The Panache Porcelain Elan is a solid, if plain, molded cup t-shirt bra option. It looks pretty similar to the Cleo Koko Plunge or Cleo Neve, which are also partial band plunge molded cups, but the cup shape of Porcelain Elan is a bit more reminiscent of the tall, narrow plunge cups of the Freya Deco Plunge, which didn't work for me at all.

The band is a really nice and snug one and fits TTS for a 30 band, which is great. I've found that sometimes Panache 30 bands are too stretchy or too big for, so this was a pleasant surprise. Since I had band consistency issues between the Panache Black Ardour Sweetheart Molded Bra, I was surprised that both colors of this style measured pretty closely to each other.

The cups are quite thin and flexible, so this is definitely a true lightly-lined style and not in the padded territory. I think this is great for people like me who hate padded bras, and it reminds me of a very old Victoria's Secret bra that was a longtime favorite. However, the cup shape for me is all wrong. While the cups are quite wide unlike the Freya Deco, they are even taller! Compared to the 28DD Freya Deco I tried, the cups are +0.9" wider and 0.8" taller. That's a lot of room I can't fill, especially at the top!

I am rather baffled at the measurements of this bra as they are significantly larger than the other Panache molded cup bra I tried, the aforementioned Ardour Sweetheart which ran at least 2 cup sizes too small.

It's a shame that this bra didn't work out for me, as the thin cups and firm band should've been a really comfortable bra for me. If this suits your shape, I would recommend it, but you may need to go down a cup size.

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Updated on Oct 31, 2019 Flag this

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