Despite the fact that this bra is comfortable and it was quite affordable, I wouldn't recommend it to anyone in the large size range. I wore it once and the lace on the cup just broke. Since it's very lightweight and soft, it would probably work for someone with smaller and self-supporting breasts.
This bra is very comfortable and I particularly like the band. It's very stable despite it being a bit loose. The lace on the cups is very soft and stretchy, it remind me of the lace on the Panache Andorra. However, this bra is not really a sturdy one. I only wore it once, and the soft lace was not strong enough to, well, survive a full day of wearing (?!). The lace broke both near the gore and near the strap (you can see this in the pictures).
I already bought this bra in 75G (34F) in a different colour so half of this review will be copy+paste, the other half will be how the bra differs. It does fit me slightly better in this size.
The whole bra is made from stretchy lace - especially the upper part. I like the pretty pattern. This reminds me a bit of the Panache Andorra. The fabric could be a bit sturdier for my taste but the smaller size gives better lift so it's not really a problem.
In 34E the straps are not as far apart - they still attach at a weird angle but do not ...dig in. The straps are not fully adjustable but a good length for me.
As it's made of this lace, there seems to be some wiggle-room in the cup size. Both the 75F and the 75G fit well, although the 75F is better. I am usually a 70G. This also means the band is slightly big (I can immediately hook it on the tightest eyes) and I will probably take it in at some point.
The wires are definitely narrower than the Andorra and almost perfect width for me. The gore could be a bit wider but it's not a problem.
Update (June 2016): I had taken in the band to get a 70 band. Now the band has lot all elasticity and cuts in despite being too loose. On review the shape and support is not as nice as I would like it. Read more 143 more words
One plain bra and one with lace, both can be worn as strapless bras. Two silicone lines in the band. Band is tight enough. I haven't tried myself without the straps yet but with the straps they are nice basic bras. The hooks of the straps in the front sometimes poke a bit when I am active, but otherwise not really noticeable. It is a tiny bit to shallow and wide for me but I like to wear them if I need a strapless bra. I think they are quite okay for this price.
It is a bit small for me on my bigger breast, but if I don't scoop and swoop enough it fits. And the price is excellent! I love unpadded bras in the summer, much less warm and stuffy. And the stretchy lace makes it really comfortable.
Affordable strapless bra. Fit and shape overall is quite good, it stays up well enough during the day, although it can be annoying towards the end of the day (firm band and silicone straps tend to irritate my skin a bit but a 80 band wouldn't stay up, I'm afraid). The boning on the sides tends to bulge outwards, because of rather flimsy band & bone material, that's a con but not visible under the particular clothes that I wear it with. If you go for skintight clothing, it could pose an aesthetic problem.
I have yet to use the detachable straps but they are wide, firm and the loops for attachment are very tight and the hooks won't slip easily. Good thing!
All in all, I got this bra for 16 € (normally 22 €) and for that money it's a very very acceptable strapless bra.
Gaps a bit on inner edges on cups, and straps seem to be set a bit wide (runs too close to the armpit). Gore fit well and bra generally seemed comfortable aside from the gapping at the tops of the cups.
Appears to be the same bra as a M&S T33 09935 (/3212T) bra I purchased, but the tag label says "Hunkemoller" (no model # listed on it). Made in China like the M&S bra, so may be a Chinese counterfeit (was bought on eBay).
Due to its construction with the black strapping at the back (which is less stretchy than your usual power mesh), this bra band runs TIGHT.
I have recently gone down from 36F (80G/H) to 34F (75G) due to weight loss and in most german bras, 75G is just fine. If I didn't plan on still getting a little smaller anyway, I would have sized up. I'm currently wearing it with an extender.
In case of doubt, I recommend to size up the band. The cups run pretty much normal, from what I can tell.
Design-wise, it is SO VERY PRETTY. Fancy detail in the back, lovely lace, nice padding, but not too much. I really like it. Good quality for that price (I paid 32€) and one of the few (pretty) Hunkemöller bras that go up to a G cup, esp. in smaller bands.
A padded bra that gives a nice lift. Unfortunately, it is not very comfortable after some hours. I bent the wires a bit so that they follow the curve of the body better and make sure I pull it up to fit when I put it on, but it still digs in a bit. I don't think the band is too tight (it feels snug, but I can still insert two fingers without problem).
This bra's fit is not for me. The wires are a deep U-shape that sits too low on my ribs and hurts after a while. I also cannot fill the lower part of the cup, probably due to the shape. A pity, since it sports a nice turquoise-on-white embroidery.
Now I understand why this one keeps on looking weird every time I wear it: cup is too big, band is too wide so it ends up somehow dragging everything down and my solution to simply tighten the straps doesn't work either....
This is my favorite bra, despite being too small in the cup. The lace, which makes this balconette bra into more of a full-coverage, is not part of the cup per se (as in, no structure or shape there), but it helps to hold in some of the quadro-boob/nipple slip that I have going on in this one... As you can see on the pic, it is, like most of the "Bodique" bras from Hunkemöller, very structered, and excellent for full-in-the-middle breasts! (As with all other Bodique bras, the straps are quite far apart in the front - pulling in from the sides, but maybe not so good for narrow shoulders) I have had this bra since for more than a year, wearing it as often as possible, and though the band has definitely gotten bigger, and the lace and straps are looser than before, it still holds it shape quite nicely! Highly recommend this bra, even though it is too small for me.
I don't know what I was thinking getting this small a cup (Wait, I know: "please god, let me just have one bra!"), but having had a succes with the Bodique bras, I trusted this bra, and went out the store - but trying it on at home, it was obvious that it just wouldn't work - too small! The shape seemed perfect for my breast shape (full in the middle, and need support from sides) and what I want (seperation, taken in at the sides, and not flattened at the tip). It seems very firm in the band (Usually 80band is a little big on me, but ...this was quite snug!) as well as cup construction - 3 angled panels in unstretchy material - and I love the shape of the cup-line: There is a "corner" between the inner and middle panel (unfortuneatly, this corner is where I had nipple slip, because it was so small on me!) The straps are quite far apart, coming from the side of the cup, rather than more on the middle, but I felt that helped the shaping from the sides. Cute retro polka dots! Read more 83 more words
