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Evadne

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When I finally came to terms with my 30F Swan print Lily being about a half cup too small, I swapped for a size up in blue, unsure how it would fit.

So, this is pretty much my perfect bra. I was afraid of that, as I have too damn many bras and can't part with any of them! But seriously, this is made for my shape. The only minor complaint I have is slight gapping on my smaller side, which happens in every single bra ever. The band on this one is tighter than my swan band, which is great - it actually only ... stretches to just over 28" whereas I was closing my swan print band on the middle or tightest hooks. If I wanted to nitpick I could say the wires are 0.2" or so too wide, but I like the overall shape so much I think I can forgive that.

I like the blue and pink colorway, but miss my swan print. Somebody please confirm - does the swan print run large? I thought I'd heard that, and this blue one would seem to confirm. It's tighter in the band and the cups are not what I would think a full size larger would be. If I accidentally-on-purpose stumbled across a 30FF swan print somewhere *cough* eBay *cough* would it possibly be too big?
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I have even fullness, average projection, and roots in the averageish range. I find both the Cleo Lucy (better for FOB) and the Cleo Marcie (better for FOT) wearable, but I wish the Lucy had a bit more room in the top of the cup and the Marcie a bit less. The Lily is said to be better for breasts with even fullness, so I had high hopes for it, until I got it and realized it's just a slightly improved version of the Cleo Meg.

The navy parrot print Lily fits very similarly to the Meg in the same size (30FF), except for slightly narrower wires and less ... of the Meg's weird little bubble of fabric between the horizontal cup seam (which fits me smoothly) and the top of the cup (which also fits me smoothly). There's still a little bit of wrinkling in between, but not a bubble of fabric as in the Meg. The line of coral mesh that runs below the top of the cup seems like it might be cutting in the tiniest bit, but the top of the cup itself does not cut in. I think you'd need short roots, a fair amount of top-center fullness, and high-set breasts for the Lily to fit right. It's not quite as tricky to fit as the Meg, but it's still tricky.

The center gore is fine in both height and width, but the wires are too low under my arms. I'd like a couple more inches of wire under my arms in the Lily. It looks fine under clothes (rounded, with none of the Meg's "elf-shoe" effect) and I got it on sale, so I'll keep it, but I won't be buying this cut again. So my search for the perfect even fullness/average projection bra goes on!
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Updated on Oct 26, 2014 Flag this

Magenta/orange colourway:

I already have the Lily in aqua/pink (http://www.bratabase.com/bra/dlh3m/ & http://www.bratabase.com/bra/dllbm/) and also in the parrot print (http://www.bratabase.com/bra/dllbq/)

The band on this colourway doesn't run quite as firm as the aqua colourway, so it appears aqua runs tighter than Lily's norm.

Other than that, I don't fit any significant fit differences in the magenta colourway.

Magenta/Orange colorway

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Navy/parrot colourway:

I grabbed this one on sale because I found the aqua/pink Lily such a perfect fit I wanted a couple more as everyday bras.

Despite not liking the parrot print, I have to admit I don't find it nearly as offensive in person as I expected to, so that's a plus.

Interestingly, the cups of the aqua/pink Lily are two layers of mesh in the lower half of the cup, and only the upper panel is a single layer of mesh. This parrot colourway is a single layer of mesh for the whole cup. Despite this, the fabric is stiffer than the aqua/pink colourway, so I suspect it'll take a couple of wears before this one moulds to me quite so perfectly (and the lack of fit on my smaller breast is therefore a touch more apparent in this colourway).

The band runs a little looser on this one, by about one column of hooks. But other than that, I don't find the fit particularly different between the two colourways.

Navy/Parrot colorway

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Updated on Aug 02, 2014 Flag this

A few months back, I bought this bra in 28G. However, upon wearing it, I find the top part of the bra cuts in my breasts, so I sold it to my friend who is the same size as me but with FoB breasts (I'm FoT). It suits her better with minor flapping on top. I was pretty heartbroken to let the bra go because I'm in love with it.

Cue a few months later, I'm still thinking about it, so I want to give it another try, but this time in 30FF. I thought, maybe the 28G I bought was really tight on me so it distorted the ... bra shape and cuts into my breasts. That could be a possibility.

Wearing this bra again in 30FF, I find that it fits me perfectly! The band stretches just a shy away from 30". The top doesn't cut in, the wires are low on me, the fabric is so soft, wire width nice and narrow. So yeay! This bra works on my slightly even/FoT breasts! The shape is the usual Cleo shape, lifted and round.

In conclusion, I really do think the 28G I bought the first time was too tight on me, hence distorting the shape and fit of the bra.
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This bra used to fit me but the cup is too small now. Band is quite firm. Top is closed off, so not appropriate for FOT shapes, but worked well for my short roots when I was this size. Color isn't really my style, but I don't care that much.

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Too wide gore, too tall/ closed cups.

aqua colorway

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This Swan Colorway runs deeper in the cups than the Aqua colorway. Also, the wires are firmer. I can tell it's from a different season. If you require a deeper, more open on top cup, then the swan print is for you. I was disappointed it was too big for me.

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The best immediate projection in an unlined bra I've experienced to date. I would benefit from slightly longer wires as not all of my side tissue is captured. My smaller breast appears to fit better than my larger breast. And, I may have shorter roots than the breasts for which this bra was created. For summer, however, this bra will rise to the top of my lists because of its quick dry nature and breathable fabric.

Aqua colorway

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