Panache Women's Clara Full Cup Everyday Bra

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The gorgeous rich colours, the stretch lace, nice rounded profile.. I absolutely love Clara's appearance! I don't know what it'll be like in six months, but as of 3/17/2017, Panache is getting some money from me.

Band: went with a size bigger than usual (32 instead of 30) because in this style it feels more comfortable than the 30 band. I had a hard time figuring out what didn't quite fit about this bra until I started taking photos. I've pointed at the empty space below & beside the cups. The wire is nowhere near my IMF at all. Not enough projection either.

Cups: too shallow at the bottom I guess? They tend to slide down from my IMF, leaving empty space at the bottom. Hoisting the cups up makes it better (should've added a picture), but this also causes the gore to be even taller.

I've been breastfeeding continuously for 3.5 years. During that time I've been pretty prone to clogs anytime I even LOOK at a wired bra, so I've been mostly wearing bras I affectionately call "stretchy beige tarps." My youngest baby is a little over 1 year old and only nurses twice a day now, so I was VERY excited to make a trip to the local fancy bra boutique (Breakout Bras!) and have a proper fitting. Even before I got pregnant, I was wearing ... super old stretched out bras. I honestly can't even guess what size they were. In preparation for my fitting, I measured myself and followed the directions on r/ABTF and come up with a size somewhere in the neighborhood of 34G/GG. That seemed about right to me, I knew my band was 34ish but I couldn't find cups big enough in stores. I planned a girls' luncheon with my friends to try on bras, and off we went. An iconic style from Panache Lingerie - the Clara full cup bra offers exceptional fit and support with a timeless, elegant style. Vintage inspired lace details extend up to the straps creating a gorgeous shape and silhouette. Non-stretch bottom cups ensure great lift for D+ cup, with a flexible stretch lace top cup for ease of fit and inner mesh slings for projection and support. DETAILS: Partly because the fit issues in my 30E - Panache » Clara Full Cup Bra (7255) have become much harder to ignore since I've had a slew of really good fits lately, and partly just ... for fun, I decided to size up in the cup and give the Clara another shot in the new AW16 Slate/Teal colorway. My hope with sizing up in the cup is that I might get a smidge more depth and that would alleviate the bottom of the cup wrinkling I get in the 30E. No dice. While I daresay the top of the cup actually looks better (I get a touch of quadboobing in the 30E, but none in the 30F), everything else is all wrong: the wires are about 1/2" too wide, the gore is waaaay too tall and does not play nice with my center fullness, and what's with the fact that my nipples are STILL in the sheer portion of the cup? For real, what's with that? Tried this bra in a couple sizes (30H, 30HH, 32GG, 32H) and actually they all 'kind of' fit.. No major jumps in band and cup between sizes, stretch lace makes for a forgiving fit. The 30 band made the hard wires + gore too stabby for me. The 30HH and 32H were too full coverage for my taste. In the end I went for 32GG as it had the least issues. Clara works much ... much better for me than Andorra, which I tried (but hated) in a 30H. They're supposed to be sister cuts but I found the Andorra's cups less flattering and too tall. I'll have to review this again in a few months for sure, but as of right now, with a few modifications I have never had a bra look like this on my body before.Because of how much I like it, I'm willing to ignore some fit issues. And as for comfort, I can work a full day in Clara without it being too chafey. But because of the gore it is definitely not suitable for after-work relaxing on the couch in the evening. Matching panties are very pretty too and fit my bigger hips & bum well in UK size 14. I have gone as low tech as overlaying a problematic part of a new bra with a piece of whatever soft fabric of have laying around, then settling myself into it. This won't work as well when it warms up but I'll worry about that when winter ends. :) Wires: quite firm and long, but most of the wire length is in the gore, not on the sides. For me I don't like (or need) much side coverage, but others may find the sides too low. This should be considered a guideline only and may be subject to change due to external and unforeseen circumstances. Right To Cancel You can find Panache bras in a range of styles such as balconette bras, plunge bras and full cup bras, as well as an array of patterns, colours and prints, so you can find a style suited to you. Spice up your lingerie drawer with the Panache Tango Balconette Bra or feel supported with the Panache Envy Full Cup Bra.

Multi-part, seamed, unpadded underwire cups have mesh lining and inner support slings to shape, round and lift the breast. Rough new fabrics can be given a helping hand at break in with a gentle application of a fine grit sandpaper or emery board. This should be VERY done judiciously so as not to ruin your garments.The Clara Bra features underwired, four-part cups that provide excellent support while creating a youthful shape with a lifted appearance. Comfort-wise this bra isn't nearly as bad as it looks. The band lays mostly flat all the way around and feels surprisingly wearable for a 30. (I wear 28, but I think Clara only comes in 30+) But only a little. If I was a true 30, I think the shape would be fine. The side support panels work hard to keep everything forward.