Fit is perfect, material is, although not soft or pretty for some (after a lifetime of nude granny panties it is very sexy for me), very durable. This bra will last and that is most important to me because I can not afford too many at these prices. I am 30G and this was my first large busted bra purchase, I'm a noob to big boob bras. No more granny panties for me! Yahoo and Hallelujah!
Updated on Sep 04, 2013 Flag this
I really like the design of this bra - the geometrical mesh and the metalic details.
However, the band is really tight and the cups are way to big. So i only tried it on before returning for exchange. I ordered a band up and a cupsize down - so a 30F.
From what i gather, the cupshape is good, but more "natural" ie not as rounded as Cleo Alexa. I'm worried that the top of cup might dig into the breast tissue, but we'll see.
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Updated on Sep 04, 2013 Flag this
I originally got this bra thinking something like waffle = fishnets... Well, the pattern is definitely strange in person and not like fishnets at all, haha. I personally found it to be ridiculously tight, probably the first bra I got scared I wouldn't be able to close at all - but other measurements for this size have the band a bit looser, so maybe it stretches out quickly?
When I first put it on, it seemed to fit (although the bottom was wrinkly) but within seconds, there was quadboob, and oh it quadboobed HARD. Not sure if stretching it out will fix this but in general the top edge seems really tight, even for me. In general it seems typical of many Freya bras for me - wide straps, wide gore, meh shape, etc. The straps are fully adjustable though!
Updated on Aug 27, 2013 Flag this
NOT the same as the gem-- which I loved. The cups feel slightly smaller and the band feels slightly larger. Look forward to measuring + updating.
Updated on Aug 16, 2013 Flag this
Too much projection for me. Otherwise, feels great.
Updated on Aug 09, 2013 Flag this
After many years, I still love my Freya Rio(s). My first Rio was purchased in 2010; the first bra after discovering my "real" bra size. I loved it so much I bought another Rio in black about a year later. Both bands have held up. They are fairly stretchy. Fortunately, after a cold wash the elastic bounces back to nearly-new. My only complaint about the bra is the stupid metal decoration on the center gore. After about a year it rusted (cheap metal), causing an unslightly green mark on my nude bra. I ended up cutting off the metal decorations. The metal that holds the straps on does not appear to be rusting, but I still wish it weren't metal.
Updated on Jun 09, 2013 Flag this
I am a huge fan of Freya. This bra is certainly comfortable, but I can't say I love it. It is the least favourite of all the Freya bras I have owned and worn (the only exception being Freya's Deco bra, which I fall out of). I always think of it as mt granny bra.
Updated on May 09, 2013 Flag this
Beautiful bra, very well made just the wrong size for me. I would definitely love this be if I was a size E not FF
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Updated on Apr 05, 2013 Flag this
This is probably the only soft-cup bra that could work for me. The wires are wide enough, the cup is small enough (although there is one wrinkle that I don't think would be fixed by a smaller cup size), and the gore doesn't hurt.
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Updated on Mar 22, 2013 Flag this
This is a nice-looking basic bra, which unfortunately doesn't fit me more than okay.
The cups come too high up for me and aren't open enough (which confirmed my suspicions that I'm full on top), so there's some quad boob action going on. It's not terribly bad, however, and I think I'll see whether the top of the cups will stretch and soften up, which would probably eliminate or at least reduce the problem.
The straps are fully adjustable (yay!) and feel quite soft and comfortable. The band is quite perfect, it feels snug but not uncomfortable on the loosest hooks as new, according to the text book. The bra ... is fastened by just two hooks, which is a con – I would have preferred three.
This bra also confirmed that I have close set boobs, and the cup separation is a bit too wide for me. The gore lies flat against the sternum, but also digs into my breasts. If I scoop out from the centre a bit, the fit is better both for the part of the top cup and the gore, but I fear I would have to be making adjustments very often, which clearly is a sign of an ill-fitting bra.
I think I'll wear this bra for a while and see if it starts to adapt to my shape, and if not, I'll just have to list it.
Edit: I take the last part back, the cup separation is just too big for me. The wires start digging into my breasts and it gets very painful very soon. So I'll just have to list this.
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