Note: This bra is called Anneliese Balconette but has the same model number as the Georgia (FL6201).

I was so excited when I first took this bra out of the package -- the wires are so deep and narrow! I tried both the 40JJ and the 40K. Initially I was going to choose the 40JJ but after swooping and scooping and bending and stretching I decided to go with the 40K.

PROS:
1. The wires don't poke me anywhere!!! They stay in the curve under my breasts more than any bra I've ever worn. The center gore still doesn't sit quite flat, but this is common for my close-set ... boobs. The wires are as close-set as practical, without them overlapping, so I don't think there's much room for improvement here.

2. The fabric is sheer and lighter than anything I can remember wearing in my adult life. It's cute and sexy, but it seems strong enough to do the job.

3. The straps are only a little wider-set than the ideal. This is something I always have a problem with, but these are workable and don't bother me while I'm wearing them.

CONS:
1. Straps, while fully adjustable, are stretchy and narrow, and there's quite a bit of bounce and jiggle. I usually wear a shaper under work clothes and sometimes casual clothes too. The combo of bra and shaper is firm enough to control bounce for everyday purposes, but this is not a firm bra.

Overall I am thrilled with this bra!!
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I bought this 4 or 5 years ago as part of my first purchase from Brastop. Service was excellent as the order arrived a bit sooner than I expected.

The Anneliese was a little loose in the band and too small in the cup for me. These two shortcomings resulted in far too much jiggle. The wires were also a bit too narrow for me. I also found the gore slightly short and, as usual, didn't tack.

I moved on from this bra before I discovered Bratabase so I am unable to supply measurements.

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This is the 2nd of two boysenberry Annelise I purchased in 2014. See my review of my first Annelise.

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This review was written about 5 years after I parted ways with this bra and is thus based on memory, so take it with a grain of salt.

This Anneliese is a balconette bra and was one of four Flirtelle bras I purchased from Brastop back in late 2014 at an excellent price of £15 each. Amazingly, all 4 bras were similar in terms of fit and comfort. Not amazing was that all of them were too small in the cup and the straps were not sturdy enough to minimize bounce. On the upside, these bras were way more stylish compared to the matronly bras in my rotation at ... that time (Elomi Caitlyn and Elila 1305). The cup material was a little on the thin side and was just a little unsupportive but provided better nipple coverage than the Curvy Kate's that I bought at around the same time. Perhaps the best attribute was that the Anneliese was the first bra that didn't leave me feeling like my boobs were naturally east-west, everything was front and center which was in itself amazing.

I donated this bra, along with my other Flirtelle's and Curvy Kate's to a local shelter long before I realized that entering measurement data into Bratabase was a good thing.
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