I would say that this is actually a very well-done soft cup bra for larger breasts. It is about 2 cup-sizes too small on me, but that is not a surprise. Otherwise, I'm really quite impressed with this bra!
Let's just be clear, first off: this is not a pretty bra! It is a utilitarian bra, and actually very comfortable, but pretty or delicate it is not. The shape is also quite pointy. (The side picture I uploaded has some shadow, which may distort this a little, sorry. Just know that there is some shadow there.)
I am really impressed with the construction of this bra. It has many seams and ...different sections which create shapes and support much more like underwires than any other non-underwired bra I've tried. The cups are very distinct, with separation in the middle, and plenty of depth. I think that in the right size, this bra would actually succeed in separating my boobs without wires!
Essentially, it is three sections, plus a frame (reminds me a little of a nursing bra frame), which has a side support piece, and a piece that goes between the cups, and along the top edges of the cups. The three sections are two lower sections, close to equal size and a large upper section. The vertical seam is about 7"/18cm. Measuring along the same line, it is another 5"/12.5cm to the top of the cup. (In this size.)
The cup material is very thick and non-stretch. This is not a summer weight bra! However, it is also not stiff and scratchy, like the Alice. The outside is shiny, the inside is more meshy. There is a vertical piece of soft, flexible boning at the outer edges of the cups. Then the wings/band is a thick, stretchy mesh. The bottom of the band is thick, soft on the inside, and supportive. The back band is quite wide (top to bottom) which helps with support and comfort, though with 5 hooks I find it a bit difficult to put on! The back is not a leotard back, the straps attach with a ring to a bit that sticks up from the band, and there is not a piece of strap material along the edge down to the hooks. The straps attach in front with a two-part oval connector.
The straps are wide and very thick. They are not stretchy at all. There is a comfort cover thing that is adjustable along the straps. It's nice, but it's a little difficult to get the strap adjuster piece through the opening of this padded sleeve, which makes it very annoying to adjust the strap length, as you have to keep wiggling it in and out. (It does go in, the top bit of the sleeve is stretchy mesh, so it accommodates the adjuster fine, it's just a little snug at the opening.)
I honestly am impressed enough with this bra that I am considering getting a 38N, for the cups, and taking the band in. Read more 389 more words
When I first got this bra, it was a little too big, but still wearable. Then, through homeward migration, weight gain, or witchcraft, my boobs grew and now I don't have space at the tops of the cups (I should probably redo the fit set with this bra). It's definitely one of the more comfortable bras I own, it doesn't do that digging-under-the-boobs-thing that some bras do.
This bra fits well , but its not really my style. It flattens my breast and brings them out towards my armpits, but NOT east-west. It is very comfortable ad the straps are one of the best I have for my bras.
If you look in my back view of the bra, right side, you can see my boob defiantly being pushed under my arm pit. I have narrowish roots too...
This is basically the same as the "nude"(tan) one I tried on, so mostly see the review for that one. However, the black bra is slightly tighter and stiffer all over.
This bra fits better than almost anything else I have tried on, and yet I am still sending it back, because it is the most uncomfortable thing ever.
This is a very full coverage bra, which I knew when I ordered it. If it were made of softer material, that wouldn't be so much of an issue. It has a special panel across the top of the cups, above the underwires, that does a really good job containing soft, floppy boobs that tend to spill out over the top of the cups, so that is a feature I really like. But be aware that that means it comes up ...really, really high. (It goes up about 1.5inches above the underwires.)
But it is made of extremely stiff lace, and the top edge of the side of the cup (outside the strap down to the outer edge of the underwire) cuts into my armpit painfully. I think the insides of my arms would be chafed painfully after just a short time of wearing this bra. The bottom half of the inside of the cup is lined with fairly stiff satin, which at least is smooth on my breast tissue. It's really the outside edges of the bra/cups that are the most painful.
This is also one really ugly bra! I had planned to mostly wear it under regular unisex fit t-shirts, anyhow, so it doesn't matter all that much, but expect it to be ugly!
The band is more firm than other Goddess bras. Read more 141 more words
This is a very comfortable basic bra. Great for everyday wear. Love the side support panel. It is much better at staying out of necklines/armholes than my Panache bras. This particular one fits me better than the one I have in fawn, but I don't know if that's because the colors are actually different or if this one is just less stretched out since I have worn it less. Please see my review of this bra in fawn for more details.
This is a very comfortable every day bra. Certainly nothing fancy, but it's a good basic bra, if you fit its size range. It has smooth satin 4 section cups (one is a side support panel, one of my favorite features of this bra) with a small amount of soft mesh along the top of the cups. The top edge of the cup is somewhat stretchy. My boobs do have a tendency to migrate over the top edges of the cups, especially on "bigger" days, but I am able to pull the entirety of my breast tissue into the cup, and it stays better when I remember to tighten ...the straps. The band is a stretchy mesh. I would prefer it to be less stretchy, although it is very comfortable. It gives a rounded, somewhat low shape. Relatively unobtrusive under clothing, although the seems do sometimes show. The back, sides, and center gore do a moderately good job of staying out of the way of necklines (certainly much better than my Panache bras).
I really need this bra in one band size smaller/one cup size bigger, but that doesn't exist, so I'm making do with what they do have, since the bra is so comfortable. Read more 95 more words
