Finally, a Contour T-shirt bra with narrow wires and a deep cup! Yay!!!

* At first glance: this bra looks A Lot like the Wacoal Lace Affair... soft, smooth cups with contrasting re-embroidered lace on the band.
* Stretchy microfiber cups: a thin, seamless edge on a sweetheart neckline. The edge has 'just a hint' of outward curve to it. Probably designed that way; not a defect. (Anyone without average upper fullness will be frustrated by the tendency to gape.)
* Tall but closed cups at the top; a good choice for even/FoB shapes.
* Firm wires: seem like they'll hold their shape. The stretch cups allow good depth at the wire. ... "Fair/better than most" depth at the gore: still not ideal for Close-Set and/or Center-Full.
* The gore: at 2.75"tall x 1"wide is the absolute limit of what I have room for. The bottom of the gore is wide.
* The band: snug/true to size. Narrow spaced 2x3 hooks & eyes. I'm sure the elastic will relax with more time wearing it.
* The straps! Oh, the straps!!! Why Do So Many Manufacturers Insist On Using Wide-Set Straps?!? #1: will cut into the armpits/Tail of Spence, #2: will cause the cups to buckle where the cups & straps meet. That, in turn will cause the cups to gape with anything less than perfect posture! And of course, anything less than perfect self-supporting breasts will struggle with a good fit as well!
* The redeeming factor of the closed edge is it minimizes the gaping sweetheart neckline and hardly shows under a T-shirt. Go figure!
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Navy colorway

Updated on Jul 01, 2021 Flag this

I bought this bra because I read it fit like the Panache ardour. I have never actually tried the ardour, but it is known for having a decent amount of immediate projection for a moulded cup bra. This bra was on sale so I went with this one. I don't think this bra is based off the ardour because as you can see in the photo I took, there is little to no depth at the wire. It hurt my ribs within maybe a half hour of having it on so back it goes.

Beautiful bra though! And I like the feeling of the cups--they are soft and don't feel stiff like other moulded cups I have tried. I want to try the ardour now because I think it will have the same material at the cups with more projection at the wire. I will report back if that is the case.

Band is TTS.

Updated on May 18, 2020 Flag this

This size runs big, by about 2 cups. Balconet bras are usually not huge but the size clarifications on these were not clear.

Grey/Pink lace colorway

Updated on Mar 09, 2024 Flag this

I generally fit best in UK 28FF/30F bras, and I have this bra in a 30F, too. However, in the 30F, I have significant gapping in both cups - unless I use a racerback clip and cookie insert for my smaller cup.

I wore this bra a lot in the warmer months. I typically don't wear tight, thin fabrics, so the quadding on my larger side is not a problem. I have also gained a bit of weight, too, so that doesn't help! As with most molded bras, the outline of the cups will show through in tight, thin fabrics.

The bra is comfortable. The wires are just right for me. The band is snug, typical for Panache. It has held up well, considering I wore it frequently during the past summer.

I'm surprised I don't see this style recommended for those with projected, soft, and FoT breasts as a T-shirt option. This, the Freya Temptress (minus front straps), and Comexim 3HC padded half cups have been great t-shirt options for me.

Clara Molded Sweetheart T-shirt, Sienna colorway

Updated on Jan 08, 2024 Flag this

Much too shallow and wide in the cups for me. Straps are also set too wide.

This bra is not owned any more

Updated on Nov 14, 2022 Flag this

The band runs small, so I am glad that I went with a 32 instead of a 30. The cup also seemed to be the appropriate size.
The wires are a little longer than other bras that I usually wear or are accustomed to. I have a very bony sternum (each individual bone protrudes, there's a slightly sunken area, and without a push-up bra, it looks quite shadowy) and found that the center gore wire came up about an inch too high. No wires were digging into breast tissue, but it was the pressing against the boniest part of my sternum that was very uncomfortable. I have fibromyalgia and EDS, so I'm very sensitive to things like this.

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Updated on Jul 12, 2021 Flag this

Stunning bra, fits perfectly and has good definition under clothes. Very comfortable.

Navy colorway

Updated on Mar 03, 2020 Flag this

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navy blue colorway

Added on Sep 01, 2021

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Added on Mar 03, 2022

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Sienna colorway

Added on Aug 17, 2022