I recently lost a large amount of weight after two pregnancies and an extended period of breastfeeding. At my biggest, I was bursting out of a 36J. As my breasts have lost volume, I've found that the only padded half-cups give me a rounded shape without too much wrinkling of loose skin at the top. This Freya has been my savior throughout my weight loss journey. It is comfortable and forgiving of soft tissue and looks okay even when the cup isn't completely filled. I started wearing this bra when I was a 34H and stepped down a couple of times to my current 32G. I should probably ... be wearing a 30G now, since the band on this one is a bit looser than I like and the cups are gapping. But, since I've changed bra size SO often in the past ten months, I'm going to keep wearing this one until I start falling out of the cup and then reassess.

FYI... I have a short torso and have had trouble in the past with tall wires poking my underarms and rubbing them raw. The Patsy doesn't do that at all. Yay! No more blood blisters in my armpits.

Oh, and another FYI regarding colors. I have owned this one in most of the available color combos. Be forewarned that the blush pink/brown dot is VERY visible under clothing. None of the other colors have this trouble. So, if you don't want everyone to see polka dots though your shirt and you don't want to always wear a camisole, avoid the pink/brown version of this one.
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November 2015: The calculations make this bra seem like it should fit me perfectly. Alas, this flattens me out, pushes my breasts into my armpits, and causes a slight bit of quad-boob. (Blame it on the flimsy underwires!!)

I've always wanted this bra, but I always thought I was either stuck between 28DD and 28E, and then between 28E and 28F when my breasts got bigger. Now that I gained more weight about 2 months ago, I thought the 28F would be perfect based off the measurements of my two best fitting bras (Cleo Maddie 28FF and Curvy Kate Ritzy 28F). But sadly, now I think I'm between 28F ... and 28FF. I think that sizing up would cause too much of a gap in the top. I absolutely love the appearance of this bra, and am so sad that it doesn't fit.

The straps are scratchy, but the band is firm and smaller than the decos. I believe that the cups are open enough for my FOT shape, but they just seem a bit too small overall.

Also, I've discovered that while my breasts naturally sit in a wide and shallow shape, the tissue is flexible enough so that when I bend over, or gather my breast tissue in my hands, I get a much more narrow and projected shape. Because of this, I've been trying bras that create the more projected shape while still being comfortable. The biggest problem is getting wires too narrow and they sit on the side edge of my breast tissue. Anyway, the point is, while wide and shallow bras (like Tutti Rouge bras) sit around my breasts in the most natural shape, I prefer my breasts to not look wider than my torso or shallower than my stomach. When I compared the Patsy measurements to the Ritzy measurements, they seemed to be very close, closer than my Cleo Maddie, but this bra is the most flattening out of all three! I don’t know what happened; maybe the wires are really weak so they stretch with the band and compromise the depth of the cups? (Oh yeah, definitely, the wires are crap, they feel like plastic and can be bent almost completely straight!!)

I might keep this bra fit a few more months. I’ve been starting to walk about 2 miles almost every day and cut out most of the candy/chocolate/bad processed foods from my diet and am eating nearly all three meals a day from scratch, and I’ve already lost a tiny bit of water weight, so I might possibly shrink in size. I usually gain weight last and lose it first in my breasts, so we’ll see.

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Updated on Nov 14, 2015 Flag this

Wide wires and half cup - perfect fit from my wide rooted, shallow ladies!

Band was slightly too big, has to use second clasp straightaway so abit of a shame really.

Freya bras will be PERFECT only if they were more true to size in their banding!! I have a small frame and rely heavily on bra companies to make snug 28s..

Otherwise lovely bra. The lace can be seen through tops as do the polka dots if you are wearing a light coloured/see through top. The back scratches a tiny bit, but that only happened initially. Also the wires were poking in slightly but after abit of bending it was fine https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" />

Updated on Nov 14, 2015 Flag this

This is one my better fitting bras. It doesn't seem to smoosh my breast like some of my padded bras. But is has many problems: gore to high and wide, wires too wide, the cups are slightly to tall/large. It also does not quite sit in my infirmary fold. I think my boobs are more flat at the bottom and underwires have too much curve in them. Yet I am thinking about buying another one or some other Freya halfcup because it makes my boobs look great. And I just don’t know what to try. Need to find a balconette that caters to close set breast.

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Updated on Nov 12, 2015 Flag this

I can not accurately review this bra as I ordered a 38GG but was sent a 38G, and the store is unable to send a replacement in my size. I did indeed find the cup to be not deep enough. Everything else seemed good, other than the obvious it was just too small a cup. I found the underwire to be comfortable, which so far I have only found comfortable underwire in freya bras as others the underwire is just too wide.

Updated on Nov 06, 2015 Flag this

I really like the 34E in this bra but the band is too loose on me. So I purchased band down and cup up based on better measurements. The 32FF is a monster. There's so much fabric. I can't wear it under almost anything in the summer because it peeks out from everything. The straps are huge, the wings are huge, the cups are like full coverage and gore comes up as high as the neckline in most of my clothes. It's very matronly aside from the print.

I keep wanting to wear it because my 34E is like belt loose at this point, but I hate it every time I put it on. https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_sad.gif" alt=":(" />

Updated on Nov 03, 2015 Flag this

Love, love this bra. It sits in all the right places. Unfortunately, I lost weight and the band was too big, but I fixed it with a Rixie clip. My one complaint is that the front seam sometimes shows with t-shirts, but really it shouldn't be worn with thin shirts anyways for that exact reason!

Updated on Oct 29, 2015 Flag this

Dear Patsy,

What can I say? You were one of my first well-fitting bras. When we first met, I had my doubts. I thought your ink coloring with polka dots and pink lace were a little clownish, and I was afraid of show-through. I was afraid your fabric would be itchy.

But I was wrong. You were beautiful and I loved you. You were comfortable, uplifting, and gave just enough top cleavage to be classy. As my boobs have grown and shrunk and grown and shrunk over the past year, you've been there for me, even if it's just during PMS week.

But now, as I've grown my bra collection, ... I've come to realize that you and I are not soul mates. Your wires are a little too wide, and sometimes that bothers me. I can no longer deny that your band is a little too stretchy, and not as supportive as some of the other bras in my drawer. Your cups are a little tall and a little shallow, and that means I have to tighten up the straps a little too much to get the right lift and support to avoid the gape/quad effect and get a smooth line across the top.

I'm going to have to let you go. But I will always remember how good you were to me. Maybe I'll find you in a tighter band and a different cup to see if we can resolve our issues and be together forever. But until then, I'll stick with your unlined sisters for narrower wires and more projection.

Love, Ritzyrunnergurl
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Updated on Oct 22, 2015 Flag this

Not very good for tall roots, soft tissue or projected breasts. Very cute bra but I found the mesh uncomfortable against my underarms.

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Updated on Oct 20, 2015 Flag this

This fabric is soft and comfy. The lining of the cups is just thick enough to cover the nipples but doesn't add any size.

This bra gives me an uplifted yet rounded shape, I don't feel compressed the way some rounder bras make me feel. I like this bra's vertical seams. I'm splayed, so it helps keep my boobs pointed to the center. The seams are prominent and show through a thin t-shirt.

I think I am slightly too FOB for this bra. There's a little bit of gaping at the top, but not enough for me to size down or get rid of it. I think this effect is made worse by the fact that the straps are very far back, almost in my armpits. If they were a bit closer to the center, I feel like the fit would be better.

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