Fits perfectly and really comfortable. The colour in real life is so much prettier than in photos.
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This is a good looking bra, but it has very strange dimpling all over the cups. It "dents" in at the sides and around the seam around my nips. It gives a similar shape to Marcie, but the dimpling is crazy so I cannot wear this under a thin or tight shirt. This is a sweater bra. It lifts really well and gives a rounded shape, but looks a little bit like I've stuffed balls of play-dough in the cups with the dimpling. I notice that the gore really hurts after a long day. Very sad because I love the color of this.
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Updated on May 11, 2015 Flag this
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I previously tried this bra in 32FF and liked it very much in terms of style and shape, but had so much spillage that I decided to go straight for the GG.
Sadly, it doesn't have the same effect at all and the top of the cup is pretty empty.
I think I'll give it one last chance and try a 30GG since the band seems to be on the loose side...This bra is not owned any more
Updated on Apr 01, 2015 Flag this
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It doesn't fit me, so I can't tell much about this bra. However, I 've worn both Marcie and Colette, I can say that this is definitely not the same cut with Marcie.
Updated on Mar 14, 2015 Flag this
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I'm not a fan of lace, but I really like this bra (well technically, it's embroidered mesh, so...).
The band may be a bit on the loose side, especially in relation to the cups which in my opinion run very small (I'm quite consistently a 32FF/G, but probably I should try a GG).
The straps are a little wide-set but hey, it's a balconnet...
I LOVE the shape it gives so I'm definitely going to try and get the right size (hoping it won't affect the shape). It does everything I want: a streamlined front (everything slightly pulled in from the sides) and the right amount of roundness in profile.This bra is not owned any more
Updated on Feb 21, 2015 Flag this
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I don't think the stock photo for this bra (in the pale blue) does it justice! I'd call it 'semi-sheer'. This would work well as a skin tone alternative for a pale person. I've been wearing 32H in most brands for quite some time now, but have been feeling as though the band is the tiniest bit too loose in all my bras recently. Knowing that this bra ran large in the band, I got the sister size of 30HH instead and don't regret it. The band and cups are both a perfect fit on me, although there is the slightest bit of quad-boobing ... on my larger side when I pull my shoulders back (related to weight gain, ugh).
I have even fullness that is very slightly weighted towards the bottom and get a nice lifted, rounded shape in this bra that is still somewhat natural-looking (still round, but not super-rounded like, for example, the shape the Panache Sienna gives me). Unfortunately if you are petite/short-waisted and thinking about trying this bra you might have issues with cutting under the arms - I am tall with a long torso, but I can tell this is cut fairly high under the armpits. I'd call these wires average in width, which suits my average-to-narrow root well.
The one unexpected effect I got from this bra is that the shape is very compact and minimised from the side! Might be workable under a button-down shirt. The one fit-related quibble I have is that the gore is a little wide-set for me, but pretty much every gore above a certain height is - my breasts are close-set higher up my body, and at their closest point probably have less than 2mm of space between them. The embroidery on this bra also appears to be a little tighter than the fabric used on the cups - there is a little wrinkling, but this isn't visible under a tight-fitting shirt. The embroidery itself is also pretty much invisible - the only part of the bra that shows through the tight-fitting shirt I wore on top for comparison is the seams of the cups.
All up, great bra! I hope Panache continues making it.
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Updated on Jan 28, 2015 Flag this
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This bra fits me, but at the same time, it doesn't, and it took me a few minutes to work out what was going on. There's embroidery on the fabric of the cups, and it must either have been stitched slightly too tight, or the thread Panache used isn't elastic enough, because when I tightened the straps, the vertical lines of thread cut into my boobs on the sides, making them a very weird shape! It's very pretty to look at, but I wouldn't want to wear it - especially not under a T-shirt.
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