AW2010-AW2013 - New version of the Harmony balconette bra.
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This bra didn't work for me, the band us too big, and the cup shape is too wide, shallow and fob. I had wrinkles at the bottom that pushed the cup down and the top of the cup cut into my boob creating a weird shape.
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Updated on Oct 19, 2020 Flag this
This bra is the best bra I've bought.
Fabric is silky and ornaments do not see through t-shirt. not scratchy, gore height does not hurt. It fits my shape, too.
Updated on Jun 21, 2020 Flag this
Purchased in July 2014 along with 2 other Melody's, I had very high hopes for this bra. Prior to this purchase I had been stuck thinking Goddess and Elila were the only brands that could come close to providing me with comfort and support (they didn't). When my order arrived, my excitement was quickly replaced with disappointment when I put each of them on. I was quadding a little on my larger side and yet I was not filling the bottom of the cup on any of them. I also could not tighten the straps enough to compensate. Very frustrating.
A year or so later, I joined Bratabase and ... learned about Bravissimo and their Alana bras. The Melody, while a seemingly very good quality bra seemed inferior to the Alana. The measured cup depth was very close between them yet I had close to an inch of emptiness at the bottom of the Melody with quadding on top while the Alana gave me neither. I consider myself to be a little FoB but I suspect the Melody was designed for those who are more FoB than me.
In terms of quality, the Melody is excellent and am sure would last for many years for someone with the right shape. The materials are nice and soft, especially the wings and fasteners but for me, the shape mismatch was too obvious. I have kept all 3 Melody's in the hope that I might someday grow into them but so far that has not happened.
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White colorway
Updated on Jun 17, 2020 Flag this
This Melody is one of several bras that I still have from 2014-2015. I tried one of those other ones, a 42K Elomi Caitlyn just to wear around the house today but quickly took it off as the wires, especially the right side, were poking really badly. This Melody was no different.
Once again, back to the back of the drawer for you!
I tried this Melody balconette again and ended up having a much much better day with it. I have gained close to 5 lbs since Christmas so that likely helped a lot as the bottom of the cups were nearly filled and so were the sides. Of course, the gore did not tack (none of my bras do) but the sides were nearly filled as well. I have to be careful when bending over as I am close to falling out but otherwise that was one of my better days with this bra.
Melody 28KK
I am adding this bra for data/informational purposes only. This Bra is not owned by me at the time of addition to the database.
Melody is an unpadded underwire balconette bra. I tried it in black, though I think it comes in other colors as well.
The band measures 26” to a max of 31.5” making with 3 hooks and 3 rows of eyes.
Cup Depth as measured by:
1 Hovering the cup between the knees, then placing the tape measure into the cups without any resistance.
This measurement is: 15”
2 Placing the cup over the knee and stretching it similar to what a breast would, ... to the maximum resistance.
This measurement is: 16.5”
I feel these two figures give you a general idea of the minimum and maximum depth that the cup can accommodate, just like the flat and stretched band measurements do with bands. Since Bratabase only has one cup field, I enter the larger of the two, as it’s this larger number that determines if a cup is going to fit me or not since I am on the max end of the cup scale, but do realize that some may need the lower number to determine fit for their needs, so I will always include both figures in the reviews for full disclosure.
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Black colorway
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Updated on Jun 23, 2018 Flag this
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Love the unique lace details in this bra and the material feels very nice and soft. Plus it it isn't very tall overall - stays out of my armpits.
But I found it uncomfortable. The band didn't fit tight but the wires were instantly digging in and creaking. Wires were a bit wide and the top of the cup was a bit too closed off for me.
Magenta colorway
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Updated on Feb 13, 2017 Flag this
This bra cuts into my breasts along the top and gives me the weirdest shape! Not exactly quad-boob, but truly awful. I wear it only for working out.
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Updated on Mar 09, 2016 Flag this
Disclosure: This bra doesn't actually fit me in both the cups and band, so that is the reason for a lot of my fit issues.
The Melody is a pretty bra with a nice band of lace at the top. Unfortunately, the band is too big and the cups are probably two sizes too big for me (I think I would do better with a 28J or 28I). The gore is too wide for my very close-set breasts, so even though it tacks (and is the first bra I've owned to do so), it pushes my breasts east/west a lot. The underwire is also too long and ends somewhere in my armpit. I have a small frame, so I'm hoping to have more luck with Ewa Michalak or Comexim.
The bra doesn't dig or pinch anywhere, and it's fairly comfortable. It just doesn't fit my shape and it's far too big for me.
Black colorway
Updated on Jul 05, 2015 Flag this
I love this bra! It gives me a nice mix of natural and uplifted shape.
It's a tad too tall/wide at the gore, but not enough to bother me at all. When gores are this tall there is almost always a problem with that.
The band is tight even though I bought this used and there are only very minimal signs of wear. I am glad I took a chance on this bra!
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Updated on Jan 05, 2015 Flag this
I thought at first that this bra was a really good fit for me, but then I noticed that the centre gore had folded in on itself at the top (boobs 1, underwires 0), and when I took it off, I noticed that the wire marks on the side extend the best part of an inch past the edge of my breast tissue. It's very comfortable, though, and I can happily wear it all day!
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Updated on Mar 23, 2014 Flag this
Well, I didn't like this bra. I thought the material of the cups was too soft and stretchy. My nipples were too evident under light clothes (a little I don't mind). While I didn't have a quad boob per se, it did give the look of it, while not cutting into tissue. One boob had a nice/normal shape to it, the other (smaller) didn't, it was this quad effect with smooth top. I'll still wear it, just not under thin clingy clothes. The wires were too narrow for me, I'm much more comfortable in slightly wider wires such as the Harmony, though the Tango Luxe has similar width and fits me perfectly. The bigger issue is really the fabric, too stretchy for me.
Edit: I stretched the wires to make them wider, so it's MUCH more confortable now, and the fit looks slightly better. It's wearable. Pictures are unaltered.
Months later edit: didn't keep this bra very long, just too stretchy over time.
Updated on Feb 04, 2014 Flag this
I saw this Melody in my bra drawer and put it on to see if they would be a better fit now but to no surprise, they weren't. There is another review of the Melody here on Bratabase and the owner described a very similar experience but in a much smaller band size. I wonder if Panache simply did a bad job of scaling up this design.
Back to the back of my bra drawer for this one.