It doesn't fit me but the band and top of the cups stretch moderately well. The band that touches the back and the straps are slightly itchy.
black colorway
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Thea Balconnet Bra (9261)
Since SS2016 - Non-padded balconette bra.
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Nice quality materials. Cups fit ok. Band is a little snug.
Updated on Sep 24, 2020 Flag this
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Wore this one tonight for about 5 hours and I was still comfy by the end. The band might not be that tight. I'm loving it even more and am seriously considering 1. buying more Theas and 2. coming up with a pattern based on it to sew my own.
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Me: 30F/32E. Center full, close set, relatively even when supported, tall-ish roots. Not particularly narrow - average to wide roots. Soft tissue. Shoulders are on the slightly narrow side so some balconettes have straps that are too wide for me.
Holy seam wrinkling, batman! Dang it. This is a balconette with a nice narrow gore so it was actually semi comfortable, but there was a lot of wrinkling across the seam between the lace and the fabric sections. I'm pretty sure it'd show through a lot of shirts. Not sure if it's a soft tissue thing or due to not being full enough on top. The shape was good overall, relatively round.Black colorway
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Updated on Aug 25, 2019 Flag this
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This is a lovely bra, however I found the cups too deep and wires too high. There was a fair amount of wrinkling in the lace top section of the cup. I’m quite short with short roots also. The Jasmine fit me much better in this size.
Floral colorway
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Updated on Apr 23, 2018 Flag this
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The bra is pretty and cheerful. So far seems soft and firm enough. I received it in a trade here, new with tags.
The shape is rounded natural, pushing the boobs to the front. Fits almost perfectly. There's some wrinkling on the outer part of the lace, where it connects to the lower part of the cup, but on the center and on the lower part of the cup there is no wrinkling at all. The seams are also perfectly filled, neither quadboobing nor unfilled.
Looks good under clothes.Updated on Apr 05, 2018 Flag this
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I am mad, I am so mad... 30jj that stretches up 34!!! Look at the band - it constructed to ride up, it made to have the back higher than the cups, wired cups are supposed to stay low and dig into your rib-cage. Have you read those reviews: "Band does not reach as far back (as Jasmine)" - LIE!!! it does. While straps were meant to be set closer (that has not worked out either) there is nothing, I mean NOTHING to prevent them from sliding back except huge band. - No side panel for straps to be attached to (meaning no forward projection, but squishing ... some tissue under the arm), so what the point to move straps? - to squish the front (top) of your boobs. Conclusion: instead of making side panel and deepen underarm crease, they brought sides higher and squished upper outer part of your boob and creating underarm wing (side double boob), with empty fabric. and yes, the sides are higher (what the point?) when all ladies complain of high poking wires. Are we living in 21 century Panache? Is it difficult to google reviews and make conclusion? Don't you have enough smart people to gather information and analyze it? I understand, that this review may not let me sell it to you guys, but someone has to tell the truth. I will keep this sucker and alter it to show that with the needle and some desire bras can be better. Those manufactures make money and keep ignoring their customers. They refuse to put slightest effort into better constructing bras. Learn from Polish bra makers - they are flexible and develop quickly.
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rn111069 colorway
Updated on Feb 22, 2018 Flag this
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I was waiting for this cut since it was announced since it is supposedly based on my personal favorite Panache cut, the Floris. Despite the lack of reviews a few weeks after its release, I took the plunge anyway. The print fell a little flat for me, which is odd because I was very much excited about it. I'm not sure exactly why, but it feels a little plain to me. The lace is indeed stretch, but it offers only minor give; it's relatively firm and completely unlike lace from Jasmine/Andorra. I actually do like this type of stretch upper panel quite a bit, I feel it would ... be more forgiving than Floris's stiff mesh. I was a little disappointed in some aspects of the construction, most notably being the power net for the band panels. Floris has this luxurious silky fabric that makes the bra feel very high quality and smooth, while Thea has the ever-so-slightly scratchy power mesh. This may be good for summer, perhaps. The cup's construction seemed to be made with materials similar to Floris.
As for the fit:
Compared to my 36HH Floris, the 36HH Thea does not allow for quite as much center fullness, therefore the gore floats enough to stick a finger underneath it. I did not have any quadding, however, so I'm not sure how sizing up in the cup would work for me. Because the band is a light pink, it is not terribly firm, and I would say that it is true to size for light-colored Panache balconettes.
The biggest turn off for this bra was the insane shape it gave me. I am not a stickler for shape problems - I accept that a few Panache cuts can make me a bit pointy (Jasmine, Andorra), while others give me a very round look (Floris, Envy to some extent.) Thea, however, gives me the most abnormal shape I've ever seen, quite pointy with odd cutting in along the outsides. I attached a drawing I made that helps me illustrate what happens with this cup on me. This shape can be seen in the model's photograph slightly (I took it as a fluke mismatch of cut and model), and it is made much more apparent in larger cup sizes. This issue was also likely further complicated by my softer breast tissue. I'm not really sure who will be able to find a match in the Thea, but this odd shape has me shipping Thea back ASAP.
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Blush Pink colorway
Updated on Apr 14, 2016 Flag this
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Bummer - another Floris fan here who thought that looked lovely. I had a shape like that with a 32HH - Fantasie » Lois Side Support Bra (2972) - but i thought it was the side-support panel. and I'm still less than thrilled with the mesh texture of the only Jasmine I own. Hrmph.
Good thing I am still wanting more bras from Ewa Michalak, i guess
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Blush Floral colorway
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Added on Apr 28, 2017
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Wow, that's really a beautiful bra, it looks good on you.