Blue mist bralette and thong - bra and panty set discontinued by Fantasy Lingerie - review by Jul!a

There wasn't much for packaging, just it inside of some pink tissue paper. On the inside of both the top and the bottom are tags that indicate what size they are, that they're made of 100% Nylon, and that they should be machine washed in cold on the gentle cycle with darks and line dried.

It comes in three different sizes; small, medium, and large. I got the small which to Fantasy Lingerie would mean that I should be between a size 6-8, with a 35-37" bust, a 26 1/2-28 1/2" waist, and 37 1/2"-39 1/2" hips. . Personally I'm about 5'2, size 4/6, I weigh about 115, around my bust measures about 32" and underneath measures about 28 1/2". I've got about a 29" waist with 34" hips, 38" around my butt, and I wear a B cup. Larger breasts may find themselves wanting support, but it will fit everybody it says it will.

In this set you're getting the top and a matching thong. The top is similar to that of a bralette or a super cropped cami. There are two cups, each about 5 1/2" wide at the base and 7 1/4" tall. The outer 3 1/2" or so of each cup is a sheer mesh, with 1 1/2" or so of lace trim along the inside of each cup. The cups are held up in a halter style and feature extremely long straps. Like, 28 1/2" long. Each. They are only about 1/4" thick like the fabric trim on the cups, so they'll also tangle if you're not careful. The "body" of the piece is the same lace that trims the cups and is about 6 1/2" tall or so. It's easily see through, and soft to the touch. The tag is located on a seam and is easily removed. Something else you may wish to remove from the top are what I can only assume to be hanging straps. These pieces of netted string are attached at the top of the top and hang down farther than the top does. This can really break up the visual flow. Fortunately, it'll be very easy to get rid of them.

Curiously, the tag in my thong says that it's a large. When laid down with the rest of my underwear, it seems to be about the same size, which when laid flat is about 12" but will stretch up to about 22" before digging in painfully. If it's a mismatched tag, then it'll definitely fit the small sizing chart and then some. If it's actually from a large set (which it just may be), it'll definitely fit that range of 42 1/2" - 44 1/2" hips easily since it tops out at about 45" around. The thong has the same basic design as the top with the open lace and the sheer mesh panels, and is more of a "traditional" thong shape. The triangle starts out about 4 1/2" across in the front and narrows down to about 1 1/4" at the crotch and then flares back out just a tiny bit to about 1 3/4" at the top of your butt. A small triangular panel in the front about 2" wide by 4 1/2" deep is the same sheer mesh as the cups, while the rest of the fabric is the scallopy lace. Since there's no crotch liner, or even solid fabric, I wouldn't recommend wearing this one out and about.

Overall the set is constructed pretty well. There weren't really any loose threads that I could see, and everything seemed like it would hold up within reason. If you try to break it, you'll succeed. But otherwise it's all pretty nice. The mesh doesn't stretch, but the lace does, so you've got some wiggle room on sizing. The sizing is pretty accurate from what I can tell, and unless you're drastically under the measurements for the size you ordered, it won't hang off of you awkwardly either. Both the thong and the top were comfortable to wear for longer periods of time, although I can see where the lace might start to get itchy for some.

Some pictures for you: You can see the string I'm talking about here.

I picked this up on a whim when it was on sale and I actually kind of like this one, at least a lot more than I expected to. I normally don't like things that end up cropped up as high as this is, but for some reason this one doesn't bother me. It doesn't really do anything for my boobs, but it does look great on my stomach. Even after all of the little things that can easily be counted against it as a whole, I still like it. The little hanging strings can be removed, the halter straps can be altered in length, and the large thong still fit me comfortably. For me it's a solid 4 star set, but when it first came to me it was a 3 star. I'll call it a solid 3 1/2 star set and bump it up because it'll fit so many people and it's so easy to modify.

I know it's been discontinued here, but it's still available for sale elsewhere if you do a Google search.