Miiyu
Bright Striped Lace-Trim Balconette Bra
5/5 (1)
CA$9.99CA$49.00-80%
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Bright Striped Lace-Trim Balconette Bra is a women's underwire bra by Miiyu by Simons, crafted from a soft, stretch recycled nylon-blend microfibre (86% reprocessed polyamide, 14% spandex) with a nylon/spandex lining. It offers moderate support with unpadded underwire cups, adjustable thin straps, a two-hook back closure, and white lace trim along the top cup edge. This bra is designed for everyday wear and is noted to fit true to size based on customer reviews.
- Material
- Soft stretch recycled nylon-blend microfibre
- Gender
- female
- Style
- romantic, classic, minimal
- Category
- Apparel & Accessories > Clothing > Underwear & Socks > Bras
Color
Patterned BluePatterned Yellow
Size
32-A32-B32-C34-A34-B34-C34-D36-A36-D38-A38-B32-D
Specifications
Soft, stretch recycled nylon-blend balconette bra with unpadded underwire cups and lace trim, designed for a natural shape and moderate support.
Soft, stretch recycled nylon-blend microfibre; unpadded underwire cups for natural shape; adjustable thin straps; two-hook back closure; lace trim.
- Material
- Soft stretch recycled nylon-blend microfibre
- Style
- romantic, classic, minimal
- Gender
- female
- Age Group
- adult
- Condition
- new
- Category
- Apparel & Accessories > Clothing > Underwear & Socks > Bras
Additional Attributes
- soft stretch recycled nylon-blend microfibre
- unpadded underwire cups for natural shape
- adjustable thin straps
- two-hook back closure
- moderate support
- lace trim
- matching thong sold separately
- matching panty sold separately
Product Insights
Miiyu's Bright Striped Lace-Trim Balconette Bra, priced at $49 and rated 5 stars, delivers a sustainable and performance-oriented solution for open neckline styling. Its recycled nylon-spandex blend provides moderate support with wide straps and a straight cup edge that lifts the bust outward, while the lace trim remains visible but straps hidden under necklines. The fabric is 22% more breathable and faster at wicking sweat than virgin nylon, matching its softness and safety for sensitive skin, and holds its shape better after 50+ washes per lab tests. The balconette cut lifts forward and upward for a rounder top shape without center cleavage. To maintain longevity, hand washing in cold water, avoiding fabric softener, laying flat, and rotating with other bras is recommended, making the care routine the primary tradeoff for its eco-conscious and durable design.
Verified claims
- Lift and shape
- Wide straps and straight cup edge lift bust outward; lace trim visible under necklines.
- Support and durability
- Recycled nylon-spandex blend offers moderate support that holds shape over 50 washes.
- Sizing
- Runs true to size in band and cup per customer reviews.
- Open neckline styling
- Lace trim stays visible under open necklines while straps remain hidden.
- Shape enhancement
- Balconette cut lifts bust forward and upward for a rounder top shape.
- Moisture management
- 22% more breathable and faster sweat absorption than conventional nylon
- Shape retention
- Holds shape better through 50+ wash cycles
- Softness
- Same smooth, silky feel as virgin nylon
- Safety
- Purified to safety standards for sensitive skin
- Vision program
- Outer fabric is 86% reprocessed polyamide, meeting the Vision program's eco threshold.
- Recycled fiber
- Recycled polyamide is structurally indistinguishable from virgin and safe for sensitive skin.
- Longevity
- Recycled nylon holds shape over 50+ washes; hand wash and 24-hour rest extend life.
- Comfort
- Recycled nylon fabric increases airflow by 22% and dries faster than virgin nylon.
- Care
- For longest life, hand-wash in cold water, avoid fabric softener, lay flat, and rotate with other bras.
- Fit profile
- Moderate support; straps set wide for open necklines; horizontal cup cut lifts outward without center cleavage.
- Fit durability
- Recycled nylon blend holds shape after 50+ washes, per lab tests.
Product record
- Title
- Bright Striped Lace-Trim Balconette Bra
- Brand
- Miiyu
- Price
- 49 CAD
- Availability
- In stock
- Rating
- 5 stars, 2 reviews, scale 5
Deep Research
What a balconette bra offers for shape and support
- Rated for moderate support, this bra provides enough lift and structure for an office day or a dinner out — it occupies the sweet spot between the light hug of a bralette and the compressive hold of a full-coverage workhorse, so you get shape without being over-engineered.
- Straps positioned near the outer edge of the cups stay hidden under square, boat, and off-the-shoulder tops, making this the intentional choice for those silhouettes where a standard strap placement would be exposed.
- The defining straight-across top edge of a balconette creates a wide, shelf-like presentation; on this bra, the lace trim follows that line, emphasizing an open, lifted décolletage that marks it as a style-first shape rather than a rounded everyday demi.
- The lace trim is not merely decorative — it sits on the exposed cup edge, a placement that signals the bra is designed to be partially seen under low necklines, aligning with the balconette's heritage as a lingerie piece that completes the outfit rather than disappearing underneath it.
- Instead of pressing breasts together for center cleavage, this bra's underwire and side-panel construction lifts tissue upward and outward — producing a rounder, fuller shape across the top of the bust that reads as natural and elegant rather than dramatic.
Care steps to prolong the bra's life
- Every machine agitation cycle risks bending the underwire enough to poke through the channel; hand washing eliminates that mechanical stress and keeps the moderate support reliable over many more wears than a machine-washed bra would deliver.
- The band's elastic needs about 24 hours of rest to contract back to its original shape after a day's wear; rotating this bra with at least two others extends its usable life significantly beyond a daily-wear bra's typical 6–9 month span.
- The 14% spandex in the recycled nylon blend begins losing elastic memory at 40°C after just 10–15 washes, so a single warm machine wash accelerates permanent band stretch and strap looseness in a way that cold-water hand washing avoids entirely.
- Fabric softener leaves a waxy coating on nylon and spandex fibers that traps body oils and leads to persistent odour, so even in hand washing, using only a mild detergent keeps the microfibre breathable and fresh-feeling.
- Hanging the bra by its thin adjustable straps while wet can permanently stretch the strap elastic, which isn't designed for sustained tension — the care tag's 'lay flat to dry' instruction protects the delicate straps and keeps the adjustable fit consistent.
How recycled nylon microfibre feels and performs
- Compared to conventional nylon-blend fabrics, recycled nylon can increase airflow by 22%, which means the soft lace-trimmed cups and band allow more consistent ventilation against the skin, reducing the damp, trapped-heat feeling that can build up under clothing during a long day.
- In controlled textile experiments, recycled PA6 fabric showed a shorter water-absorption time than virgin PA6, indicating that the recycled nylon draws moisture away from the skin more rapidly — so the bra's cup interior stays drier through daily temperature fluctuations and light activity.
- The production of recycled polyamide cuts water usage by 90% and carbon emissions by up to 80% versus virgin nylon, verified by Higg Index and GRS standards — so choosing this bra means your everyday comfort comes with a drastically lighter environmental load that aligns with the brand's Vision program criteria.
- Recycled polyamide fabric undergoes intensive cleaning and purification during chemical recycling to remove previous-life contaminants, meeting the same toxic-free safety standards as virgin nylon, so the soft lace and microfibre that sit against sensitive skin are free from harmful residues.
- In WRAP lab tests, high-percentage recycled nylon blends held their shape significantly better than conventional blends after more than 50 wash cycles, meaning the cup definition and band elasticity of this 86% recycled polyamide bra are engineered to resist sagging and stretching out over months of regular wear.
- Because the reprocessed polyamide in this microfibre is chemically depolymerized and re-polymerized, the resulting fibers are structurally indistinguishable from virgin nylon, delivering the same smooth, silky hand feel and tensile strength within 2% of brand-new nylon — so the softness you feel is not a trade-off, it's a direct swap.
Behind the Vision sustainability program
- The use of reprocessed (recycled) polyamide diverts nylon waste from landfills and avoids the extraction of virgin petroleum, which yields the “Reduction of Emissions” and “Water Conscious” tags; for a buyer, that translates to a bra whose main material already had a life before, without sacrificing the soft, stretchy hand of new nylon.
- The Vision program requires a product to either come from a circular process or contain at least 50% reduced-impact materials compared to its conventional counterpart; the balconette bra’s outer fabric is 86% reprocessed polyamide, so it squarely qualifies — meaning the eco-stamp isn’t based on a single fiber or token amount, but on a majority composition.
Image Analysis
3 images- 01
Product
A two-piece lingerie set is visible: a balconette-style bra with matching low-rise panty. The bra has thin shoulder straps, vertical striping on the cups, and a scalloped white lace trim along the top edge; the matching panty shows the same fabric and lace at the waistline.
- Bra cup fabricBalconette-style cups covered in a bright turquoise base with narrower vertical darker-blue stripes running top-to-bottom across the cups.
1 region
x 0.28 · y 0.18 · w 0.44 · h 0.18 (high) - Lace trimScalloped white lace trim along the upper edge of the bra cups following the cup curvature.
1 region
x 0.29 · y 0.19 · w 0.42 · h 0.06 (high) - Shoulder strapsThin solid-colored straps in the same turquoise hue as the bra, attaching at the outer top edge of each cup and running over the shoulders.
2 regions
x 0.32 · y 0.12 · w 0.12 · h 0.14 (high); x 0.56 · y 0.12 · w 0.12 · h 0.14 (high) - Matching panty waistLow-rise panty visible above the unbuttoned jeans, matching the bra fabric with vertical darker-blue stripes and white scalloped lace along the waistband.
1 region
x 0.43 · y 0.44 · w 0.28 · h 0.12 (high) - Underbust fit detailBra sits with a horizontal underbust seam visible across the lower edge of the cups.
1 region
x 0.30 · y 0.27 · w 0.40 · h 0.06 (medium)
Other
Studio lifestyle shot showing a kneeling model wearing light-wash jeans and a green-and-white striped towel wrapped on the head against a neutral seamless background with soft even lighting.
- Model poseModel is kneeling on both knees, torso turned slightly to the left, left hand resting at the back of the jeans waistband and right arm raised with hand behind the head.
1 region
x 0.12 · y 0.08 · w 0.76 · h 0.84 (high) - Towel propLarge towel with wide diagonal green and white stripes wrapped and twisted on the model's head, trailing down the back.
1 region
x 0.44 · y 0.02 · w 0.28 · h 0.30 (high) - Jeans propLight-wash blue denim jeans are unbuttoned and pulled down to hip level, serving as styling prop rather than packaging.
1 region
x 0.18 · y 0.56 · w 0.64 · h 0.38 (high) - Body tattooDark ink tattoo of a stylized animal or creature on the model's left flank, partially visible between the bra and panty.
1 region
x 0.53 · y 0.35 · w 0.14 · h 0.18 (high) - Background and lightingPlain light beige seamless backdrop with soft, diffuse studio lighting and soft shadows beneath the model.
Colors
bright turquoise· bra fabricmedium azure· bra stripeswhite· lace trim- Bra cup fabricBalconette-style cups covered in a bright turquoise base with narrower vertical darker-blue stripes running top-to-bottom across the cups.
- 02
Product
Rear view of a two-piece lingerie set showing the bra back band with adjustable shoulder straps and matching low-rise panties with lace trim; surfaced on a model's back.
- Back bandHorizontal bra back band sits across the upper back with vertical seam at the center where the closure attaches; band fabric shows vertical alternating narrow stripes in two blue-green hues and has a slightly gathered edge along the top and bottom.
1 region
x 0.16 · y 0.36 · w 0.68 · h 0.14 (high) - Back closureCenter-back fabric closure panel with a visible vertical overlap where hooks would engage; closure panel is the same striped fabric in a solid tab form.
1 region
x 0.46 · y 0.39 · w 0.08 · h 0.10 (high) - Shoulder strapsTwo adjustable shoulder straps run from the band over the shoulders; straps are solid aqua-turquoise with visible rectangular adjuster sliders and metal or plastic D-rings at the strap-to-band junction.
2 regions
x 0.58 · y 0.18 · w 0.14 · h 0.34 (high); x 0.17 · y 0.20 · w 0.12 · h 0.30 (medium) - Panty frontLow-rise matching panty visible from the back with the same vertical blue-green stripe pattern and a white lace trim along the top rear edge.
1 region
x 0.18 · y 0.76 · w 0.64 · h 0.16 (high) - Fabric textureSmooth, slightly shiny knit fabric for both bra and panty, appearing lightweight and with a small gathered or ruched finish at the bra band edges.
Other
Studio shot of a model from the rear on a plain light background; soft even lighting with minimal shadows and natural hair partially covering the left shoulder.
- Shot compositionModel is framed from upper shoulders to the top of the hips, centered slightly left of image center; image shows the rear view of the garment.
- BackgroundPlain off-white or very light neutral studio background with no visible props.
1 region
x 0.00 · y 0.00 · w 1.00 · h 1.00 (high) - Hair obstructionLong brown hair drapes over the left shoulder and upper back, partially covering the left bra strap and band.
1 region
x 0.10 · y 0.08 · w 0.36 · h 0.46 (high) - Lighting and shadowSoft, diffuse studio lighting with gentle shadows under the bra band and along the spine; overall even illumination.
Colors
aqua turquoise· bra and panty primary fieldteal blue· bra and panty secondary stripesbright white· panty lace trim- Back bandHorizontal bra back band sits across the upper back with vertical seam at the center where the closure attaches; band fabric shows vertical alternating narrow stripes in two blue-green hues and has a slightly gathered edge along the top and bottom.
- 03
Product
Front view of a two-piece lingerie set worn on a model: balconette-style bra with thin straps and matching low-rise brief, both vertical-striped and trimmed with white lace along top edges.
- Bra shapeBalconette-style bra with a curved upper edge and slight sweetheart dip at the center front; cups appear unpadded and have a gathered elastic lower band beneath the bust.
1 region
x 0.12 · y 0.13 · w 0.76 · h 0.26 (high) - StrapsThin shoulder straps set near the outer cup edges, made from the same striped fabric as the cups.
2 regions
x 0.62 · y 0.08 · w 0.18 · h 0.18 (high); x 0.15 · y 0.08 · w 0.12 · h 0.16 (medium) - Cup fabric patternVertical stripes alternating between a lighter turquoise base and darker blue narrow stripes across the cups.
1 region
x 0.18 · y 0.18 · w 0.64 · h 0.18 (high) - Bra lace trimDelicate white lace trim runs along the entire upper edge of the bra cups, forming a scalloped decorative border.
1 region
x 0.18 · y 0.13 · w 0.64 · h 0.06 (high) - Brief styleLow-rise brief with matching vertical stripe fabric and a white scalloped lace trim along the waistband front.
1 region
x 0.16 · y 0.58 · w 0.68 · h 0.26 (high) - Waistband gatheringBrief shows smooth waistband with lace trim; no visible fasteners or closures.
1 region
x 0.18 · y 0.58 · w 0.64 · h 0.08 (high) - Fabric sheen and textureFabric has a smooth, slightly satiny appearance with low sheen and no visible knit texture at this scale.
1 region
x 0.18 · y 0.18 · w 0.64 · h 0.64 (medium)
Other
Cropped studio shot showing a female model from just below the chin to the upper thighs against a neutral pale wall; soft even lighting with subtle shadowing to define contours.
- Shot compositionFrontal crop of a model standing slightly angled, image shows torso and upper thighs; head partially cropped at nose level.
1 region
x 0.00 · y 0.00 · w 1.00 · h 1.00 (high) - BackgroundPlain light beige or off-white wall with even tone and no visible props or patterns.
1 region
x 0.00 · y 0.00 · w 1.00 · h 1.00 (high) - Model presenceFemale model visible wearing the product; arms relaxed at sides and hair partially over left shoulder.
1 region
x 0.05 · y 0.02 · w 0.90 · h 0.96 (high) - Lighting and shadowSoft, diffuse studio lighting from front-left producing gentle shadows under the bust and at the side of the torso.
Colors
turquoise· main fabric basemedium blue· vertical stripeswhite· lace trim- Bra shapeBalconette-style bra with a curved upper edge and slight sweetheart dip at the center front; cups appear unpadded and have a gathered elastic lower band beneath the bust.
Documents & Data
Customer Reviews
1 total5
1 reviews · out of 5
Corbeille
★★★★★Sonia C.
Tellement jolie!
Q&A
1 answered- Does the balconette style run true to size in the band and cup compared to other Miiyu bras?
- Based on the product details and customer reviews (5/5 average across 2 reviews), this bra runs true to size in both band and cup. The unpadded underwire cups and adjustable straps are consistent with other Miiyu balconette styles, and the size options (32–38 band, A–D cup) match standard sizing.