I bought the swimsuit to replace my 32FF - Panache Swimwear » Holly Bandeau Bikini (SW0623), as I loved the cut and construction of it. The Tallulah didn't work for me at all. The largest problem I had with it was the shallowness of its cups. I need a LOT more projection than it gave, and if I were to try it out again in the same back size I'd definitely go for a 30H. But I won't.
Even though Bratabase lists the Tallulah and the Holly as having the same cut, it's very clear from the construction and fit of both that that's not true, ... at least as far as GG+ cups.
My Holly has a simple, single seam cup construction that has proven to be a flattering fit on me, despite its shallow cups. The Tallulah Bandeau in 30GG has a totally different cup construction, with a 3-part interior and inner side-sling. From the front, the 30GG Tallulah has two seams in the fabric covering, whereas all of the photos of the suit online (likely in sub-GG cup sizes) show a single seam.
These extreme difference may be due to Panache's ill-advised decision to modify the band of GG+ cups in this model to the swan-back design. I have a distinct feeling that though the swan back was the only advertised difference between GG+ cups and the rest of the range, there were a great many more.
Though the sparse online reviews of the swimsuit described the swan back as a horrible mistake, with people requiring a second set of hands to wrestle their way into the suit, I definitely didn't have that issue. It may be because I'm a spry young thing, or because I do yoga, or because I did it up in the front. I actually had a slightly harder time getting it off than on, due to the security of the clasp style. The entire design, from the swan back to the straps, is very secure. I doubt that this thing has any risk of being swept away by ocean waves, intense swimming, or anything combination thereof.
Though I'm really not into the swan back, as I found it to be irrational from both a support and user design standpoint, at least in 30GG, the swan back does look nice from the back, with a nice, overlapping chevron effect.
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Updated on Jul 12, 2014 Flag this