A bralette is a soft-cup bra which has no underwires, and can come lined or unlined. The perk by kate range of bralettes comes with removable padding, to overcome the insecurity of pokies and insufficient coverage.

We recommend investing in a good set of strapless bra, smooth T-shirt bra, half-cup demi bra, as well as 2 bralette styles (straight straps and T-back/ cross-back). If any of them come convertible, even better! This should sufficiently meet most of your lingerie needs.

Bralettes can fit ladies of different body shapes and sizes. Smaller petite ladies can find comfort in most styles, especially triangle bralettes. Fuller ladies can find support and coverage in bralettes with fuller cups, wide bands as well as thicker straps. 

Bralettes are also great for maternity use. Our padded bralettes come with a slot for removable padding, which are useful for inserting nursing pads. Alot of our customers have survived their pregnancy and breastfeeding period with our range of soft cup and padded bralettes!

If you have had surgery done and have to refrain from wearing underwire bras, our range of bralettes are here to help.

Perfect under T-shirts, tank tops and sun-dresses, bralettes are great for tropical weather or for layering under your winter wear. Do experiment with your clothing to find the perfect formula of comfort and chic. 

Every brand has their own sizing idiosyncracies. While we try to be as general as possible, it is not 100% conclusive. 

As such, we have come up with our own measurements, rating guide and fit notes, to assist you in your buying decision. Look out for them under each product description. Our rating guide comes with three components - coverage, support and stretch. Take note, a 4 stars rating for a specific style does not mean it is inferior to another with 5 stars.  it is there to help you to choose better. Want a slimmer cup? Go for one with a coverage rating of 3 or 4 stars. Want a tighter band? Go for a bralette with a stretch rating of 3 or 4 stars. Hate tight underbands? Go for one with a stretch rating of 5 stars. Fuller bust? Choose one with a support rating of 5 stars. You get the gist. :)

While throwing your bralettes in the machine is a tempting notion and done at your own risk, it is best to handwash them in cold water, and lay flat to dry. This will prevent eyelash lace especially, from curling. Do not soak your intimates for longer than 10 minutes. If your eyelash lace is curling up, flip the bralettes over and use a steam iron to smooth out the edges. 

If in doubt about how colourfast a coloured lace is, do conduct a colourfast test on an inconspicuous part of the bralette before you wash it.

While we have done our washing tests to ensure as little tarnish activity as possible, the composition of rose gold (copper + iron) may cause it to react differently according to exposure to different skin oils, perspiration & laundry detergent chemicals!

All it requires to restore the hardware is a little polishing on our end, and we can assist you on this. Please write in to us at hello@perkbykate.com for assistance. 

We offer minor alteration services like fixing of straps or shortening of bands. We also offer refurbishing services for worn out bralettes! This is to ensure your favourite bra get to last as long as they can possibly can. Sewing pads on the cups of an unpadded bralette is not recommended. Also, not every piece is suitable for alteration due to their delicate nature, so email us at hello@perkbykate.com for enquiries.

Various issues may occur due to wear and tear. Lace gets torn, hardware gets tarnished, straps may snap, fray, or lose their elasticity.  While we had done our due diligence and made sure our pieces are of the best quality when they were sent to you, we are unable to control how our pieces act under various wear, wash and care conditions. What we can do, is to promise to do our best to restore your pieces back to their original glory. We are able to replace straps, hand sew and lightly mend torn laces, and do replacement of elastic bands and hardware.

While we may not be able to cater to every size and body shape in our current sizing line up, we are happy to help you out with custom orders. If we can make it happen, we will. Please contact kate@perkbykate.com to share your needs. (Customs are closed till end of this year)