Marissa Stevens
I still do every fitting myself.
Marissa Stevens, Langenhoven Park

I make bras by hand, one woman at a time.

Marissa Stevens measures, cuts and sews every bra in her studio in Langenhoven Park, Bloemfontein. Everyday bras, mastectomy bras and nursing bras, each made for one person.

486bras made by hand in the studio, and counting.

You pick the fabric, colour and style.

What I make

ViewBraMade forFrom
A
Nude lace braEveryday bras.
Made to your measurements, so the band sits flat, the straps stay put and the wires (or no wires) are your choice.From R450
B
White mastectomy bra with prosthesisMastectomy bras.
Soft, wire-free bras with pockets for a prosthesis, shaped to your body after surgery.From R450
C
Three nursing brasNursing bras.
Clip-down cups for feeding, cut to fit while your size changes.From R350

See more bras in the gallery

From fabric to fitting. Every bra is cut, sewn and finished by hand in the Langenhoven Park studio.

How a fitting works

Marissa finishing a bra by hand with scissors
  1. 1

    Measure. We sit down in the studio and I take your measurements. It only takes about 10 minutes.

  2. 2

    Choose. You pick the fabric, colour and style.

  3. 3

    Fit. You try it on, and I make any adjustments it needs.

  4. 4

    Collect. Your bra is ready in 7 to 10 days.

From Marissa

It started with my own struggle to find bras that fitted me properly. What I didn’t realise was that the struggle is real for every woman, whether it’s an everyday bra or a prosthesis bra after cancer. That’s why I started Dazzling Hearts in March 2022, and why I still do every fitting myself.

Marissa
White lace bra on a dress form with a first-place Bloem Show rosette
Bloem Show, Creative Crafts

First place at the Bloem Show

I entered this bra in the Bloem Show, and it took first place. It’s the same handwork that goes into every bra I make.

See more bras in the gallery

What clients say

“Nou vergeet ek saans dat ek nog ’n bra aan het.”

Om bra’s te moet gaan koop was vir my altyd ’n geweldige oefening en het my altyd moedeloos en ontevrede gelaat. Niks het mooi of gemaklik gesit nie en aan die einde van die dag wou ek dit net uittrek. Maar toe het ’n vriendin vir my vertel van Dazzling Hearts en nou vergeet ek saans dat ek nog ’n bra aan het. Dis mooi, pas mooi en sit so gemaklik. Beste besluit ooit om vir Marissa te gaan kuier.

Sindie

“Die bra dra baie lekker, beter as enige ander een wat ek al gedra het. Ek waardeer dit verskriklik!”

Lizzy

“Wil net baie dankie sê vir die bra’s, dis ’n life changer. Ek geniet die nursing bra’s so baie!”

Yvonne

“...voel soos ’n model wanneer jy uitstap!!”

Sunette Hayward

“Dit is spesiaal vir my lyf gemaak!”

Ek is ongelooflik tevrede met my bra’s! Van die oomblik wat ek dit aangetrek het, kon ek die verskil voel. Dit sit heerlik gemaklik, bied uitstekende ondersteuning en die vorm pas my perfek. Dit is spesiaal vir my lyf gemaak! Die pasvorm is pragtig, en dit is so lekker om ’n bra te dra wat nie net mooi sit nie, maar ook regtig gemaklik is. Baie dankie vir jou uitstekende vakmanskap, moeite en sorg waarmee jy my bra gemaak het. Ek kan jou met ’n geruste hart aanbeveel vir enige dame wat op soek is na ’n bra wat perfek pas én gemaklik is.

Ronel

“Marissa is uiters professioneel.”

Sarina

Also at the studio

Nails. Gel nails, pedicures, nail art, and brow and lash treatments. I do them all myself. See treatments and prices.

Annique. I’ve been an Annique consultant since 2011. Order rooibos skincare and body care through me.

Give a Dazzling Hearts voucher

Dazzling Hearts vouchers make a lovely gift for a mom, a daughter or a friend. WhatsApp Marissa and she’ll sort one out for you.

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Visit

18 Etienne Le Roux Street, Langenhoven Park, Bloemfontein

Monday to Saturday, 8am to 5pm. Closed on Sundays.
WhatsApp or call 082 572 5634

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