Curvy Kate Luxe Strapless Bra - Cocoa - 18J

This thing is SUBSTANTIAL...I mean, strong like a fortress. I like wearing it when I want good posture. My plan is to wear it with the straps the vast majority of the time under sweaters. The seams are noticeable enough that it doesn't work as a smooth "tight soft t-shirt" bra for me...it draws too much attention to the girls. That being said, I'd wear it with a regular old school t-shirt or in a lined blouse. My hubby also noticed the seams in that they "appealed" to him and drew him in for "hugs", so that's not what I need in my career as a teacher...ha! It is very, very high cut, so won't work with most of my strapless sweat heart dresses...but then again, nothing does, so I knew what I was buying when I bought it. I give it four stars, because it still isn't a ... MoreThis thing is SUBSTANTIAL...I mean, strong like a fortress. I like wearing it when I want good posture. My plan is to wear it with the straps the vast majority of the time under sweaters. The seams are noticeable enough that it doesn't work as a smooth "tight soft t-shirt" bra for me...it draws too much attention to the girls. That being said, I'd wear it with a regular old school t-shirt or in a lined blouse. My hubby also noticed the seams in that they "appealed" to him and drew him in for "hugs", so that's not what I need in my career as a teacher...ha! It is very, very high cut, so won't work with most of my strapless sweat heart dresses...but then again, nothing does, so I knew what I was buying when I bought it. I give it four stars, because it still isn't a "function" strapless bra in the sense that it can't be worn (in my cupsize) with most normal strapless shirts/dresses because the shirts/dresses don't go up high enough for us full-bosomed ladies!

I tried several different styles/shapes of strapless bras - this was the best of the bunch. However I wanted to wear it with a halter neck dress and was hoping to use the halter neck strap but unfortunately the hook pockets were quite far apart so the strap then showed under the dress so I had to wear it strapless. With the halter neck strap the bra gave me a really nice shape - it pushed my breasts together but without the strap my breasts went in the other direction so I ended up having to sew up the front edges of the bra on either side to bring my breasts closer together in order to make a better shape. So not altogether a success but I do always find it difficult to find a strapless bra that works well for me!

I normally buy a 34DD in the Panache Envy bras (should probably be at least a 34DDD if not larger but with the stretch lace it just barely fits). I bought a 34E in this bra and it fits great. I have NEVER in my 30 years of wearing bras found a strapless that actually fits, until now. This bra fits sooooo well and actually stays up all day without any tugging. By the end of the day it is a little uncomfortable but that's a fair trade for the perfect fit. FYI I have full on bottom breasts (from breastfeeding) with soft tissue, pretty wide set and fairly projected.