This bra was recommended by Bratabase because the measurements are supposedly similar to my 75K - Kris Line » Scheherazade Soft (L1105) bra, which is currently my best fitting bra.

Unfortunately, the suggestion was a dud. I know that molded cups generally aren’t a great idea for those of us who are projected, but I figured the spacer fabric would be safer to try than a fully padded bra.

First, the good: the color is awesome, super red and sexy. The bra itself is super comfortable and soft! The band has a great firmness that isn’t too snug or loose. The bra is bandless which is ... an amazing feature as well. This bra would be totally awesome and comfortable if it fit.

Now, the bad: the cups are way too small but super wide. So I think this could be an orange in a glass situation. The cups are also a little east-west. As you can see, there is major quadding and the gore is 2 fingers away from my sternum.

I personally don’t think it would be worth trying this in a larger size mainly because the wires are already too wide in this size and it would only get worse.

Oh well, it was worth a try. It only verified that my shape is too projected for a bra like this.

FYI my shape- pendulous, projected, even vertical fullness, center full horizontally, splayed, average root width, average or short root height.
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Updated on Mar 06, 2021 Flag this

Has surprising depth at the wire and depth in general for a moulded cup bra. Fits my projected, FOB shape well. Good for shorter to medium roots too, the top of the cups sit close to my skin without gaping. This bra really understands that when you need wide wires, the cups need to project more to the centre of the bra to get forward projection. Otherwise, when the cups wrap around your body, the 'centre' moves and your boobs point out at a 45 degree angle, giving you the dreaded east/west look. Amelia puts things front and centre. I have narrow shoulders and the straps on this one were a bit too wide for me, causing some rubbing under the arms and on the tail of spence. Models with centre pull straps like Elomi Carmen suit me better. I may move the straps in a bit, and reduce the height of the wings/ sides of cups slightly as well. The beige/ nude colour is a bit boring, but it does go well under sheer/ light clothes.

Updated on Nov 04, 2016 Flag this

Bralterations!
I have high, narrow rooted, pendulous, omega breasts splayed on bottom with connected breast tissue at top. My roots are about 4 inches tall and my larger breast is about 14 inches around so I basically have all the projection. I am full on top.

The original bra produces nice rounded breasts but is wide set and built for wide average height roots. Under the lace is a satin non-stretch panel that is supposed to pull the breast forward. On my soft breasts it creates a line dividing my breasts which is sometimes noticeable. The lace can be scratchy under the armpit.

How I altered it:
On me ... the top of the cup has always had a lot of empty space, the straps were a little wide set, and the cups were very wide while the elastic top cut in. The gore was tall and my centerfull breasts pushed it out. My Sculptresse Pure Lace Moulded Lace T-shirt Bra (6931) was too small but I loved the wires. I decided would put those stiffer, narrower wires in this bra because I really needed a fitting seamless beige bra to go under my low cup white shirts (and if I can find even narrower wires for cheaper I will put them in for better forward projection).

First I cut off all the scratchy lace (in the future I won't because the alteration takes the bra out of my armpit and the lace hides the side sling seam). I cut about an inch or two off the cups (I drew freehand along the top of my bigger side with a pencil and cut, rounding it out, then held it up to the other cup and used it as a pattern to cut along), removing just the spacer fabric (which really has amazing construction, little threads holding each side of the fabric apart inside) and cutting down including the wire channels and gore. Because the Pure has shorter wires as well, I was able to make this bra a true plunge. I then hand sewed the satiny side sling along the top of the cup on each side to move the straps in a bit. This created a bit of a strange curve along the side sling, but it's not noticeable under clothes.

I hand sewed the wire channels shut at the gore. Then I pinned and machine sewed elastic fold over tape along the top which I had cut. I put it from strap to strap because some of the original finishing is scratchy. I've also considered sewing it along the underarm section, maybe when I have more time.

Finally, and I probably should have done this first, but I didn't because I didn't realize how wide the gore was, I sewed the gore together and sewed leopard print bows I cut off my Sculptresse bras onto the gore. While I don't love bows on most bras I just felt like this one needed some spicing up.

You can see my pictures for how great it looks on, and reduces all the cup gap on my larger side for my short rooted breasts. I don't have too much cleavage, but it doesn't show under any of my thin, white, low cut shirts and dresses, and I don't feel like I'm falling out in the middle though the gore is quite low. I'm going to have to get more narrow wires and some Elomi Amelias online for cheap and do the same thing when I need a new beige seamless bra. It's not beautiful or whatever, but so practical, and everyone needs at least one practical bra. Summer shirts here I come!

Total cost and time:
Cost of bra + $5 for 2 yards of tape (I only used 1 yard for the top however).
2 hours thinking, cutting, and sewing time. If you don't have a machine it might take longer to hand sew the fold over elastic along the top. I recommend lots and lots of pins as it is curved.

I have done the same alteration but with an even lower gore on my other Amelia with wires I bought from Sweet Cups, shout out to Ivp for telling me about them (those wires are not a perfect fit, a bit too wide, but they work) and I love them both. They are the best fitting, most comfortable, most attractively shaped bras I own. They have lots of projection and room for my breasts at the bottom, give rounded coverage, and don't stifle me at the top. I even get sexy cleavage in my lower one.

When I get another Amelia I will do a step by step with lots of pictures on my blog!
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Altered band, Lowered cups and gore, straps moved in, new narrower wires.

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Updated on Jul 17, 2016 Flag this

The Amelia is a very basic bra. It's simple and nice looking, seemingly designed for comfort and disappearance under clothes rather than to be sexy. Nevertheless, it's become one of my favorites. The lined fabric is smooth under thin shirts, the straps are soft, fully-adjustable, and leotard-set in the back to prevent slipping, the wires are shallow and wide, and the band is flared to allow for a better fit at the top and bottom of the band. I was initially concerned that it was a bit too separate in the gore for my boobs, but because the gore is low, that really hasn't been a problem at ... all.

In short, highly recommended for others who need wider wires and shallower-shaped cups. I took the advice of the other reviewer who suggests considering a cup size down, and that worked well.

My only complaint is that the band fits on the large size. I have a lot of 36 bands, but this one is quite stretchy and on the edge of too big. The middle and last sets of hooks work, though, so I'm going to hope that it doesn't stretch out too quickly. I wish wish wish that this bra came in more cup sizes in 34; then, it would be basically perfect.
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Updated on Jan 05, 2014 Flag this

This is a lovely fit for my daughter who is projected, evenly full, and has wider roots. She also tried it in 36E - Elomi » Amelia Spacer Moulded Bra (8740) which as too small. She is 12 and calls it an old lady bra, lol. I can attest that it is super soft.

Beige colorway

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Updated on Dec 09, 2017 Flag this

The spacer fabric does stretch quite a bit, so you may consider sizing down in cup.

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Bra fits and is comfortable in most places. But the edges of the wide strap irritate my skin where it is very tight across my tail of spence. I am tempted to keep this one.

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Edges of the wide strap irritate skin where it is tight across my tail of spence

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Amelia Spacer Moulded Bra (8740)

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Updated on Aug 11, 2021 Flag this

See my other reviews of this bra. I’ve added pictures of how well it fits after narrowing the gore.

Beige colorway

Updated on Nov 24, 2019 Flag this

Encompasses my breasts and gives good shape. The lace on the wing rubs on my underarm too much.

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Updated on Apr 02, 2017 Flag this

I'm not crazy about this one. I have wide roots, but these wires are even a bit wide for me - more so than Panache, which fits me well. The side panels are too stiff, compared to the cup, and create a groove (at least with soft breast tissue like mine), and the overall shape is kind of droopy - it seems like the bra can't support the weight.

Updated on Dec 25, 2016 Flag this