I love Antonina! Even though I normally don't like white/light bras. But I have almost every Antonina item available (even the face mask) so I was excited for this bra. I have 3DM Fetysz Czarny and the fit is good. Not perfect, but I only wear it around the house/for bedroom purposes. And I need the low gore so I have to compromise somewhere for every bra I own. I measure at 30G UK and mostly wear Ewa PL in 65GG. My best unlined fit is SF/L Blackjack in 65GG (I sized up for the depth at the wire and it's a slightly better fit than in 65G). ... I am center full, very close set, have soft tissue, and congenital symmastia. Roots are narrow and technically tall but functionally short/bottom full. The BM, SM, S, and SF styles fit me perfectly when I measured at 65FF. At 65G, I can wear the BM style but the top of the gore does press on tissue slightly. The newer BM/SM bras I've gotten (in 2022) have been slightly taller at the gore, I think Ewa uses new wires, so all the BMs and SMs in my rotation are 1-3 years old.
I ordered 3DM Antonina and 3DM Dust in 65G. It took 2 weeks from order to delivery in the US. I live near a DHL hub so it might be a little quicker due to location. Both bras would be so close to a perfect fit with a little more depth in the cup, with the Antonina having a little more forgiveness in the lace than the Dust. In my experience, the Antonina lace in the BM and PLM has a little more depth overall and a little more stretch at the top edge than other fabrics of the same style/size. I have owned Antonina BM and PLM in two sizes and have found the fit to be the same. I have some minor quadding on both bras, mostly on my larger side, and the Antonina has less quadding. This bra feels like a combination of my older Antonina BM and the Antonina PLM. I have added some photos comparing a few Antonina bras to show the details. The cup width measures around 5.5", but it is slightly skewed by the low gore. The wire length is only 8.5" and the cup width fits similarly to my other Ewa bras of this size. The straps are attached in the same way as the PLM, at a slight angle to allow for the straps to be crossed. The band fabric is similar to the PLM with two layers of beige mesh sewn with a straight stitch in multiple areas. The top and bottom edges of the band are lined with a firmer elastic like the BM, so the band is more firm than the PLM band, but not as firm as the BM Antonina band, which is lined with the firm elastic along all edges and the band fabric is one layer of mesh with one layer of the Antonina lace on top, sewn with a wide zig zag stitch. The cup is shorter than the PLM so it fits better for my height/root height and is more comfortable. The straps on this are my biggest issue. They are thinner, really stretchy, and I feel them on my shoulders a lot more than any other Ewa bra I have. If they bother me after a few wears I will replace them with a wider, firmer elastic. I prefer the construction of the 3DM Dust, as it is similar to the BM in most construction points, with a lower gore and cup which I need. There is more support than the Antonina because the straps are a better elastic and they are attached to the bra. I know the band provides most of the support, and it does for these bras. With the removeable strap feature on the PLM and 3DM, the construction differs slightly and support is dispersed to other parts of the bra, relying on the straps to be adjusted properly for better fit/support overall. Because of this, I prefer the Dust between the two, but the Antonina has a little more depth/forgiveness in the cup, so both have their high points for me. If I could add a little depth to the cup or if it was made one cup size higher, they wouldboth be a fantastic fit! But this style stops at 65G unfortunately. The quadding is not noticeable under a shirt and I can't feel any discomfort, so I will keep and wear these. I can see why this style only goes up to a certain cup size, because the construction would not scale up well or provide support in certain areas at larger sizes. That being said, it's an excellent bra for smaller cup sizes with narrow roots. If only I could get a 3DM/PLM hybrid!
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