Very pretty bra. Love the 4.5-inch cup width. Unfortunately, once I scoop and swoop, I have some pretty significant quadding on my larger side and a minor amount on my smaller side. The cups on the 30F fit great, but then the straps are too wide and cut into my armpits (story of my life). If you don’t have super petite shoulders (which I only learned from trying to buy bras that I do) and you need a narrow, projected cup, this could be a great match for you.
This is another one of the non-refundable purchases from an upscale bra shop that fitted me as a 32C. I don't know if it was an honest mistake on the part of the fitter or if she was trying to get me purchase more bras since 32C is a conventional size. 32C = 32+3 and my actual size, 30DD = 30+5, which both equal 35. Who knows. In good faith, I believed that I was a 32C.
This bra is so pretty and it's a shame that it's not the correct size for me. The band is way too big and my breast tissue is trying to make an escape via the outer cups and my armpits.
Honestly this is probably the best t-shirt bra I've found for myself. It's comfortable, and while it may not be a perfect fit to my shape my boobs do look good in it. I think my biggest complaints would be that the wire is a bit wide but that tends not to bother me because I don't have a lot of flesh under my arms for it to dig into, and the band seems to stretch out pretty easily. I do also have some gaping at the top of the bra but due to being molded you can't really tell, and hey, it's a t-shirt bra. It's surprisingly deep though and my soft boobs don't spill out the center so I'd call that a win.
This bra's measurements have been altered
Altered band,
No alterations, bra just old and stretched out.
This bra is lovely for up to an hour on me. After that point I realise the wires are a little too narrow for me, and I'm constantly wanting to swoop my boobs back out of my underarms. The cups themselves are really nice, so soft and mould to your shape with some stretch. The stretch though does mean I want to adjust them sometimes. I find the point where the strap meets the cup get irritating on my skin, it's a little rough. The straps themselves are a very firm elastic and as they are embroidered this may add to the firmness and difficulty in sliding the ...adjuster. This one was so promising on me, I would usually measure (by a bra fitter) as an 8F, but had to go the 10F on this one to get the width on the wires (which was ultimately still not wide enough, haha). And, as the band isn't quite tight enough for me, I'm wearing it on the tightest hook but still wanting to tug it down throughout the day. It's a pretty bra, but ultimately not for my shape. Read more 80 more words
Tried this on at the recommendation of the Nordstrom's associate who was helping me and fell in love. It is a very secure feeling bra, and it looks and feels amazing. Even though it is a t-shirt bra, Simone Perele still manages to make it special through use of fabrics and lace.
This bra is so comfortable! I love how light weight and soft the cups are. I was recommended this one by the boutique I go to because the cups seem to mold to my uneven breast sizes better than most others. (left is about a cup size bigger...)
I love the quality and the design. The band was more snug than I expected and the center gore goes pretty high, leaving marks. It isn't uncomfortable at all though.
My shape: close set, full on bottom, average/narrow width roots, tall shallow roots, soft tissue.
I like this bra well enough for a moulded cup, it's smooth under shirts and feels better than what I was previously wearing. At first I wore this size with an extender adding an extra hook for it to feel comfortable, after a couple of wears the band stretched nicely and I can now wear it on the loosest hook. I also like that it seems to be somewhat more projected than many moulded bras I tried on, so it escapes slightly under my IMF line, but still feels okay when I wear ...it.
What I don't like: the wires don't go through the entire wire channel, there's a little gap, so a little tiny bit of breast can escape on the outer side on the top (you can push the wire from the gore to the outside, but then you loose the straight gore tacking on the sternum a bit, it's a trade off). Very slight quad-boobs on the center as well, but it's not noticeable. I also wish the gore was just a tiny bit closer together for my center-full breasts, but overall the fit is good, so I'm keeping it. This is my first bra review, thanks for reading! Also thank you to Reddit's ABraThatFits community for helping me out.
Edit on Feb. 22, 2019: I wanted to edit this review to add more thoughts after having this bra a while and wearing it more often. The cups are a little too shallow for me, the wire marks are always about a finger width lower than my IMF (around 1.5cm or 0.5" in), so I do have to adjust the bra throughout the day up. The lace underneath the band also bugs me a little. Overall, I'm still keeping this bra and the black colorway because they are my best fits. I can see wearing it occasionally when I need a smooth look under tight dresses/shirts, but they're not as supportive and comfy as I'd hoped for all-day wear.
Edit on May 19, 2020: So it's been about 15 months since I purchased this bra and it's been one of my most used when I need a T-shirt/molded bra for light colored tops. This bra uses excellent materials since I have only just recently (since Jan/Feb) moved up to the tighter second set of hooks. The straps are still supportive and look nice and the spacer foam fabric is great on hotter days. The only problem I have is some slight discoloration near the armpit caused by one of my deodorants, other than this the bra looks excellent. Read more 335 more words
Simone Perele bras are always gorgeous, with soft, elegant lace and delicate styling. I love the look of these bras, but unfortunately they rarely work out for me.
While all SP bands are very stretchy rather than firm, I've found that there's a lot of variation in how they measure. This particular band is the most supportive one I've tried, being made out of what seems like a very compact, high-stretch crepe-backed charmeuse with lovely jacquard patterns. I wish SP used this material in more bands!
Simone Perele is no stranger to strap detailing, and this style has a lace overlay of medallions and floral motifs on ...the front of the straps. Since this detailing goes quite far back, it's possible that on someone shorter than me that the straps could not be adjusted short enough. On me, the straps were adjusted as short as they could go with no room to spare.
Cup-wise, this fits very similarly to my other SP unlined demi cups and is very similar to the Amour Demi, but with slightly deeper and significantly taller cups. Compared to other brands, these cups tend to have a deep U shape, and run narrow and tall. The binding at the top is fairly closed off. The top edge sits flush against my skin, but there's a lot of excess fabric right below the elastic.
The cups are made from the same soft, fine mesh as Delice, with floral embroidered motifs, and the upper edge of the cups has floral embroidered lace insets. The interior of the cup has a tulle panel that runs diagonally through the cup and is seamed into the cup's middle shaping seam. The cups give a good rounded shape, but are most suited for breasts that are narrow, round, projected, with average roots. It's too narrow for wide shapes, too projected for FOB or shallow shapes, and too closed off for tall roots.
Since I had problems with this cut in Amour and Promesse, which are all shorter in cup height than Wish, there was no way I could make this style work for me. Sadly, this is another gorgeous SP style I'll have to pass on. Read more 258 more words
Simone Perele bras are always gorgeous, with soft, elegant lace and delicate styling. I love the look of these bras, but unfortunately they rarely work out for me.
While all SP bands are very stretchy rather than firm, I've found that there's a lot of variation in how they measure. This particular style is a standard SP band with narrow wings, and it measures much bigger than my other SP bras, so it is decidedly too big.
Simone Perele is no stranger to strap detailing, and this style has an embroidered overlay of flowers and what looks like dragonflies covering the front portion of the straps. ...Since this detailing goes quite far back, it's possible that on someone shorter than me that the straps could not be adjusted short enough. I was left with 1.5" inches to go once the straps were comfortably adjusted.
Cup-wise, this fits very similarly to my other SP unlined demi cups and is very similar to the Promesse Demi. Compared to other brands, these cups tend to have a deep U shape, and run narrow and tall. The binding at the top is fairly closed off. The interior of the cup has a tulle panel that runs diagonally through the cup and is seamed into the cup's middle shaping seam. This seam is not as tall as the one on the Promesse, meaning the top of the cup is fuller, and the cup itself is also taller, which means it needs even more volume on top to fill it properly The cups give a good rounded shape, but are most suited for breasts that are narrow, round, projected, with average roots. It's too narrow for wide shapes, too projected for FOB or shallow shapes, and too closed off for tall roots.
On me, the band is definitely too big and doesn't provide enough support. The top edge sits flush against my skin, but there's a lot of excess fabric right below the elastic. While the cups are the right volume for me, the shape is not a good fit, and my body doesn't fit into the cups to fill them out the correct way. I had the same issue on the Promesse Demi, but since the Amour cups are even taller, the problem is exaggerated. Read more 282 more words
Simone Perele bras are always gorgeous, with soft, elegant lace and delicate styling. I love the look of these bras, and I had always wanted to pick one up. This style is the first SP I've tried, and luckily, it's the first to fit! The embroidery on the cups is pretty and delicate, and isn't scratchy as you may expect from other brands. I can see why these bras are expensive, as the materials and construction are much better than others you find on the market.
While all SP bands are very stretchy rather than firm, I've found that there's a lot of variation ...in how they measure. This particular style is a standard SP band with narrow wings, but it measures on the smaller side, so it works. It can ride up if I'm not careful, so I need to make sure the straps are not adjusted too short.
Simone Perele is no stranger to strap detailing, and this style has skinny twin straps on the front embellished with chrysanthemum embroidered medallions on each strap. The back of the strap is a standard 1 cm strap, but I did not have much room to shorten this. I was left with about 1 1/4" room to adjust, so potentially the straps might not adjust short enough for someone shorter than me.
Cup-wise, the measurements are very similar to my other SP unlined demi cups, but are more forgiving in the fit. Compared to other brands, these cups tend to have a deep U shape, and run narrow and tall. This particular style is cut a bit shallower than Promesse and Amour, and is not quite as tall as Amour, so it's more suitable for my shape. The stretch tulle cups stretch with my shape and fit nicely to my body. Compared to the other styles, the binding at the top is much narrower, with 1/8" elastic, so it's not as tight and closed off. The interior of the cup has a tulle panel that acts like a sling. The cups give a good rounded shape, but are most suited for breasts that are narrower. I think this style could accommodate a wider range of shapes and should work for a number of different shapes.
This bra is a really nice shape for me, and would be an excellent fit if the band were a little shorter or if it came in 28DD. However, I am happy to say that it works for me! Read more 318 more words
I wanted to like this bra on me, but I gained a little weight and never bothered breaking it in because the band got too tight. It's a very firm feeling construction and the plung style goes up higher at the underarms. The straps are a little too wide set for me making it uncomfortable to wear for long periods of time. The cups do not have a lot of projection, but give me decent cleavage in the front. The cups are moulded. I prefer soft padded cups instead.
Beautiful lace! Sizing down in the cups was definitely a good choice, band on the tighter end of Simone Perele bands which can often be quite stretchy. Note that the band is quite thin at the back clasp and has only one hook and eye closure in this size (3 sets of 1 hook and eye total). I also own the 30DD (30E in simone perele sizes) which has 3 sets of two hooks.
The lace on the cups is extremely pretty. Not sure how I feel about the fringe around the top of the cups; it looks really nice when viewing the whole bra but when just the top of the cups/fringe peeks out under low cut tops it looks a little weird like your bra is hairy. The materials of the band are super comfy but it slides down a bit on me making the edge of the band roll inwards. The edge poking into my sides isn't as uncomfortable as other bands since the materials are super soft, but it's still not ideal. At least it keeps the band from sliding down more. All in all a very nice bra, well-constructed, and I will likely keep it. May run a bit small since I normally wear a 30E in Simone Perele bras.
I still haven't quite found a bra that truly fits, but this was the first unpadded bra I put on that was actually close and comfortable. Now I think it's just a very forgiving bra. I purchased the bra in turquoise on sale.
This was my first "luxury" bra. The band fabric feels amazing. I have sensitve skin and the mesh cups do not irritate me at all. The embroidery details are cute. However, it isn't quite my style, and I personally would not pay full price.
For reference, my breasts are conical, center full, FOB, close set, slightly wide, tall roots. The band is very stretchy, so definitely size down ...at least one band size. I did not size down, and I can easily stretch it to fit my hand under the band. I don't think this is a very supportive bra, at least at this size range.
Wires - The wires are shaped like a C, thin, and flat, and the wire channel is padded comfortably. I did have to try to bend the wires above the gore away from my sternum, but the gore has been comfortable since (I have some issue with my sternum and have always avoided any wires there, so this is a major plus). I prefer to push the wires through the wire channel away from the center, although they don't seem to stay. I think the cup width is slightly too narrow for me, but it isn't painful.
Cups - The cups themselves are sheer stretch mesh with embroidery, with a 2nd small support mesh panel along the side, and one vertical seam. The embroidery/lace extends past the seam at the top of the cup, and doesn't typically lay flat. The seam along the top of the cup isn't tight on me. However, I have had days when it slightly cut into to top of my larger side, so I don't think it'd fit tall roots and/or those with a lot of upper fullness. I think this is a a good cup for FOB. I usually see a bit of empty space at the end of the vertical seam, where it seems to want a just a bit more tissue, but not a ton more (likely because I'm conical, and it isn't supportive enough/mesh is too stretchy). I get a lifted, pointy shape while wearing this bra. Read more 278 more words
Lovely bright red color lace. Cup just overall too big, I can't fill it. The wires are wide and seem pretty long (not sure it's because the cups are too big). I loved the cotton fabric that lined the inside of the cup, feels very nice on.
I am 5' 2" and have a short torso. I believe I have have narrow, close-set, full on bottom (FOB), center full breasts that are self supporting with immediate projection and short roots. I have had a very difficult time finding a bra that fits, is comfortable, and meets my everyday needs. That being said, this is one of the more acceptably fitting bras I've had thus far even though I measure and seem to fit best in UK 30FF or UK 28G. This Simone Perele bra seems to have deeper cups that can accommodate a fair amount of projection. I bought it from a boutique and was told ...the cups fit a full cup larger than labeled which explains why I can still sort of wear this bra despite the size not aligning with my measurements. I can't get it to stay in my IMF but there isn't a molded, padded, or otherwise lined bra that would accommodate the amount of immediate projection I need...I can live with adjusting this one. This bra has decent nipple coverage although isn't 100%. Closest thing I've been able to find that I can wear as a t-shirt bra. As short as I am I do wish the wires and wings were a bit shorter and that the straps were set in a bit closer. Things definitely get a little stabby under the armpits and in the tail of spence area after 4-6 hours but it's tolerable if you're not moving around too much. I do spill out of the middle a bit and the tops of the cups do cut in slightly but I can live with it and it isn't noticeable to anyone but me. Overall I'm happy with this bra...I just wish it wasn't discontinued and was made in another size that would more closely fit UK 30FF or 28G without such drastic changes in size scaling and construction. I have tried on other Simone Pereles and they become too tall, wide and lose their projection. Read more 226 more words
