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.
The material lining the cup is soft but the top lace is a bit scratchy. Very cute, but not a good fit for me. The gore is narrow, but still digs in for me as it is high. I could not fill out the top and the bottom wrinkled on my smaller breast. Wires are pretty narrow, but weren't quite narrow enough.
This is my third size in the Curvy Kate Florence, a bra that I used to really like until I sized out of my 30Ds. The original 30Ds fit me really well when I was a 28DD/30D size, but since my cup size increase, I've been having trouble finding the right fit.
I tried 30DD a few months ago, but the bra I ordered was too loose in the band, so it didn't sit right and it gapped in the upper cup. One challenge I always have with Curvy Kate bras is that the underwires tend to be so short, especially compared to the cup depth. ...I usually don't like bras where the wire length is shorter than the cup depth. In the 30E, the wires and bottom of the cup fit me the best. However, it is designed for a fuller, rounder breast size and shape than I have, so unfortunately getting the bottom to fit means the upper cup is too empty. While I can accept some emptiness in the upper cup in bras as this is a common side effect of my shape, this is really too much, as it doesn't smooth out even with foam inserts. It makes the top of the bra look sloppy. I didn't have this problem in the 30D because it was quite snug on me, so I didn't know this would happen.
I think I might try 30DD one more time in the future and hope that the band comes in snug. Read more 149 more words
Cups are too projected Gore tacks but is too high Left side (larger side) quadboob Band fits comfortably on 2nd hook, snug on tightest hook Underwire too wide (very uncomfortable) Silicone lining around band & wings helps bra stay up strapless Foam cup material feels cheap & meh Material of cloth attached to hooks & clasps is itchy and uncomfortable (feels similar to felt) Straps are wide and comfortable
This is such a beautiful bra! I love the colours and pretty flowers! It's totally impractical because all the pretty details will show through most of my clothes, but life is too short for boring bras.
The bra gives a really nice rounded, uplifted shape. It has nice projection and fits me beautifully. I find the fabric a little itchy. Unfortunately for me, I get in-cup quadding where the cups switch from one layer of mesh to two. This always happens to me and I should know better than to keep buying this style of bra, but it was just so pretty! https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_sad.gif" alt=":(" />
Another alas! Too much space in the upper/outer section of the cup for my breast shape. The diagonal seam is super prominent, and because my breast isn't properly filling out the top, it makes the seam stand out more, somehow.
Ah, so sad. I wanted this bra to work so badly. After a 30F Princess fitting way too big, I was excited for this one to arrive. No dice. The upper lace section fit too loosely before scoop & swoop, but after I get in-cup quadding something fierce. I've got somewhat massive areolae, a significant portion of which are visible through the upper lace section. I'm new to the Bra Quest, and am trying to quit the habit of over-tightening the straps. For this bra, that's a bit tricky as mere inch in either direction dramatically changes the fit: too loose ...and I not only lose lift, the upper lace gapes badly, too tight and I get gaping lace and quadboob. All of this was immediately clear, but after tweaking the strap length I wore it around for the house for a few hours, hoping that the fit would somehow settle in. The only change to the fit was that the wires became very painful against my sternum., which I've been lucky enough to never experience before now. Ultimately, it's just not the right shape for me.
Good: Cups immediately projected, this one part seems to work quite well for my shape. Band fits well. I can fit a whole hand under the band, but it doesn't ride up. Straps adjust long enough. Que bella!
Bad: Wires dig into my sternum. Varieties of quadboob. Floral section of lace looks quite lumpy under a t-shirt, but that's probably to do with the rest of the fit issues. Read more 154 more words
I ordered this bra in a 30F online, and received a 30E instead--an alright mistake since I was already deliberating between those two cup sizes. The E is too small for me: quad-boobage galore, both at the proper cup's end and mid-cup. Sexa-boob or hexa-boob, which sounds better?
Good things to note: CK 30 band works great for me. The straps were a comfy distance apart and long enough to adjust. The underwire surprisingly works pretty well, adjusting for the wrong cup: it follows my IMF great, only starting to cut slightly into the last inner third of my tissue. Bratabase stats for the F indicate that it would likely fit me perfectly. I'm new this particular grail quest, and am therefore not very experienced with such sturdy bra construction, but found it to be really quite nice and comfortable (spillage aside).
This bra is really cute, gives a nice shape and great support. I haven't noticed it getting worn or faded yet. Fits me great and I'm very pleased with it https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" />
Band good. Cups a little to wide and a little to big. Noticed this said US 30F. Personally on the lower side of 30E so now not super surprised it doesn't quite fit. Would recommend for someone 28F since band starts at 25"
This is a nice bra. The seams are pretty discreet and don't show under most clothes. The bra is comfortable and seems well made. It lifts my breasts nicely and gives a smooth rounded shape. Sadly it's a bit of a shape mis-match for me. I get quadding on one side and gaping on the other.
This is a beautiful bra that fits me SO well. I love the delicate design. The pink and white color and ribbon are feminine yet subtle. I don't love that it's super sheer, but I'm willing to ignore that because of the great fit.
I'm surprised this bra fits me. When I got the other 30E I was sure this would cause some cutting in because of the way the top part of the cup is sewn, but it's fine for my tall roots/fot shape. This is more TTS than the other 30E that I got from brastop. For some reason, the straps are too short for me. I have them at their longest, and I can see that they're digging in; ideally I'd like to be able to lengthen them a bit, but I won't. When trying the bra on, the straps feel okay, but I don't know how it'll feel after 8+ hours. The straps do feel rather wideset. Normally this isn't an issue for me. I do think brastop was sent a bad batch from CK, as they told me out of all the Madagascars they had left this one was the only one that measured correctly (the rest measured at 30F or slightly bigger)
This is a bikini top with underwires and 3-part padded cup. The materials and padding feel confortable, and I belive it is see-through-proof.
This bikini has the same fit as Daily Boost bra, as written by Curvy Kate's blog.
This bra doesn't fit me, it's too big, both in the band and the cups. But there are problems that may not be due to size, but to the model. I was led by some opinions that curvy kate runs smaller than other brands, namely Panache, and since I am a 28E in Panache, I tried this 30E. So, the conclusion for me is that no, at least in this size range, Curvy Kate does not run smaller than Panache, neither in the band nor the cup.
Nice bra, but doesn't fit the same as the balcony styles. The section right about the top seam is a bit loose, but probably not loose enough to size down. The outer edge of the lace is kind of closed off though. Perhaps a different Curvy Kate plunge could work if the upper section is cut a bit differently. I can prevent some of the looseness by tightening the straps, but I have to tighten them so much it's not very comfortable.
I really hoped this bra would work for me, and it does look good on, but the super low gore hits me at just the right place to dig in like crazy. Just trying it on for a few minutes had me wanting to rip it back off. The band seems TTS, perhaps even a bit firm, so I think I need to size up to a 32 for CK anyway. Will pass this one along.
This bra is beautiful, but unfortunately not as wrinkle free as my Cleo bras that fit well. I love the sheer black mesh with the lavender accents so much.
I originally tried the 28F first, but found the cups a bit too short and closed up top. Sizing up in band to a 30E gave me slightly taller cups, which helped a lot. The 30 band is a bit stretchy, however. I think the bra allows for projection but not much top fullness - the wires are still slightly wide. The top seam of the cup will lay flush against my chest, but as I move the lace in the top panel below it will bubble and show under shirts. The embroidery and seams also tend to show through my shirts. The low wings and cups tend to make my armpit fat issue worse..
Alas! I had the same problem with the two different fabrics. Sorry to hear it didn't work out for you! :(