This bra would be better for someone shallow. I however have way to much immediate projection so get large amounts of gaping at top from my boobs pushing the bra away at the bottom. I also tried a sister size up so that may have exacerbated the problem. I would love it so much if it wasn't a shape mishmash. The lace, the soft and smooth inner fabric, and the overall elegance of the look make it a lovely everyday bra. It just won't be my everyday bra. :/
Unlike the Fauve Emmanuelle which fits me beautifully, this Fauve Bronte is clearly not projected enough for me, evidenced by the photos that show my breasts separated from the underwire by an expanse of fabric. However, like all the other Fauve's I have tried the Bronte is SO comfortable and pretty that I will be keeping it anyway. It is a darned shame Fauve is no longer in business as their workmanship and bra comfort is unlike anything else at a similar price point. Until I can afford to stock my lingerie drawer with EM's I will continue seeking out Fauve models on clearance!
Update: after a few wears I've decided this bra is just too wide for me. I am becoming more aware and less tolerant of breast tissue being forced into my underarm area by too-wide bras, the overall impression of which is a feel of smashed and insufficiently supported tissue. This beautiful, barely worn bra will receive a gentle hand wash then be listed for sale.
Fauve Dominique Padded Half Cup is another well-constructed, comfortable, beautiful style by the now-defunct Fauve. This style is a wee bit shallow, but the UW seems a little narrower than some Fauve styles (I owe measurements!) and that makes it feel more comfortable/secure than styles that leave excess fabric on the sides. I enjoy how good this feels on and would happily walk around my house wearing only this. I have yet to try a Fauve bra that hasn't been well-constructed and secure. This style is no exception - my breasts feel contained, controlled, well-displayed and stylish in this lightly padded model. There are no irritating internal seams to chafe my nipples. The amount of projection is pretty acceptable and my breasts stay put in the bra as I got about my day. I were to buy this again I'd go up a cup size.
This is my second pre-loved Fauve Emmanuelle. Although I still really like this bra, and have figured out Fauve's underwires are, as a rule, too wide for my seemingly narrow roots. This is becoming more obvious as my migrated breast tissue is ceasing to exist thanks to being in right-sized bras for over a month now. Fauve still has (had I suppose, taking into account they're no longer in business) some of the most comfortable bras I've ever worn and I don't intend to part with my Emmanuelle anytime soon.
The Fauve Maya is a pretty, padded half-cup bra (the padding is more like a thick lining) that is unlike some of its parent brand's sister products. I have narrow roots and a lot of immediate projection and this bra was not a good fit for me. I wore it for four hours before the underwires began bothering my underarm area very badly. I also had some quadding due to the cup being too shallow, and my breasts felt smashed. This is such a pretty style, lovely with delicate embroidery and well-made as Fauve products typically are, and might make a good fit for someone more FOT and/or shallow/wide-breasted than I am.
Since falling in love with the Fauve Emmanuelle and finding out Fauve had shuttered, I've been on a mission to find out whether other Fauve styles would work nicely on me. The Fauve Agnes is a miss. The single biggest issue I have with this bra is that the wires are way, way too wide for my breasts. This creates too much width in the cup and less projection than I need, so my breasts are smooshed into the sides of the cups. The straps are super stretchy so my breasts pull on the cup weirdly and the fit doesn't feel secure. And then even though the center gore is an acceptable height, I'm getting some funky mounding toward the center of the bra. I don't think I'm particularly center full but the shape of the cup just isn't right for me. I ordered this as a final sale from the U.K. so returning isn't an option - I'll be putting this up for sale here.
This is THE MOST COMFORTABLE bra I've found so far. The lining is important to me because seams are bothersome and irritate my breasts. This half cup model comes up high enough that I don't spill out nor do I wobble impossibly as I go about my life. It is also very beautiful, with delicate patterning and trim details that I just adore. I love the light padding (more of a thick lining really) and the way the bra brings my breasts to center and makes them look perky. The silhouette under clothing is just phenomenal - it's not matronly or awkward. The projection and centering of the breast mass makes me look trim and neat and youthful. The comfort is outstanding. I was thrilled to find this bra as I then set out to buy more, but alas Fauve is no more. What a shame. I have ordered several Fauve clearance padded half cups in hopes they also fit as well as this one.
How I wish this bra fit me! The satin is buttery-smooth, the lace is soft, the straps are perfectly positioned (for me) and fully adjustable, the gore doesn't poke and the band is stretchy (as Eveden bands usually are) but fits true-to-size. The satiny fabric is firm and has no stretch at all, which makes it nicely supportive but also more prone to causing quad-boob if the cups aren't a perfect fit.
And oh, the detailing! This bra is just gorgeous. The Moonstone colorway has cups in a pale blue-green satiny fabric, decorated with rose-pattern lace and embroidery in cream and forest green. It ...has double-bow decorations on the gore and where the straps attach to the cups, and the embroidery continues for about 3" up the straps. The decoration is soft and not scratchy. There are even little crystal accents on the gore bow. It's almost too beautiful to cover up with clothes.
Sadly, it's at least one cup size too small for me. I ordered it with my fingers crossed, as it's long-discontinued and both 30DD and 30E were out of stock, but the bra gods were not on my side. I'm tempted to hide it away in my bra drawer, in case I ever lose that 10 pounds I keep complaining about and can fit into a 30D again, but this beauty deserves better than that. It should go to someone who can wear it and love it, so I'll be listing it for exchange.
This bra is just perfect for my shape. It fits like handmade. Its black color almost does not fade out during washing the bra. I see this seldom and its a high quality sign which means its not made with cheap sn unhealthy color which may cause skin irtitations and allergic reactions. A high end bra - too sad it is discontinued.
Nice everyday bra. The material is not as luxurious as some other fauve bras, but it has the same cup size as Isla Fauve 32DD. Thats a fitting garuantee for me. 5 stars as usal for this nice bra.
This bra is great! I don't know why people spemd so much money on Ewa Michalak of there is Fauve. At least for me Fauve is perfect. The details are stunning and I love the romantic style. They are bras like baroque pillows for boobs.
First impression is beautiful color and lovely soft material. Good projection from bottom of the cup, and the center tacks perfectly. Band is quite stretchy. Fit is 100% everywhere except under the arm-it is perhaps 1/2" too short, and sideboob sneaks out. It feels fine now, it's certainly not uncomfortable, but I suspect it would cause the wire to poke after the bra is worn a while.
As is, NWT, worn only long enough to set fit. Bummer because it really does fit well everywhere else, but PayPal is limited, so it needs to find a home with shorter boob roots.
I'm so glad I held out for the blue colorway. The silver metallic threads really bring out the best in the blue. It's so pretty.
The cups are shallow and fairly true to size. The sides and bottom are fairly shallow, but not nearly as shallow as the Fauve Celine Padded Half Cup (0111) . It's pretty open on top, so it's great for FOT and tall roots. The wires are soft, so they're functionally wide despite their narrow measurements. The soft wires also make the gore comfortable rather than painful.
The straps are fully adjustable. They are very firm. I normally require fully ...adjustable straps because the buckle usually ends up above my shoulder blades, but my buckle placement in this bra is below the shoulder blade and the straps are still very tight at that setting. I love it. Stretchy and tight are my preference. The ruching on the straps does make it pretty difficult to adjust the straps, but you'll never have to worry about sliding buckles.
The band runs large, as is typically Fauve. The band is quite firm when new, but the unstretched band is just under my snug, which makes it intolerably big. I found that I couldn't just sew elastic over the band, so I folded over a bit of the band at the hooks. This shortened the band stretch to about 28 inches, which is perfect.
The cups fit me really well. There's no gaping anywhere, and there's even some lift. The gore is a tad too wide for my close set breasts, but that's pretty normal for bras in this size range. The cups have a pretty front-and-center look, but it's not very in your face.
The lining on the cups is soft and silky to the touch. It's not an especially firmly shaped cup.
The straps, I think, are what tip me over into favoring this bra over the Fauve Mia Padded Half Cup Bra (0121) , even if both fit me very well. But the Mia only has partially adjustable straps, and I greatly prefer stretchy, fully adjustable straps. Read more 247 more words
Me: slightly full-on-bottom, average projection, average separation. Summary: I really like it and will continue to wear this bra. Review: There is something strange for me about the outer area of the wires and the band near that same area, the edge of the cup and the band both want to crease even though I fill the cups. I know others have mentioned its short wires, but in my case when I pull the band (comfortably) taut the problem disappears, so I think it's just that the band is very stretchy and my +2 band choice doesn't work that well for this bra (I have a very lean ...28" underbust, and normally prefer 30 bands. However Fauve's bands are consistently stretchy and they never made 28s sadly). The gore is a just a bit wide for me as well but not a deal breaker. Overall I actually like this bra a lot, as long as I wear it on the tightest hook the wire/crease isn't a serious problem, and I will probably just alter the band to be smaller in which case it should be absolutely perfect. It has all vertical seams which I demand from bras now because I want the roundest shape possible, it's a beautiful style and quality and I look good in it with clothes and without. I'm fairly tall (pushing 5'9") and the straps are almost too short but they work on the longest adjustment. Read more 133 more words
It is puzzling how some people experience these as "very projected." My experience is similar to yours. Sigh.
It was my first experience with Fauve, so I wasn't sure what to expect! I might try more in bigger cup sizes if I can find any, just because the band felt so perfect!
It's a Fantasie brand which in my admittedly limited experience with them means shallow and wide. I think this cup is a bit deeper than some of the others I've tried in this shape, but that doesn't make it projected!
Even though some girls seem to not like the hard wires of this bra I like them because they do not bend easily and on combination with the bras cut they give good support for wide boobs. I had Lavinia as a nursing bra size 32E and it had a wider cup than all my other bras and it was a little bit bigger too. Freya would sell this as an F cup.
It is puzzling how some people experience these as "very projected." My experience is similar to yours. Sigh.