I got this in Paris Moulin 30FF version in red. I have always wanted a red sheer bra and this bra is just what I wanted. It has bows on each side of the strap and the centre gore in leopard print. The mesh on the lower part is stiff, but it will probably go away once I've washed it. It doesn't feel scratchy when I'm wearing it.
I have full on top boobs and although everyone and their grandma said this model is bad for FoT boobs, I just have to try it on myself to see if it's true. Well, it is true, but not as bad ...as I've thought. After swooping and scooping and then standing still, there is no cutting on top at all. However, if I pull my shoulders back, it cuts in. Nonetheless, it's nothing that by taking in the centre gore can't fix. Once I've taken in the centre gore, the top part opens more and there is less cutting in.
The band is really firm. Even though it's a 30-band, fully stretched it came up only to 28" and since I usually wear 28-band anyway, this is perfect for me. The shape it gives is excellent. Nice and lifted, though it's not as round as Cleo bras, it's still round enough and it is pretty seamless underneath clothes too.
The width of the cup is only 5" with 10" depth, so I would say they have narrow but deep cups. The perfect width for my roots is 5.5", so this is a tad too narrow for me. However, after putting it on, I think the wire gets distorted a little because it doesn't sit on the side of my breasts. I have some escaped tissue near the armpit, most probably because of the narrow cups, they don't have enough width to hold in all my tissues. However it doesn't bother me that much.
All in all it's a beautiful and comfortable bra and I am satisfied with it! Read more 224 more words
Jj Do you know why my blog's profile picture is on the review's picture here? The likn is for the review. There also was no way to change picture on the "add blog review" section (I believe there used to be?)
Where did you get this colourway? I've only ever seen them in the darker colours and in beige recently.
velociraptor there were a couple of new 30ffs on ebay a while ago, from a boutique there and the price was like 20£. I really hesitated because of the colour, which I didn't like in the pictures, but I thought "I'll just try the model and send it back, I can order another colour later on". Of course I ended up keeping it because it looked a lot cooper irl...
Fits ribcage 27 B. perimeter 11.5 Stretched Band 30.5 Band Length 22.5 Stretch ratio 1.4 Cup width 4.8 Cup depth 9.25 TO 12 inches!!! Depth ratio 2.2 (probably deeper than this) Wire length 11.0 Cup height 7.3 Cup separation 0.7 Gore height 2.8 Wing height 4.2 Strap width 0.6 Strap length 12.5 Hooks 2
Miniscule gore, ultra extra super narrow U wires that don't impinge on inner breast tissue, sleek & airy micronet inner cup lining, amazingly forgiving lace in upper cup, baby soft silky stretch side sling, depth and fit comparable with Fantasie Elodie which fits my volume & shape well. Upper stretch lace band of cup stretches from 6" to 9" without pushing or rising down on upper ...breast (am extra short and full so this area gets as much clinging and crawling as just under my most projected area below outer breasts)
It's not clear, but feels like the strong U shape may be springing out to a V which is allowing the width to accommodate my 6" root base? Bah, only 2 hooks & band a bit narrow despite being snug and supportive. A caveat- while the band is a nice tension it's a bit large and rides up between shoulder blades without shortening the straps- bands that run very tight on others, seem to be my conical ribscage's ideal fit.
30FF is several cups down and a band size up from what I need, but feels quite wearable as tissue displacement upward is well accommodated in cup by the lovely stretch lace. My outer breast & wire arm there have some struggles as the depth is not enough to contain all volume, but the build does it's best to accommodate so will swap a wire and see what happens them *comfort rating dependent on how a wire swap affects this trouble zone for me*
All fit flaws are well concealed by the sling, bottom of cups aren't collapsing for lace of space in the bra although cups height & projection there aren't what I need. Amelie gives a very nice forward projection without being a pita about it (stares at side support features in other brands harshly).
Ultimately this appears to be a style that should be able to accept problematic or hard to fit shapes. Really wish it were on some lists for those with high depth esp in the lower cup region. Read more 290 more words
Very comfortable. I bought it "used" and then was a little bit too big (wire poked), but now I could wear it all the time. Appereance is more like "evening going out" but this is also best daily bra ever!
Judging by the pictures, I think this bikini top is the same cut as the Electric Zebra Halter Bikini top (http://bratabase.com/browse/miss-mandalay/electric-zebra-halter-bikini-top/). I've read a lot of reviews saying to go up a cup size in the Zebra top, so I did the same with this one. This size fit me well, so I would recommend going up a cup size if you want to try this one out.
I really like the colour and pattern on this bikini since it's very bright. I think it gives an ok shape, not much uplift, but still rounded. I thought my profile looked a bit weird at first, but I realized it's because the centre seam is a bit thick, so there's a raised line down each cup.
The only reason I sent this back is because the bottoms don't have a lot of coverage (half a bum cheek each was showing on each side!).
Jj Do you know why my blog's profile picture is on the review's picture here? The likn is for the review. There also was no way to change picture on the "add blog review" section (I believe there used to be?)