Owned this bra for a while now, so it's well broken in and still fits like a glove. Gives great forward projection.

Updated on Jun 25, 2021 Flag this

Ideally I’d need a 30H but since the Deco isn’t made above a GG and is my all time favorite bra I’m making due with the 32GG on the second or tightest hook. Once I break the band in more and it starts to stretch out I’ll probably need to take it in though. How I wish they’d expand the size range on this bra! If I end up above a 30H/32GG and completely sized out of this style I don’t know what I’ll do. I have 8 of them now, all in different band and cup sizes thanks to weight fluctuations and tissue migration. It may not be the fanciest bra out there but shape wise it’s my perfect fit, it always looks great under clothes, and I find it to be very comfortable for daily wear since I basically live in T-shirts.

Black colorway

Updated on Nov 13, 2020 Flag this

Beautiful bra, but the wires are too wide for my shape and make my boobs stick out to the side too much. I get gapping on the top outside of the cup, maybe because I'm not full enough on top.

White colorway

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Updated on Aug 17, 2020 Flag this

Fit is great, surprisingly not itchy or uncomfortable (this was my first non-padded/lacey bra). Top of the cup does dig into my tissue a little bit, but not enough to qualify as quad-boob imo.

black colorway

Updated on Jun 04, 2020 Flag this

Bra runs very big in my opinion. Wires seem to be extremely long and cut under my arm.

Updated on Jan 25, 2019 Flag this

Fit it great but a little itchy under the ar.

Black colorway

Updated on Jan 23, 2019 Flag this

12/2018 Although I have had this bra for years, I'm not sure that I've actually worn it. It is probably a cup size too small but there's no quadraboob. It seems to push the boobs in and to the sides, probably as a consequence of the wide wires and shallow cups; the inner slings don't seem to provide any lift on me. I imagine that the weight of my boobs would push the bottom band down throughout the day - but maybe not because the band is tiiiiight. It is very smooth, and the beige is a suitable nude for my skintone. It has removable straps that can be affixed in a variety of positions.
Anyway, it fits well enough to serve it's intended purpose, assuming that the need arises before it disintegrates in the back of the drawer.

Updated on Dec 24, 2018 Flag this

This technically fit but it created a very unflattering shape because of the shallowness. It flattened the bottom of my breasts, making a rocket launch pad. Not pretty. But everything else about this bra is nice. The material is soft but not too stretchy. I love the metal clasps on the straps. It seems typical of Freya quality and is a nice bra.

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Updated on May 03, 2018 Flag this

Plunge balcony based on the Hero style. Great support and good amount of front projection.

Updated on Jan 21, 2018 Flag this

Perfect for my shape! Thrilled to finally find a Freya style that is just right for me. My breasts are fuller on top and sit closer together, but also sag a little due to weight. Lined or padded bras give me the shelf effect, and most unlined bras I've tried don't give me any lift at all, so I have been stuck with minimizers that don't complement my body shape and really only serve to hold me in place. Freya Rio does just what I want - just enough lift without being distractingly pushed up, and it's that rare thing, a perfect fit (no quad boob whatsoever!). Huge thanks to charlielheureux!

Updated on Jul 11, 2017 Flag this

This bra is similar to me to other freya decos It's made of a pretty thick, rigid foam, which is not very flexible for different shapes, but does create a very smooth look underclothing. This light pink would have been a great nude for me, if it weren't for the grey lace, though that is very pretty, I ended up not wearing it much because of that. I love the straps on decos, they're made of a stronger more reinforced material than other bras so they don't stretch out over time and feel very solidly supportive.

ballet pink colorway

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Updated on Jun 28, 2017 Flag this

This bra is clearly designed for full on top breasts. There's a lot of wrinkling at the top where the lace is, but the bottom fits ok.

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Updated on Jun 02, 2017 Flag this

Love the fit. Uncomfortable after a while but hopefully am still breaking it in. Using with extender at the moment. Smoother under shirts than I thought..

Orange colorway

Updated on Apr 18, 2017 Flag this

I definitely got this in the wrong size, but I think even a cup size up wouldn't fit properly because this just isn't geared towards my shape. Which is a shame because it's a nice spacer bra! I'm close set and this bra just wanted my boobs to be more spread apart. I think it would work well for someone who is wider set or splayed, FOB, and projected.

Updated on Feb 26, 2017 Flag this

This bra is so cute. I ordered it early in my bratabase explorations and before I really had good measurements or understood my shape at all, or even that bra shape differed that much from one to the next!

The design is simple but well-made and very cute. I felt so flirty and young wearing it even though it didn't fit. I'm actually going to try my hand at narrowing the gore and moving the straps in to see if those changes will make it wearable. I picked it up on ebay for under $20 and have yet to acquire a fitting bra, and ... am hoping it can work in the mean time!

I'm learning my breasts are projected and the root is tall but not very wide. This bra expects there to be breast tissue extending far out to the side - so I think it would be a great fit for shallow, wide-rooted ladies. So besides the obvious sizing problems in that I realize now I need a smaller band and a larger cup - I think a 30HH would have been a better size in this bra for me, but I still don't think it would have fit. I have rather movable tissue these days and can try to make the bra fit by scooping into the cups but my breasts are center heavy/center full and close set, so they start to migrate towards the center and out of the cups. I can make this bra look like it fits for the length of time it takes to take a picture, but that's about it.

I'll try to update after I attempt alterations, but I'm not too optimistic. Final thoughts: cute style at a good price if you can find your size on ebay, but for me it wasn't a good fit and wasn't at all containing or supportive.

*Update: I did narrow the gore on this bra which makes the fit bearable, at least for a few hours at a time. I do like the the narrowed gore is narrow(er) from top to bottom. The typical ^ shape at the bottom of most gores doesn't really work for me; my alterations of bending wires and narrowing gore make the bra 'footprint' UU - which is basically what my boobs look like, so that's great. Unfortunately, the slightly shortened band that results from the narrowed gore isn't enough, the 32 band (shortened to 26", 31" stretched) is still too big even on the tightest hooks. The main problem with this bra for me was always that the cups aren't the right shape, I need more immediate and center projection than this allows and after about an hour wearing my immediate projection has pushed the wires down to dig into my ribs. I also tend to fall out into the center because I need more room there, and then have weird empty space where the cups spread under my arms. I have to reverse swoop and scoop to get it to look right and it feels so sacrilegious! Plus it's not like they stay that way, tucked to the sides into the shallow, yet overly tall, cups of this bra. I wish there were ways to indicate via measurements whether a bra has immediate (or anytime) projection, but if there is a way to tell purely from the measurements we take here, I haven't figured it out yet!
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Updated on Oct 19, 2016 Flag this

Freya's padded half cups tend to be wide and shallow, and this is certainly no exception. It's a comfortable bra with a gorgeous design, I get some buttcrack cleavage and the gore floats well over 1cm from my chest. The cups are too shallow both at the wire and the gore for me, the straps are also VERY spaced apart, a touch moreso than previous Freyas. Otherwise, the band is great and the shoulder straps are fully adjustable.

Updated on Oct 17, 2016 Flag this

The only good thing this bra did for me was show me exactly what "reverse orange-in-a-glass" looks like! The cups were ridiculously shallow and wide on me, the wire couldn't physically go within an inch of my IMF, it gaped at the top something awful. It is however a gorgeous bra with a subtle pattern across the gore and bottom wires, the multiway straps are a godsend and it would be a great bra for someone who is wide/shallow.

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Updated on Oct 15, 2016 Flag this

This bra does not fit my breast shape at all.
It lacks projection at the bottom, therefore the wire does not sit in directly under my breast.
There is also a very big gap on top.

I believe this bra would fit better for women with tall roots who need projection at the apex.

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Updated on Sep 27, 2016 Flag this

Very traditional, pointed Freya non-padded shape. Supports tissue on the sides, but does not bring in, round, or lift. Comfortable, but not overall a flattering look on me. I use this bra for travel or light lounging days, as it wears out quickly during the day and provides less support.
The band stretched out quite a bit with wear. Was disappointed when received to see that it only had two rows of hooks instead of three.

Pretty fabric and lace, though!

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Updated on Jul 03, 2016 Flag this

The Freya Deco has been my go to bra for a long time... but now I'm starting to grow out of it, I guess? I've always found that my breasts get pushed together and spill out the front of the cups. I also get wrinkling at the bottom of the cups becasue they are too shallow (I guess? Or my breasts are just too heavy, lol.) These issues seem to be getting worse. I still love the shape the Deco line gives, and it had solid padding without feeling like you are adding to your cup size. I think the width of ... their cups is perfect for my shape, ad I don't get poking under the arms liek with so many other bra. All in all, the Decos are awesome but I'm currently exploring other bra options, so see if I can find other favorites.
I like to color of this bra, a purple/blue with black dots. The cup size in general is good for me on this bra, but I find my breast still escape out the front and center over time. This bra is used but in excellent shape!
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Purple and Black colorway

Updated on Jul 02, 2016 Flag this