Tomima's Blog – Lingerie & Underwear Expert

 

A side-effect of being in the bra business is that you tend to know the bra size and favorite style of all your female acquaintances.   So, I personally know of two women who don’t know each other, but both happen to share the same bra style, have been wearing it for more than 10 years, and ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT!

Are you jealous?  I know I am.  I have never selected a bra style that’s stayed on the market that long.  Their bra is the Chantelle Tamaris Seamless Molded Underwire 1660.  And here are the reasons they sing its praises.

First, both women feel they have somewhat sloping shoulders.  And the straps on this bra do not fall off their shoulders.  Now, there are a number of reasons why straps can fall off shoulders – your upper breasts are shallow and do not fill up the top of the cup, your band size is too big etc.  The reason these straps stay on your shoulders is because they are located almost directly above the nipple.  This is known in the trade as "center pull" or "cup centered" straps. The cups are also shaped more as a triangle which assists in keeping the straps centered and on your shoulders. 

Their next favorite feature is the leotard back. Lately, you’ve probably been seeing commercials on TV about Bali’s new "Comfort-U Design" back.  Well, it’s not new.  This has been called a leotard back in the industry and has been around for years.  The Tamaris has this back which allows the bra back to look more pared down, and again helps keep the straps on your shoulders.

Both women are in the 34-36, B-C size range, so granted they don’t have any real size issues.  But the other thing they love is the cup design.  Again, this was really one of the first seamless cups to come onto the market.  But, what is different is that these cups are not made of a stretchy fabric that can make your breasts look floppy.  Rather, the sheer/lacy fabric is non-stretch.  This goes a long way in giving you a great uplifted breast shape.  And, the unique horizontal lace along the cups helps to eliminate a woman’s "high beams" if you know what I mean. 

Finally, a few historical side notes.  Chantelle shared with me that this bra has an extremely loyal following (my 2 friends back that up), and it was one of the very first seamless molded bras ever offered. And the lion’s share of sales for this bra are in the USA.

So, here you have a very comfortable bra, with straps that don’t fall off, gives great shape, is pretty, modest, and supportive.  No wonder it’s been a favorite for so many years.  Its size range, though,  is a little limiting – 32B to 38D with a few E cups in range as well.

 

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