I have to admit I went into mild shock when I got my Ariza out of its packaging. The photos I've seen of the violet mix colourway just don't do justice to how bright this bra is. If you like very flamboyant colours, this may be a bra for you.

The colour of the bra aside, it's a 3 piece balconette made with the usual Panache sturdiness. The straps are relatively thin for a bra of this size, and only half adjustable, with the buckles sliding down towards your back instead of up towards your shoulders.

Some good things about the bra? The band on it is thick and very sturdy underneath your breasts. While it is fairly stretchy, it still seems as though it would be supportive when not stretched out a lot. The wires don't distort much with wear, which can be a hard thing to achieve in large cup sizes.

Unfortunately though, it's just not the right fit for me. The underwires are so tall and wide that they poke me under the arms. This throws out the shape of the cup so I have baggy sides and bottom of the cup, and not enough room in the centre, where I spill out. The gore is unpleasantly wide on my very close-set breasts, and so sits out and against my breast tissue. The band is too long for me, which is unsurprising as I sized up to get a good cup volume. I also found that the straps didn't adjust to be short enough, and owing to the design of the adjustment, I couldn't readily make them any shorter.

I feel like this could be a wonderful bra for someone with a slightly larger frame and lower set breasts than I have. It seems as though the overall design could be quite comfortable if the bra was the right shape for your body. Panache does know how to make very large cup bras, it's just that they don't seem to make them for me.

This bra is not owned any more

Updated on Jun 25, 2013 Flag this

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