I got this second hand from another Bratabaser with view to alterations, but I'd forgotten about Ariza's crazy sizing inconsistencies. This Ariza is in the Blossom colourway, and is huge compared to what I expected from the Violet Mix colourway I tried in a different size.

Blossom would kind of be a nude colour I guess, but it's not really nude on me, as the tone is too cool for my warm skin tone. It's a 4 piece cup, which is described as a balcony, but feels more like a full cup. The straps are partially adjustable, and adjust towards the back, so there's no way to force the slide over the thicker bit of the strap for more leeway. It fastens with 3 rows of 3 columns of hooks.

I've recently found Panache Ariza in 30K too small in the cup, Jasmine 30K borderline too small, but this bra is very large. The wires are long, the cups are wide, the straps are long, the band stretches a long way compared to other bras of a comparable size. It's just a big bra. It's actually the first bra I've tried on in months which doesn't cut in on top, but it's so huge everywhere else that I can't wear it.

Everything seems to be of the usual sturdy Panache quality, so I think it would provide great support to someone who was the correct size for the bra.

Blossom colorway

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Updated on Jan 20, 2014 Flag this

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