Just some quick info on this bra: I used to wear this with an altered band when I was a size 34KK/L. I really liked it for it's comfort. The bra had the old Elomi wires which were more flexible and quite wide. They were a bit too wide for me and there was slight empty fabric in the bottom cup. The support was good and it was comfortable. The shape was slightly wide from the front but round from the side.
This style is not made anymore, but the new Mariella and Morgan banded bra have a similar wire, cup construction and feel to them, the only difference is that both have a stretchy lace on top which Tatiana did not have.
This is the best nursing bra I've found. Fabric is soft and comfortable. Lift is better than other nursing bras. Does not show through t-shirts. Able to undo it one-handed, need 2 hands to get it done up again. Support is good compared to other nursing bras.
Sadly, this is the best fitting bra out of the 20 or so I've tried recently. The underwires are bizarrely wide; the wire doesn't poke me under the arms because it ends -behind- my arms, but the bust point is in the right spot, so it seems to have been deliberately designed that way.
It does push my boobs a bit too far to the side but not as much as other styles and brands. I have closer-set boobs, so I normally have the problem that bras are too wide set and straps are too far apart. This bra has those problems but less than most. The center ...gore does not tack in this size (nor in the 38K which is clearly too big in every other way). I have been told this might be because my boobs are set too close (they are about 1 finger width apart), but I have had bras that tack when I was only slightly smaller (38J).
In the pics you might be able to see that my left breast pushes over the cup very slightly. This happens in -every- bra I've tried at my current size, and it also happens in this style in a cup size larger (38K).
The band's elastic and underwires dig painfully into my ribs after extended wear. I do like the hook in the back that allows it to convert to a racerback: SO rare in my size. Read more 130 more words
Fits correctly according to the calculator - my measured size was 36K and this is the nearest sister size available at 38JJ. 36K would have been better as the band does ride up after a few hours. Very wearable though. The elastic is wide and comfortable and comes in under the cups well. The closure is the sort you squeeze and pull out a tab from a slot like the waist strap on a backpack. You really need two hands to undo and to do up but that's better than them coming randomly unclipped I think. Shape is quite wide but reasonably uplifted. It looks decent under a top. The neckline is not so high as to make scoop neck tops unwearable.
Incredibly supportive, but probably one cup size too big for me. Not the prettiest bra, but the support and comfort make up for it. The j-hook is a nice option.
See my review of 38J - Elomi » Maya Plunge Bra (4210). In the end I decided that there was slight cutting in at the elasticized lace top and went for the larger size.
Edit: After changing the underwire out for 30HH Panache wires, stitching them down so they only went halfway up the gore, I wore this bra for 12 hours straight. Only in the last two hours did I have the burning need to rip it off. This is success for me. It's the only wired bra I own like this. Also, with narrower wires, my boobs are all in front, none in my pits. It's pretty glorious and it's quite cute.
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Are you 38 " underbust if I may ask?;)