bra I’ve tried. The wires are perfect for someone with narrow roots - mine are more average width at this size, so the wires just barely contain all my tissue. I have mild in-cup quadding with this bra, but less so than other unlined Balcony bras I’ve tried.
The band is wonky. In a stretchy band I wear a 30, tight bands I wear a 32. This band has noticeably uneven tension. For the most comfortable fit, I have the top hook on the tightest setting and the bottom hook on the loosest.
Updated on Jun 16, 2018 Flag this
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I don´t know what to think of this bra´s fit for me. I think the back is good but the cup nearly fit. I have been trying to find a non padded bra and can´t find anything. I think i have centre full, close together breasts with short roots. I think this is why so many bras don´t quite work and often end up like this ie i couldn´t go down a size as i think there is already a little buldge in the centre where my breasts are a bit too full. But there is wrinkiling in the fabric and i don´t fill it out where the straps meet the cups. I might have to give up on finding a non paddded bra. I had read a review that this was good for short roots but still didn´t wor for me.
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Updated on Apr 28, 2018 Flag this
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Florence has turned into my go-to. It works well for FoB, needing a lot of projection. It gives a nice, rounded, lifted look. I need a lot of room in the bottom of the cup, but I almost never fill the top of the cup. I do just fine with Florence. The lace on top is not stretchy. With Panache straps, they always fall off my shoulders. But with CK Florence the straps stay in place on my narrow shoulders. The gore is tall (taller than Princess's gore for reference) and that can be annoying at times.
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Updated on Nov 13, 2017 Flag this
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The wires are on the Florence are wonderfully narrow and short, making it very comfortable.
The blush colorway runs bigger in the cups than the black, so it's worth a try if the black color was just the tiniest bit too small on you. (The blush color is also quite see-through!)
(I don't want to talk too much about my shape and fit, as my fit issues with Florence are making me think I'm wrong about my shape. I don't want to lead anyone astray!)
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34J
Empty space at the wire, plus quadding. Am I wrong about my shape?
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Florence Balcony Bra (CK8001)
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Blush colorway
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Updated on Aug 23, 2017 Flag this
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My type : FOB, projected especially bottom, narrow/average root
Really soft fabric and lovely pastel blue color.
I think bra shape fits for my breast. I just chose a wrong size. I need 32F size.Powder blue colorway
Updated on Aug 22, 2017 Flag this
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I have tuberous boobs with super short roots and average-to-wide root width, and Florence is my holy grail bra. It gives me such a nice rounded shape, that I never thought a bra could do! Band and cups are both true to size, gore tacks, wires sit a tiny bit on breast tissue at the very outer ends but it doesn't feel uncomfortable, nipple sits below the apex of the cup but with my boobs that's pretty much inevitable and it still has a very nice shape. Super comfortable, too - a bit snug and stiff the first time I wear one but after a ... couple of wears it softens up and then I can go about my day never noticing it's there. And when I do notice it's there it's only to notice how supportive it is.
I now own the pacific blue, powder blue, and blush colorways, and I can't tell a difference in fit between them. All very pretty too. I'm not a fan of the dinky bows and buttons, but those are easily removed. All in all, 10/10 will keep wearing Florences till the sun grows cold.
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Pacific Blue colorway
Updated on Aug 05, 2017 Flag this
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This is a lovely bra and my favorite right now. I had to use an extender at first but after a few weeks it was fine. I really like CK Princess, and this seems similar to that style, though the lace at the top of the cup feels more delicate on this. The cups have a nice amount of projection for FoB. Usually I have a problem filling out the top of the cup but this one is pretty good for me. The gore can be a bit of an issue because I'm very close set. It's tall and sometimes digs.
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Updated on Jul 13, 2017 Flag this
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Very short waisted which yields short breasts, immediately projected, even horizontal distribution, close set, and center full breasts....
Note: I've owned small, mighty Florence in four different sizes and five colors. Florence is amazing; especially when she is available for $20.
After numerous suggestions to "size down", a large swollen lymph gland from following that advice, and selling all my underwired bras, I still need a lightweight summer bra for my food forest gardening habit. The 100+ degree heat for several months, high humidity, and molded bras are an uncomfortable combination. And, mesh bras, like Florence, are lightweight and breathable.
Enter 30GG Florence.
This bra fits my less projected breast well. ... But, my more projected breast hovers above the wire. Perhaps narrowing the gore will allow it to sit fully in the cup...or not. Sigh.
Florence is easy to wear if you have .8" of space between your breasts. Otherwise, prepare to alter. The gore base is almost narrow enough that the wire does not sit on my breasts along the bottom. But, for me, this bra requires an alteration to both the top and bottom of the gore. This alteration I require on all but a few Wacoal and Gorsenia bras.
The cup is short and very accommodating to those of us with shorter roots. But, it is not a good fit for tall breasts with
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To alter or not to alter; that is the question. Hmmm.... Because I really need a pale bra under sun-reflecting white shirts, I will wait for a Blush 30GG Florence near $20 before altering the gore. I SO hope this alteration works well.
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Powder Blue colorway
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Updated on Jul 02, 2017 Flag this
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In this part of the range, the dimensions were surprisingly similar. Strange how the variation exists in your range: sigh.
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I know. My size is really bad in basically every brand for consistency.
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Intensely frustrating! :-(
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It's a nice bra but sadly it doesn't fit. I love the detail on the gore with the flower button instead of the usual tiny bow. I've gotten compliments on this bra before. It looks very nice.
The band is comfortable. The detail on the top of the cup still looks good under shirts too. I can't comment much on the cups themselves except that they are too small for me. I'd have to get a larger size. The underwires didn't poke me or anything.Black colorway
Updated on May 21, 2017 Flag this
So the only color I did not try was this one. Of the three I tried, blush was the biggest by far. I don't know if that will be case for all of that colorway though. I find various color ways of Curvy Kate to vary far too much :(