The Loretta bra is the exact same shape as the Ariza (I don't know why I never noticed this until I'd worn my Loretta bra about 3 or 4 times - and I own both!). The bra has surprisingly thin straps and quite a high center gore for a balcony bra - it's definitely closer to a full cup bra in coverage although the style is a square neckline, 3 piece cup that's traditional balcony shape.

I have this bra in Caramel and it was the colour that made me go "I must have". I have pale skin and dark hair and this colour with the sheer top panel ... against the opaque bottom cup is very sexy without being slutty, I think.

As for fit I have the same issues with the Loretta that I do with the Ariza - it starts from a 30 band where I think I'd prefer a 28 and the underwires sit fairly wide apart. This is what I think of as the "traditional" Panache wide and high underwires that you get in the Tango bras. Although the shape of the Ariza cup and underwires give me much less grief and don't dig into my ribs as much as the Tango does.

On me the Loretta underwires are too far towards my underarms and puts my boobs a bit apart but I still love the colour on.

The straps are really quite unusual - they're narrow and made out of this stiff pleated/rippled fabric that feels kind of a like a crimped ribbon or choc truffle cup.



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