Another one with quadboob on top, spillage on the side, and wrinkling on bottom. 30G seemed too big. Seems like it might be a bad shape for me. Band feels good and straps don't dig into front-armpit area too horribly. I'd like to try 30G again. Stupid boob fluctuations during period https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_razz.gif" alt=":P" />

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I'm really not sure what to make of the fit of this one. It seems like the cups aren't wide enough for my underarm boobage. The tops give me verrrrry slight quadboob, enough that I might ignore it. Yet the bottoms wrinkle a little.

I love the look of the bra. Pinstripes and brown, so underrated. The straps are extremely soft - I find myself just feeling them from time to time, enjoying the softness. The band is just the right firmness.

This is another bra that seemed too big in a 30G, but as with the Freya Lyla I think it may have been a factor of my menstrual cycle. I would like to try this in a 30G again, though based on the multitude of problems I'm having with the cups, maybe it's just not a good shape for me.

Updated on Feb 23, 2013 Flag this

I was still figuring out my size when I got this. If you are still figuring out your size, stay away from moulded cups. It is much harder to se how it fits.

Updated on Jan 30, 2013 Flag this

Just as comfortable as the side-support version but better for lower-cut shirts. The nipple coverage is only fair because there's a lot less lace (why I dropped appearance to "good"), but if you're wearing a low-cut shirt, who cares? Also, size up on the cup. The extra plunge makes your boobs roll out the center if there's not extra space.

Updated on Jan 23, 2013 Flag this

If I was told I could only own one bra for the rest of my life, I would have to choose this one.

It is so comfortable, and so practical. I can wear it under almost anything, it is soft and smooth, the shape it gives is perfectly round and lifted, and there is something very pretty about it's simplicity- the beige fabric has a slight sheen, and the only embellishment is a tiny ribbon made of the same material as the rest of the bra.

My one and only complaint is that the band is too stretchy- in non-Freya/Fantasie I'm a 32 band. I have this in a 30 band, and I can easily close it on the tightest hook (though I choose not to for now).

Nevertheless, I'm sure I will be buying another one of these once this one wears out (which unfortunately will be sooner than it should).

Updated on Oct 06, 2012 Flag this

I'm torn about this one. The fit is pretty good, the color I love, but the cups are just sort of weird. It's definitely a moulded cup bra. It's thinner than a Deco, which is nice, but it's not particularly soft or smooth in my opinion. It feels almost too moulded, but does give nice lift and is a nice t-shirt/everyday bra, just not my favorite.

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Updated on Sep 18, 2012 Flag this

A gorgeous bra with lace on the top half and solid fabric on the bottom. Has an adorable matching boyshort. Only problem is my nipples fall in the lace half which both looks odd and causes them to bulge through my shirts. I can tuck them down into the lower half but then the fit doesn't feel as good. Probably would not be a problem for women whose nipples don't stick out as much as mine. The lace doesn't show through even thin shirts, but the line where the lace and solid fabric attach does. It makes it very obvious you have ... a seamed bra underneath. I'm debating if the bra is comfortable and pretty enough to make up for that flaw. I think it is. I'm usually super irritated by lace, but this is only mildly irritating. I think I'll be able to ignore it, but I will definitely be aware of it all day long (I'm HUGELY sensitive to textures).

For fit advice my breasts are mostly full overall but fuller on the bottom with a very wide root going into the underarm. This bra fits that shape perfectly. The straps are a few inches wider than I'd like (11 inches apart when I need 9) but due to the lace on the top there is very little gaping when I move my arms forward so the bra mitigates this problem.

I'm rating it good in comfort. I'd put it in excellent for the fit but the itchiness of the lace makes me knock it down a bit overall.
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Band length: 60.2cm
Cup width: 14.7cm
Cup depth: 26.6cm
Wire length: 26.9cm
Cup separation: 1.9cm
Strap width: 1.9cm

Quality: 5/5
Comfort: 4/5
Appearance: 4/5

Similar to her friend Vivienne in 30FF (http://bra.pe/RfU/) the center gore was also too high on this design to be comfortable on me and because of the wing height there was a bit of escaped tissue on the sides. Some reasons were the classic signs of a too-small cup: slight quad-boob and underwires cutting in at the sides. It's possible this could be remedied with a cup size up to G though I wasn't as interested in the style to want to try it on again. Good feel to the material ... and I like the subtle almost menswear striping which remind me of the Freya "Gigi" and "Darcey" the former which I lusted after finding my real bra sizes but found it was long gone as a quickly disappearing 'fashion' style. Also, the shade of "nude" is a bit too pale on my skin so I could only really set my sights on the Black version which I could see as an ideal bra for many women under office clothes.

Pretty. Just not the everyday style for me.

Reviewed and Measured early-June 2012.
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Band length: 61.8cm
Cup width: 14.8cm
Cup depth: 26.0cm
Wire length: 29.5cm
Cup separation: 1.7cm
Strap width: 1.9cm

Quality: 5/5
Comfort: 2/5
Appearance: 1/5

I'm a big fan of Fantasie's molded cup bras. This is the soft cup version of the molded Smoothing sister bra which I found fit a bit too odd with a very high center gore and tall cups both on the front and sides. The center gore did not sit flat on my chest which would suggest instead trying a G cup. Although that sounds like the best idea there was actually a bit of wrinkling in the bottom of the cup and at the top of the cup where it meets the ... straps. It's a full cup bra which I find uncomfortable. It tries to cover too much skin on me there's not quite enough to fill it everywhere. Not only this but it appears to have some type of minimizing effect as it squashed my boobs f.l.a.t. from the sides! This is why I enjoy the right fitting balconettes because they will support and cover just what they need to and nothing extra.

Definitely not the right everyday bra for me.

Reviewed and Measured early-June 2012.
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Band length: 63.0cm
Cup width: 13.3cm
Cup depth: 26.7cm
Wire length: 27.7cm
Cup separation: 1.9cm
Strap width: 1.8cm

Quality: 5/5
Comfort: 3/5
Appearance: 4/5

This is another great design from Fantasie. Although it's not purely my style it's hard to deny it's beauty. This may be the first time I have to start going up a cup size from FF to G in Fantasie pieced bras but that is likely on me and not the sizing/design/quality. Even so, this shape may not be ideal for me as the sides of the cups were a bit empty and the gore came up far too high to be comfortable. Every bra is built slightly different so that a variety of women can fit into them. And that's ok! In this particular case I don't think sizing up to a G-cup would have helped me because of that bothersome center gore.

Reviewed and Measured early-June 2012.

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"Ivory" continuity color.

See reviews here for Black (http://bra.pe/RHQ/) and Red (http://bra.pe/RSc/) versions.

Tried on and measured Ivory version in-store. Fit is 100% identical to other continuity Black color. You know how sometimes a different color of the same style fits slightly different? You won't find that here. My best guess: it's likely due to the thermal molded style.

I'd love to see Ava brought back A.S.A.P. in newer colors. I still haven't purchased the Ivory because I wish it were either bright white or a pale grey or something. Creme just isn't my flavor.

Ava remains my all-time Favorite bra!

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Updated on Apr 26, 2012 Flag this

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Independently, the band size and cup size seem to be right. However, when I actually put it on the back band doesn't seem to be stretchy enough and steals a little bit of stretch from the front band, which really stretches the underwire out on the sides. I don't think this is a fit issue as much as a design flaw, because the points where the straps attach are set very close to the side boning, so it looks like it's designed for the back to stretch more than it does. If it would stretch more it might be a really good fit, and maybe if worn enough it would work, but for me this is going back to the store.

Updated on Apr 26, 2012 Flag this

The fabric of this bra is nice and smooth. It provides seamless coverage under my clothing, and the nude color is undetectable under a white shirt. I love that there are two options for strap placement in the back to help aid in hiding straps under a tank-top (using the detachable straps). Surprisingly this bra fits on the loosest hooks (It’s new and hasn’t stretched out yet) around my 26 inch ribcage. The cup fits the shape of my breast perfectly.

*In my photos, I have the straps on backwards with the length adjustment part in front instead of the back. This makes it easier for me to adjust them when I have them crisscrossed in the back.

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Updated on Apr 17, 2012 Flag this

I wish the fabric and lace on the cups was a bit stiffer. It's a bit more flimsy/flexible than what I'm used to (compared to the slightly stiffer fabric of a Panache Tango Ii). The result of this is that I feel a tiny bit of potential for bounce when walking. (Not extreme, just slight.) When preforming the test of slipping the straps off the shoulders to test the support of the cups, I found that the cups drooped a bit more than other bras I have tried this with.

The band is comfortable, I have no problems with the underwires at all. The center gore tacks nicely on ... my sternum. There is a smidge of gapping at the top of the lace (particularly on my smaller side), but with a shirt it gets flattened down and is not noticeable at all. I don't believe the lace would show through most shirts, it would probably only be an issue on extremely thin fabrics. Keep in mind this is a seamed bra without lining or padding, so it wouldn't be my number one choice to wear with thin t-shirts anyway. (The seams DO show through t-shirts, as I tested this.)

The straps attach to the cups extremely far on the side, which makes the side of the cup and strap cut into my armpit a bit. (I have narrow rounded shoulders and often have issues with wide-set straps, so I'm sure this is probably more of an incompatibly with my shape rather than a flaw with the bra.) The wide-set straps also puts strain on my shoulders, as they sit so far out to the sides. (Yes, I know the band is tight enough, and I do not have the straps too tight. I just have shoulder issues.) A strap holder on my back fixes the issue with the wide-set straps, bringing them in to a more natural spot on my shoulders and reducing shoulder strain.

Profile view from the side shows a fairly rounded shape. While it's not *quite* as rounded as I like, it's no where near being called pointy! (In comparison to the Panache Tango Ii, this is quite a bit more rounded than the shape the Tango gives, at least for me.) View from the front isn't *quite* as front and center as I'd like, but honestly it's very good.

I do believe the bra fits, but for now I have decided to return it. If I find a great deal on it in the future, I will probably pick one up, but I'm not ready to pay full price due to the little issues I have with it.
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I would compare this most closely to the Fantasie 'Veronica' (2352) because of the "fashion" color/pattern, read the review here: http://bra.pe/Mh1/. Otherwise, the fit is precisely the same as other Fantasie bras 'Rhiannon' http://bra.pe/Mfi/ and 'Ava' http://bra.pe/MOp/.

Honestly, another perfect fitting bra. All day comfort: oblivious of wearing an actual bra, beautiful round shape, side wings & straps comfortable, true balcony molded style. Gorgeous unique print: the color is sometimes called "silver" or "grey", it is a warm grey which actually looks almost like pale lavender (purple). The stripes & floral pattern are a cream color. So far it shows just a bit under semi-sheer tops but I don't really mind as the general grey/creme colors are quite neutral and smart. : )

Measured (after hand washing) unstretched immediately before wearing.
Purchased Early-March 2012 from Figleaves.

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The cups seem kind of conical, so even though I fill the cups at the bottom, top, and sides, there is a pointy little gap at the apex. The rest of the cup gives a very nice, rounded look, but right at the peak of the cup it's kind of pointy. Putting a shirt on over it only seems to accentuate it.

Updated on Jan 21, 2012 Flag this

This bra fits me well. It is a little loose on the band but not loose enough for the bra to pull up. It provides nice support. The seams do show through on some clothing. I would buy it again.

Updated on May 25, 2011 Flag this

Comfortable, and gives a rounded shape. Band is quite stretchy--I do have to fasten it on the second set of hooks.

Updated on May 25, 2011 Flag this

For some reason I thought the sheer part wasn't so prominent, but it's half of the cup. I now know this is a standard for the "side support" style from Fantasie having tried on a few, like the Elodie. I think the circular mandala embroidery leaves more show-through so the bra might feel sexier for some women. However, I am not a huge fan of this type.

Fit feels true to size with all pieced cup Fantasie, Freya & Fauve bras. However, it doesn't matter if I tighten the straps I just cannot get rid of that bullet shape. https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_sad.gif" alt=":(" />

Feels like good high quality nylon material, sturdy and long lasting. Another excellent, understated design from Fantasie.. I just wish the shape worked out better for me. I have yet to find a pieced-cup style from the popular DD+ brands work for me. Until then back to the t-shirt bras and my funky Keia/Rubypink standbys!

Returned but measured for Bratabase reference.

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Updated on May 25, 2011 Flag this

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The shape isn't quite compatible with my breasts. Because my breasts are wide-set, there is a gap in the middle of the bra. It doesn't push my breasts in towards the center of my chest as much as it should, and makes me look wider. The advantages are that it completely disappears even under the thinnest, most close-fitting fabrics and that it is comfortable and supportive.

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