Guide to Natori Bra Styles, Sizing and Fit

Below is a mostly-comprehensive list of Natori bras, including their style names and style numbers, with notations on whether each is suitable for shallow or projected breasts and wide or narrow roots. The list prioritizes bras currently available in 2025, but includes discontinued and vintage styles (pre-2000s) for reference.  

Natori, founded in 1977 by Josie Natori, blends Eastern-inspired elegance with Western luxury, offering supportive intimates in sizes 30A-44G, known for innovative fabrics like memory foam and intricate lace.

Notes on Fit and Breast Shape

Shallow vs. Projected: Shallow breasts have less forward projection and a wider base, needing wider, less deep cups to avoid gaping or empty space at the top. Projected breasts extend farther out, requiring deeper cups with immediate projection at the wire. Natori bras often feature contoured, lightly padded constructions that provide smoothing and subtle lift for shallower profiles, while seamed or underwire options offer forward projection for moderate to fuller shapes. The brand emphasizes versatility, but Natori's average depth suits shallow to moderately projected shapes best, with molded t-shirt styles like Bliss excelling for shallow FOT/FOB, while deeper balconettes may wrinkle on highly projected breasts. 

Wide vs. Narrow Roots: Wide roots span a broader chest area, needing wider wires for comfort and to prevent digging into breast tissue; narrow roots are more compact, needing narrower wires to ensure the gore tacks fully. Natori wires are generally average, suiting average roots well—ideal for centered tissue up to G cups. For wide roots, full-coverage styles like Contour provide broader wires; plunges like Hidden Reality work for narrower fits with low gores.  

How to Use This List

Identify Your Shape: Use A Bra That Fits shape guide (shallow/average/full) or measure projection and root width (distance between breast attachments). Natori's site offers a fit quiz recommending full coverage for fuller busts and seamless for smoothing.

Match Bra Style: For shallow breasts, prioritize molded, seamless, or t-shirt bras (e.g., Bliss Perfection, Pure Luxe). For projected breasts, choose underwire balconette or plunge (e.g., Feathers Plunge, Statement). Vintage lace styles suit projected FOT for retro lift but may gap modern shallow roots.

Check Root Width: Ensure wire width aligns with your root—Natori’s average wires favor average roots, but full-cups work for wide roots. You can sister size up in band for wide roots or try plunges for narrower fits. Natori runs true to US sizing (30-44, A-G); bands are snug initially.

Additional Notes

Shape-Specific Collections: Natori’s Bliss and Pure Luxe lines (e.g., 13010, 13015) excel for shallow breasts with average to wide roots, offering molded seamless cups for smoothing with all-day comfort up to G. The Feathers series (e.g., 13005, 13065) provides plunge and convertible options for versatile shapes with average roots, centering FOT/FOB tissue with subtle padding. Contour (13008) and vintage underwire cater to projected narrow roots with seamed support.

Some wearers critique Natori plunges (e.g., Hidden Reality 13020) for wrinkling on highly projected FOT or being too average on wide-root FOB, causing side spillage. Conversely, t-shirt styles like Bliss are lauded for shallow wide shapes but may gap on narrow projected due to moderate depth. Bands run snug but stretch over time—opt for firm fit and rotate; cups true to US sizing.

Wire Width: Natori bras typically have average wires, suiting average roots but challenging very wide ones (e.g., Contour for broader fits) or very narrow (e.g., Rose Dream plunges). Vintage 1980s styles have narrower wires, ideal for slim roots but less forgiving on fuller modern figures. 

Discontinued & Vintage Styles: Favorites like Statement (13045) and Reflex (13050) remain popular secondhand on eBay or Poshmark for their contoured, adaptive fits but vary in condition—check for reissues in core colors (black, nude, ivory). 1980s-1990s lace bras offer projected lift but require vintage sizing conversion (e.g., 34C). Availability is spotty as the brand focuses on modern essentials.

Fit Variability: Cup depth increases with size (deeper in E-G). For projected shapes, sister size up in cup (e.g., 32E vs. 34D) if too shallow; for shallow, down to avoid gapping. Natori uses US sizing. Always scoop and swoop.