If you are in the Sculptresse size range (why can't you expand this, Panache?), can tolerate heavy Panache wires, and don't have super close center tissue, YOU NEED THIS BRA!!!
I'm sorry to shout, it's just the softest, most comfortable bra I've ever had the pleasure of putting on.
First of all, very soft fine microfiber double-bagged band and appropriately tensioned, perfect width elastic means band is smoothing and doesn't roll. The band should be more durable as well (I would need to wear it awhile but that's what I've heard for other bras that are built like this, for instance, Sculptresse Chi Chi). It is ...quite firm (tts but not likely to stretch much more than the band number).
The cup fabric is also incredibly soft and silky. The mesh and top stitching and elastic do not itch and are appropriately tensioned so there is no cutting in or in cup quadding.
The cup is a four part cut and sew with center pull straps. The design is basically an Elomi Rita/Caitlyn/Cate (two bottom panels, one long side sling panel, a top mesh piece) but way way better. First, the wires are narrower and won't stretch back like Elomi wires. Second, the bottom panels are narrower, producing a very round vs. pointy profile. Third, the tension on the top elastic and the stretchy mesh ensure room for full on top breasts, while those who are fob will probably have a perfect fit in a size down from their normal Sculptresse size. Fourth, there is more room for center fullness. This size Sculptresse is almost identical in size and dimensions to an Elomi Rita 40H, as an FYI for fit.
The gore, wings, and wires are comparable to some of Panache's narrowest offerings making this excellent for women in this size range on the narrower side of things.
The cup is tts, comparable with other Sculptresse and Panache bras in the same size or sister sizes. There is less apex projection than some styles like Jasmine, and less than Curvy Kate in sister sizes. However there is plenty of projection at the wire.
The color is a glorious rich red, a little bluer than most reds I've been seeing lately. It's really lovely. The shape is round and natural. It's pretty luscious all around. Read more 292 more words
fabulouslyfullfigure this seems like it would be right up your alley too.
You know it...I was just reading and you already tagged me! Beautiful. Glad to see your reviews back here :)
Girl I know you like red. :D
Thanks, I'm happy to be back!
So lovely!! I wish they would expand their range, too.
Well, it was a good enough review for me. I threw the dice and ordered one from bare necessities today. It was calling me with a 40% off sale and another 15% on that, it was calling my name!
I hope it works for you!
Thanks for your review. This ticks a lot of boxes for me and I might be just about in Sculptresse' size range.
This bra. I love the shape it gives me. The top lace is mesh backed stretch and the bottom is a firm laminate fabric. Everything is fairly soft, especially the lace. The back feels tight at first but it's the same mesh used on most their bras and will stretch out quickly so buy a size that feels tight and use an extender for a few days. I wish the elastic matched the stretch of the mesh.
To wear this bra it would be best if someone was even to full on bottom, wide set, with taller roots than mine. While the top gives, it gapes and also quads. A gently sloped root would work much better to fill the top.
I don't love this pattern or really any of Flirtini's recent patterns but I love the quality of Sculptresse bras
I loved this bra so much in a 40H but over the day I noticed I got visible quadding. Since it's discontinued I could only get a sister sized 42H. I still LOVE the fit, feel, and look of this bra. I love star prints and the shape I get is a Marcie shape- round and sexy. Though this bra has wide wires it pushes me to the front. I wish I could have it with a lowered gore and narrower, shorter wires. Then it would be my perfect bra. Still, it's comfortable enough, and I'm a fan of Panache's firm wires ...because they tack which creates more support for me. I know the longer band will become a problem but I know how to sew so I will take care of it. I wish Sculptresse would release more bras in this cut!
Very open nonstretch top cup, does not cut in. Soft, stretchy straps not fully adjustable. Light and lined in beige mesh. The edges in the armpit are elasticized to gather more side tissue. V shaped back is super supportive and wings are stretchy but firm mesh. Although straps are wideset in front, they are close together in back, and straps mostly stay on my sloping shoulders. Retro punk look without retro shape. Read more 121 more words
This is the first time I tried a Panache Sculptresse bra. I already guessed the Willow would not work for me from the pictures and I was right.
The wires are too narrow and quite long, the cups just a bit too shallow, the bottom cup not quite right and upper cup had fabric where I did not need it.
The bottom cup starts out with some immediate bottom projection, only to curve upwards in a steep 45 degree angle that is meant to "push-up". I found this uncomfortable, since this is exactly the spot where I need the cup to be very rounded. At the same time ...the horizontal seam seperating bottom and upper cup hit me about 1.5 cms too high, so I could not fill the bottom cup. First time that ever happened to me in a bra that was the right size, really freaked me out.
The gore went up very high, similar to the Tango in the same size
The top cup was strange on me. It was meant for a straight line from nipple to neck, yet assumed a lot of volume there, far more than the Tango ever did. The upper cup especially had a lot of volume right above the center gore.
All in all I think this bra could work on somebody whose only well-fitting bra is the Freya Deco Strapless, the Cleo Chloe, the Panache Jasmine or an Ulla bra.
Panache definitely took a long look at the construction of the bras by German large cup-large band specialist Ulla Dessous when they did the Panache Sculptresse line and it shows. The narrow wires and the excess fabric in the upper cup on my bottom-heavy breasts are typical for Ulla bras. The main difference is the shallower cup on the Panache Sculptresse, the lack of the typical east-west-shape you get in Ulla in the corresponding sizes of 95K/L and the lower price of the Panache Sculptresse bras.
fabulouslyfullfigure this seems like it would be right up your alley too.