Charlotte Padded Bra (6901)

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Charlotte Padded Bra (6901)

AW2011- AW2015 version - This is the plunge version. See 6931 for half cup balconette. More...

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28		28D 28:4 12 bras	28DD 28:5 18 bras	28E 28:6 25 bras	28F 28:7 26 bras	28FF 28:8 22 bras	28G 28:9 28 bras	28GG 28:10 14 bras	28H 28:11 9 bras	28HH 28:12 3 bras	28J 28:13 6 bras	28JJ 28:14 2 bras	28K 28:15 3 bras
30		30D 30:4 21 bras	30DD 30:5 28 bras	30E 30:6 40 bras	30F 30:7 23 bras	30FF 30:8 28 bras	30G 30:9 41 bras	30GG 30:10 9 bras	30H 30:11 12 bras	30HH 30:12 6 bras	30J 30:13 8 bras	30JJ 30:14 1 bra	30K 30:15 7 bras
32	32C 32:3 1 bra	32D 32:4 7 bras	32DD 32:5 15 bras	32E 32:6 19 bras	32F 32:7 42 bras	32FF 32:8 24 bras	32G 32:9 17 bras	32GG 32:10 25 bras	32H 32:11 18 bras	32HH 32:12 12 bras	32J 32:13 12 bras	32JJ 32:14 3 bras	32K 32:15 7 bras
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42	42C 42:3 0 bras	42D 42:4 0 bras	42DD 42:5 1 bra	42E 42:6 1 bra	42F 42:7 0 bras	42FF 42:8 0 bras	42G 42:9 1 bra
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40G

Didn't fit

Am pleased with this bra! The only issue is the top of the gore slightly does not touch my sternum but it is longer than my other bras. Counting this as a win given it is comfy otherwise. I could have gone up one cup for my larger side but my smaller side would have needed a cookie or it would have been too large. Excited to rotate this in as a regular wearing bra. I also bought this in dusty rose and the tag on that one says US/UK size is both a G. Puzzled by that as I thought US and UK sizes are not the same in bra land.

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Updated on Feb 19, 2016 Flag this
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34K

Didn't fit

A bit uncomfortable to wear all day. Underwires slide down, don't stay in inframammary fold. Underwires poke me in the armpit. Cups are very shallow, flattens out my shape. Has plastic boning on the sides, comfortable at first, but hurts after wearing for a few hours.

Dusty Rose colorway

Updated on Sep 27, 2014 Flag this
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Excellent!

Comfort
Meh

Bra appearance
Good

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32C

Didn't fit

This is easily going to be my longest review so far, because it may be the only one in this size on Bratabase for a while. I bought this from the Parfait by Affinitas sale on Zulily, and the tag for sure says 32C. Apparently I bought a bra that doesn't exist, but photographic evidence is included. Maybe they quietly expanded their size range to include C cups?

Note that the band in this size only has 2 hooks, not 4. Another difference between this and the larger sizes is that the cups don't seem to run small or shallow here, as others have noticed ... with the larger sizes. I'd say this is a true to size 32C with average projection. It is definitely more projected than my b.tempt'd and Natori bras. I can only fill the cups with a LOT of scooping and swooping, but once I'm there, it keeps me in there pretty well. My larger left breast sits nicely in the cup, and the smaller right one has a small amount of gapping at the top, but not so much that I can't deal with it.

Anyway, I'm a bit conical, a bit shallow, splayed, separated (2-3 finger-breadths), with a wide root but not a super-tall root, and soft squishy tissue. My snug underbust is usually about 31" and tight underbust 29". This bra looks awesome, but there are 2 major comfort issues.

The positives: It brings my boobs front and center in a very "in your face" way. The whole "lifts and separates" thing is in full force here. I completely agree with the person who said "boob scaffolding," as it's extremely supportive. The wings go up high enough to bring all my armpit tissue inward, which is rare for me given how spread out my boobs are. It's also very well constructed and has a gorgeous 1950s vintage pinup feel. Looks awesome with the matching high-waist briefs.

The negatives: It's SO uncomfortable on me. The gore wants to eat my sternum. I have a very bony sternum, and this gore digs right in where my sternum meets my ribs. It's made worse by the fact that the band seems really small and really firm. Either a wider amount of space between the wires or a lower gore would be preferable. The band is also quite wide and very firm, so it goes up high enough to dig into my lat muscles and create a little bit of an unflattering back fat roll. However, wearing it with an extender all but eliminates the back fat issue and definitely improves the gore issue. Finally, the wires are not quite as wide as I prefer, but the construction of the bra brings my roots inward and keeps my axillary tails from leaking over the wings, so it doesn't seem to be a big problem.
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Updated on Sep 13, 2014 Flag this
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Excellent!

Comfort
Meh

Bra appearance
Good

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28F

Didn't fit

This bra is absolutely beautiful and I wish it fit better. Got the Dusty Rose color and tried it on for ten minutes. My shape: short, narrow roots, somewhat even with more bottom projection, fuller in the center with less tissue on the sides, short torso.

Very comfortable and firm band, largely due to the vertical boning on the wings to help the elastic not roll and cut into you.

Unexpectedly narrow wire width at 5.1". For once, I didn't notice the wires bothering me at all, which was amazing.

The cups are a little shallow in bottom and center for the size--I got minimal quadboob toward the ... center because this was a balconette plunge style and not a full balconette. I don't think the cups run small--if my tissue had filled the top of the cups (meaning if my boobs were tall enough, not FOT enough), I think the volume would seem like a standard 28F.

Tall cups (6" tall from highest point to bottom wire measured vertically). I don't need the top inch of cup at all--the distance from my armpit to inframammary fold is about 5.5", so my breasts are even shorter than that. So, unfortunately, my arms were pushing the bra down so it wouldn't stay in the right place, and when I slouched even a little, the top triangular edges gapped.

The center gore was too wide--I prefer 0.7" or less, or else the wires end up sitting on my boobs in the center.

The straps were a little too far apart, but this is always an issue with me (my weird ribcage is smallest at the top and largest at the bottom).

The construction is sturdy, the design is great, the materials thoughtful (matte cups with satin side support panels) and the bra itself is kind of heavy--the wires are thick and don't bend easily. Overall, wish I could have a version that fit me.

Hope this review, measurements, and photos helped you!
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Updated on Jan 22, 2014 Flag this
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32GG

Didn't fit

Really love the 'pin-up' aesthetic of this bra, but sadly it's not a good match for me.

Fit issues:
Bottom cups are way too shallow for me, causing me to size up to avoid quadding.
This also adds to the tallness of the cups (but a smaller size cuts in).
But my real deal-breaker is the amount of coverage in the armpit / tail of spence area!

I'm apparently someone with unreasonable tenderness there, who often experiences (even generally well-fitting) bras to 'chafe' my armpit area... (while I see other people wearing bras with much more 'armpit material' without trouble - so yeah I don't know, call me sensitive). But as Charlotte ... has SO.MUCH.MATERIAL near the armpit, I can't comfortably deal with it. Especially as it's thick/foamy as well.

As I really wanted this bra to work, I've actually attempted bra surgery and undid the sewing at the wing / where the strap meets the cup; toward the under-armpit.
This sewing intervention is relatively doable, as the satiny fabric can be re-attached over the alteration, so the sewing underneath is pretty much invisible. So you can easily cut part of the material away and re-sew it in a more comfortable, lower-coverage position.

But you know, life happens, being too busy and with a too-large pile of sewing projects..
I never got around to finishing my alteration. Now I've moved countries and either this Charlotte is somewhere in storage or I donated it, can't remember.

I'm still low-key contemplating the Shimmer Floral though, which is supposed to have much better projection!
So I could size down for sure, like 32G, which could hopefully also (partly) counter the too-much-armpit-material effect?
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Updated on Dec 29, 2021 Flag this
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28GG

Didn't fit

This bra was one of the first bras I purchased to gauge how well bras close to this size would fit. I had read up on bra fitting, but I needed to try some different bras on to understand better and see what worked for me. This bra was inexpensive in like new condition and was one that seemed "popular" due to the large amount of reviews on this site/elsewhere. I use to like bras that had padding, but now I prefer Lacey unlined bras.

When I got this bra, I ended up messing up the strap and tried to fix it for a few weeks. I tried ... to enlist the help of others, trying to twist and untwist it, and thought someone maybe altered the strap legnth or spacing to fit and then sewed it back wrong. I FINALLY found someone who managed to flip it around in a few different ways to straighten it out.

The bra fit okay cup wise I think, though not exact when I first tried it on. I Have lost weight so by now the cups are a little too big, at least on one side. I believe this bra is too shallow for my more projected breasts. There isn't the massive amount of push up I am use to in my Victoria Secret padded bras, but its thick enough that nothing pokes through,and gives my breasts kind of a round shape. The inside of the cups have some seams that I wasnt use to in my push up/moulded cup Victoria Secret bras. I like the thick straps and the thick band. The tight band felt so relieving and my posture/slumped shoulders looked so much better than when I was wearing band way too big. (Which still amazes me with each new bra I tried with 28 bands. This band was quite comfortable. I like bras that have more than 2 hooks, this has 3 rows of 4 hooks each. It feels sturdy around my underbust. The thick straps also adjust enough for me and do not slide down. The wires feel a bit too wide towards my armpits, I need more narrow wires. The gore is slightly taller than my preference, and has a bow plopped on top which is alright. Having a gore that is too wide and tall pushes the tissues from my my center full breasts back out more east west direction. I Think I need plunge styles or overlapping wires that are more narrow. The cups slightly rubbed in my armpits and the gore dug into my sternum a little when I first tried it on, but a few weeks later it didnt dig as much.

This purple bra is decent and an improvment on my older bras in a way, but not ptotally right for me. It kind of looks youthful, maybe it's the color, bans the big bow on the gore, it reminds me of the bras I wore as a younger teenager but with more seams inside the cups. I still prefer lace bras, or if I wear thicker bras I would rather hey look a little more mature.Ie
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Updated on Sep 09, 2021 Flag this
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32HH

Hasn't set fit

Doesn't fit me--too big. I'm also wondering if some of the other listed measurements are older and they changed something in the newer ones, because it seems like I'm looking at a completely different bra than everyone else!

Mine definitely has 3 hooks (trust me, I checked like 5 times just in case...) but all the other submitted measurements for this size say there are 4...

Updated on Jun 15, 2021 Flag this
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Wearable

Comfort
Don't know

Bra appearance
Meh

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28GG

Hasn't set fit

Though the print is a floral, it more reminds me of rocks under a stream. The outside cups are satin, while the inside is like a soft jersey cotton. This bra, in this print and more recent colour schemes have been compared to polish bras in their fit - fairly narrow wires, immediate projection and all the depth of a good partner (okay, maybe not that deep, but deep for cups) all lead me to agree - it's similar to my Comexims rather than my Ewa Michalak's in the shape it produces as well as the comfort from softer wires and well placed padding. Wide straps that allow comfort. It tends to make me feel like I'm wearing "boob armour" from how full coverage it is with moderate padding, and some days I just love that feeling - especially in winter.

Floral Shimmer colorway

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Comfort
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Bra appearance
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30DD

Fits

Charlotte has turned out to be one of my favorite bras in my current size, and I've collected many colors, but Dusty Rose is quite possibly my favorite colorway! Unfortunately, I only own this in a 30D, which has always been too small for me. Luckily, I found this bra in near-brand new condition from needboobwisdom, who happened to not get on with the shape.

I am pleased to find that this bra fits exactly as expected. While I prefer the 28E in this style for a more snug band, Parfait makes very firm bands in general, so the 30DD works quite well ... and doesn't feel too large. The cups on this bra measure as expected, with no notable discrepancies although I have experienced some bras running a little larger or smaller in the cup than the others. Note that this is for the older version with the rainbow Parfait label, which fits me quite well.

Dusty Rose is a beautiful matte cool rose that functions as a nude on lighter skintones. It is a very flattering color on me, and I hope to find more colors like this in other styles as they are more attractive than flesh-tone nudes while still appearing invisible under clothing.

I am very happy to have this gorgeous colorway of Charlotte in my collection in my size, and will definitely be adding it to my rotation this winter!
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Dusty Rose colorway

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34FF

Didn't fit

This is SUCH a beautiful bra. I had it before in red in a different size prior to my breast reduction and wore it quite often. However, the band feels extremely firm - much more firm than my Parfait Lulu - and is kind of uncomfortable. As a result of the tight band, I feel like the underwires dig in under my arms a little bit. I also think the cup is too shallow for me. The ultimate killer for me, though, is the SQUEAKINESS. It squeaks every time I move, and my previous Parfait Charlotte Padded squeaked too, so I know it's not just this one!

Updated on Dec 23, 2019 Flag this
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Wearable

Comfort
Meh

Bra appearance
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- I tried this, and yes the squeaks are wierd! It's not the right shape for me but definitely pretty!
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