Freya bras are well made and this is no exception, but the bra cups are completely wrong for me. I think the whole cup comes too low on me so the fullness in the cup is mismatched to my body. From the front, you'd think this is like 2 cups sizes off...the underwire is shaped too narrowly and shallowly. This bra led me to realize I need a shallow and wide cup.
Emerald colorway
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Updated on Sep 13, 2021 Flag this
This bra gave me an overly pointy shape and just didn’t provide enough support. I think it would work better for even fullness or full on top. Also found the material to be rough.
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Updated on Nov 04, 2020 Flag this
My shape : pendulous, very projected, short roots, narrow roots but wide set, full on bottom, outer full. Bras are often too open on top for me, too wide and shallow or both. It's really hard for me to find a bra that isn't too wide and shallow. But this bra fits great. It isn't the most narrow, but it's got a lot of immediate projection and is quite closed on top. It's definitely not a bra that would fit a FoT shape, tall roots, or a wide or shallow shape. And this is precisely what I was looking for.
And this is such a pretty and sexy bra. ... No need to buy anything from Victoria's Secret if this lovely bra fits ! It's also just as comfortable. The plush materials of the straps and band are just as soft as a Victoria's Secret bra. Not the sturdiest, as the band is really large and stretchy (I recommend to sister size down), but it's so soft.
However, the one thing I really don't like is the single hook. Especially with such a stretchy band. It doesn't feel very secure and I'm a bit too afraid to wear this bra at work ! And TBH, this is the reason why I waited for so long before trying it for the first time. I'd certainly have already bought several of these if not for this single hook. Why such a design choice for a DD+ bra, Freya ? I don't get it. Please change this detail !
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candy pink colorway
Updated on Feb 15, 2020 Flag this
Wilderness1 yeah it’s part of the gateway back style but totally agree that the DD+ should have 2 hooks.
smjwzhan I have 4 cm of separation between my boobs, they're also very narrow, fortunately they're very soft so a narrow plunge bra manages to bring my breast tissue to the front. Any higher gore than that ends up too narrow on top and fits awfully. Unfortunately many plunge bras are too shallow or too wide and I wish there would be more plunges with different cuts as they look like they're almost all cut the same. I'm struggling to find anything like this in my country.
Stella85 , I have a similar shape to you and was considering this bra. However, the single hook was putting me off as well - it's certainly not very secure! I wonder if you could sew an extender onto the band above the single hook? (attach each end underneath the gateway part). Or use old bra parts you already have, if you save that kind of thing. Of course that would be a lot of trouble and it might not be as easy as I'm making it seem, LOL!
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It is also not easy for me to find a perfect plunge. Some of them have too tall cups, the others are too shallow. But I've heard that the Bravissimo Satin Plunge can be right for FoB and projected boobs. Maybe you can try it.
The first time I tried this bra, I was trying to hook it in the back, and I had not really noticed that it was one hook - until I couldn't find the second hook to hook. I was far more confused than I should have been. *snickers at self*
This bra and Panache Tango Plunge are my favourite bras at the moment. Tango gives a more natural shape, but Fancies is much more rounded and uplifted.
I think the under wire is a great length for me, I do wish it was a hair more 'swoop' shaped than U shaped because I get some wrinkles at the bottom of the cup, but it doesn't affect the support really, just a cosmetic issue.
I don't really love the lace or the fabric on the plain Freya Fancies styles, I think the lace pattern is pretty boring and I think the fabric is a bit stiff, but I suppose that's how ... it gives support. Don't expect this bra to be super soft!
I also don't love the 1 hook fastening, I think it could do with at least 2, but I think Freya does other plunge-balconies that do feature 2 hooks, which is a direction I'm going to go in next.
I'm even fullness, average/wide width, average projection, average height roots and I think this bra fits me well!
Honestly, I'm so relieved to find a well fitting and COMFY bra that I can put all those dislikes out of the way.
EDIT: I tried this bra on with an extender after realising the band was feeling very tight, and I have wrinkles on the top of the cup near my arm pit. I am too short rooted for this bra and the wires are much too wide, I don't feel supported.
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Black colorway
Updated on May 20, 2019 Flag this
Have you considered trying Fantasie brand? They have the same parent company as Freya and are similar, but I found them to be far more comfortable when I was wearing a similar size (32G) with fewer wire pains.
I've had a look at Fantasie before but wasn't sure what style to get. I'll have a look, thank you so much! :-)
I usually got the side support style if it helps. :-)
Thanks! I'll check it out :-)
My search for an optimal unlined bra continues. I have a tall wide chest, that is slightly shallow on top and full at the bottom and center. (I also have linebacker shoulders) I purchased a 30DD instead of a 32DD, because I've noticed that Freya's bands tend to stretch a lot, but sadly this is also not the one. I really like the color, the feel of the lace, and the back. But once again my shape doesn't work for this bra. I've got that weird wrinkling and cutting in at the top, which I think indicates the bra is too projected at the top for me. Something similar was happening with my 32DD - Panache » Rumeur Full Cup Bra (7405) Does anyone have any suggestions for unlined bras that would work for slightly top shallow, tall, bottom heavy boobs?
Updated on Apr 26, 2018 Flag this
Panache Clara is kind of shallow with stretch lace on the top.
Sovavosi Thank you! Ill check that out!
Maybe Curvy Kate Ellace? top lace is stretchy, im FOB/Even with tall roots and works well.
This be a is not too projected for IMO, the cup just cuts in too quickly for your tall roots. Sometimes those sorta wrinkles are caused by a bra that's too small. I have Claudette 30c and I get those same lines really badly but in my 30d I don't have them quite as much. Check out Tutti Rouge, I think their styles would work with you quote well. Stick with your normal 32 band size unless you like Nicole, then get a 32 with a cup size or two smaller.
LeProfessor Thank you for your suggestions! So do you think that is the case with the 32DD - Panache » Rumeur Full Cup Bra (7405)
or is that wrinkling something else. I will definitely check out Tutti Rouge!
and thanks martka00! to amazon I go!
I really wanted this bra to fit, but alas, it is not the bra for me. The top of the cup cuts into my breast with the 30FF and there is wrinkling in the cup under the arms on the 30G. 😐
Updated on Feb 18, 2018 Flag this
Looks beautiful, but doesn't have enough center projection for you. One of our users successfully adds a dart under the arm to remove wrinkles there. I wonder if that could improve the fit of the 30G?
I’m the same. I just got 28F, though I think I need a 30E, maybe 30F be because it cuts in on my tissue as well, and I have a smidge of wrinkling/space st the wire. And the 28 is hella tight.
Love4Pollinators I feel a little intimidated by that idea, I wish I didn't! It is such a pretty bra. I feel like it's just not right though. Calluna I was really hoping it would fit me because it looks really nice when it does fit!!
My shape: fairly projected, narrow-to-average width roots, tall roots, not much upper-fullness, soft tissue, splayed.
How this bra fits me: the band is pretty firm and TTS for a Freya bra. It only has one hook per column and only three columns, which is necessary for the gateway back - and very pretty - but something to bear in mind if you're a smaller band size or if you need more support. I'm small busted so as long as the fabric of the cups is supportive I'm fine.
I find the wires noticeably firmer than Freya wires usually are.
The cups close off sharply and do cut into my tall roots ... a lot, but I bought this bra because it looks pretty and I am a child about things like that and also my husband likes it. Loosening up the straps helps and the cutting in doesn't show under clothes. I have also discovered that, tall roots be damned, my soft tissue really wants a horizontal section without give to hold everything in place. I would say this bra is less forgiving on tall roots than the Freya Fearne and its sisters (which are also not perfect, btw, just better) and more forgiving that all other Freya plunge styles I have tried.
The projection and lift are just perfect. This bra does not give me a pointy shape - I look gently rounded with a soft peak. Very natural, very pretty. The cup construction does a good job at pulling all my tissue forward.
The lace fabric looks and feels great. Comfy. It's firm, but not scratchy.
I'll need to widen the wires on my bigger side (measurements I added are pre modification ofc) but I bought this knowing that. I tend more to be a 28F, but Freya Fs are almost always too deep for me for at least 20 days of every month !
Edited to add, the straps are stretchy. They move about on my shoulders, they feel like they will probably stretch out fast. I don't know if that's true for larger cupsizes, but if you need solid straps I would absolutely check first.
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Petal Pink Colourway colorway
Updated on Mar 11, 2017 Flag this
Is the cup fabric stretchy at all? I'm looking for one that at least the top portion of the cups are stretch lace. Is this like that?
moriko It isn't stretchy at all I'm afraid. The Panache Ava plunge in blush has a similar aesthetic and the upper portion of the bra is stretch lace - the band on that one runs slightly big and the wires slightly wide, but other than that its fit is similar (lots of room in the bottom of the cup and fairly deep at the apex, too).
Oh, moriko, if you need narrow cups with room at the bottom and stretch lace up top, you could try the Bravissimo Mia bra. The gore is wider than Panache's gores are, so no good for close-set breasts. I'd say the cups run a smidge small, so perhaps size up if you try this one.
This is a brand new one in this model (Feb 2024). It feels pretty much the same as all the others I have like it. The keyhole at the gore maybe a tiny bit shorter - which is less than ideal if actually the case. Otherwise great!
Natural Beige colorway
Updated on Feb 29, 2024 Flag this
This one, while purchased at the same time as one of the black ones I have in the same model, feels a little looser at this point in its life. But that could just be that the black one is more recently washed. Love it, all the same.
Nectar colorway
Updated on Feb 29, 2024 Flag this
A slightly newer version - I love just about everything about this one.
Black colorway
Updated on Feb 29, 2024 Flag this
Wow, a single hook? That's terrible! Glad it fits you otherwise!