Sensual lace cami set - camisole set discontinued by Coquette - review by Jul!a

The packaging was nothing spectacular, my cami set came wrapped up in a plastic bag and then wrapped in pink tissue paper.

I got this set in a size small. To Coquette, this means I should be a size 4-6, with a B cup, a 34-36" bust, 26-28" waist, and 36-38" hips. Personally I'm about 5'2, I weigh about 105, around my bust measures 31" and underneath measures about 28 1/2". I've got about a 25" waist with 33" hips and wear a good solid B cup. I felt as though I had a hard time filling this top out like it should be, but the cups didn't look loose or deflated.

For the other sizes available, Coquette has the following measurements listed:
Medium: size 8 - 10, B cup, 36-38" bust, 26 - 30" waist, 38 - 40" hips
Large: size 12 - 14, C cup, 38 - 40" bust, 30 - 32" waist, 40 - 42" hips

The looser flowy nature of the bottom portion of the cami means that if your hips are larger than the size you need for your bust, order the size that will fit your bust.

This whole set is gorgeous. The top is mostly a see through black mesh. The cups as well as a 4" wide strip that goes down towards the belly button from the cups is made of a lovely purple material with a black floral lace over it. From a point in the middle of the front, the purple and lace also travel around the whole bottom of the cami. The straps are adjustable, just like any bra strap and are not removable. Across the top of the back measures 13" laid flat and only stretches up to 16". The bottom is much more forgiving, starting at 17" across and stretching to 22". The cups seem to be built a lot wider than most bra cups, meaning that you'll need at least a small C cup to fill out the cups on the small nicely. They do feature underwire, which will offer some extra support for those who need it. In between the cups is a small purple bow that matches the rest of the purple and features the traditional tacky Coquette lips charm hanging from it. The bottom dips downwards in the back and peaks with a 7" wide bow in the same shade as the bow on the front. From the middle of the cups down to the peak at the belly button is about 12" and it's about 18" down to the bow in the back.

The Y-back thong is made of the same slightly see through purple and black lace as the top. Laid flat it measures 13 1/2" outstretched and stretches all the way up to 20". The triangle here actually goes from the front all the way to the back, meaning that you have more than just the tiny string laying in your butt crack. There's no liner per se, but being made of more than just a sheer lace gives this thong some extra support that I really enjoyed, as well as made me feel more comfortable about wearing it for extended periods of time.

I inspected all the seams to the best of my ability; you're gonna have to try fairly hard to cause serious damage to either the cami or the thong.

The thongs only tag just tells you what size you ordered, however the cami has a care tag. It tells you that your set is made of 82% Nylon and 18% Spandex and should be hand washed and line dried.

Keep this set anywhere you keep the rest of your delicates.

I know a lot of you like lots of bows, but Coquette has no idea what they're doing with some of these. I have a background in Design, so when I say a bow should have been done differently, I have a reason. While the bow on the back of this top can take the attention away from your butt, the flimsier material doesn't give it any support and just bounces around. My fiance and myself have both compared it to a pretty purple tail. Some of you may like the bow, and that's perfectly fine; but I don't and I'll be removing mine.

Ok, rant about the bow aside, I really did enjoy this set. It was comfortable underneath clothing; although the extra length on the back of the cami makes it a bit more difficult with shorter shirts being worn over it. However, it was easy enough to just tuck it into my jeans. I didn't have any problems wearing the thong for hours at a time. I'm tempted to add it to my regular collection.

My only issue (besides the silly bow) was that in order to get my breasts to fill the cups out as well they should, how short I had to make the straps made the bottoms of the cup ride up onto my boobs and to me defeated the purpose of trying to make my ta-ta's look a bit fuller. I think that being a cup size bigger would have made a world of difference on this.

I do still recommend this set to anybody looking to add some darker color into their lingerie collection.

I never did get around to taking the bow off the back of this, and I never really wore it more often. It's not a bad piece, but I've got other pieces that I like better.