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I previously tried out the 30JJ Jasmine and was pleased enough with it to want to try the size up. I got this bra in the new pink/champagne colourway, which in my opinion is gorgeous! It's light enough in colour to be unobtrusive under light coloured clothing, though the stretch lace can show up a little.

The bra has partially adjustable straps, but it's possible to force the adjuster over the padded section of the straps as well. It has 3 rows of 3 columns of fastenings. The 4-part cup is very supportive in its design.

The bra has the usual Panache sturdy quality with a very stable construction. The ... stretch lace on top is quite accommodating, as I'm finding many other bras I have/have tried in 30K are too small currently in the cups, but this is a good fit.

The band is too long, but I'd ideally wear a very snug 28 or 26 band, though I'm forced to size up for appropriate cup volume. It's quite stable though, and even though a bit loose in the band, the bra stays in place without the straps up.

I could do with closer-set straps, and narrower cups. I have quite a bit of wasted space at the sides of the bra. The gore is also too wide-set, but I hope to take it in to improve the fit.

I'd say that this would be a lovely bra for someone with a wider root than I who wears around a 30K/KK. The stretch lace would mean I think it would work well on fuller on top, fuller on bottom or balanced shapes, and also accommodate some breast asymmetry.

Edit: After shortening the band, altering the gore and bringing in the straps a bit, this is probably my favourite bra I have in rotation at the moment. It's not a perfect fit by any means, and I find that the wires do dig in under my breasts and at my sides a bit after a few hours of wear (all my bras do this), but the shape and support it gives and the aesthetics are all excellent. I'd definitely recommend Jasmine as an everyday bra for larger busted women. Panache- can we have this in some plain colourways please? It's much nicer than your Tango II.
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This bra is a moulded cup plunge bra. It's very hard to capture in a photograph, but there's a gold glitter through the black fabric on the cups and gore, so the cup almost looks dark gold in some lights. The straps are fully adjustable

The band stretches well past the ~40" which logic would dictate that a 40/18 banded bra would stretch to, but I understand that this is not uncommon in larger band sizes. The powermesh on the back seems as though it's not very sturdy or strong, it's quite translucent and not like the quality which I have become accustomed to in full bust bras.

The straps ... are moderately wide and fairly stable, which is always a plus in my books.

I can't really comment too much on the fit, as I bought this for experimental purposes and it's far too large for me in every dimension but the cups. I'm planning to attempt some alterations on it, and if I manage to get a wearable product, I can comment more on the bra's fit and durability.
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The Bellini Tankini is a swim top with an inner wired bra support section. The cups are made of two parts with a diagonal seam and the top ties with halterneck straps. The interior fastens with a hook and eye clasp with 2 rows of 3 columns of eyes. The inner bra cup section seems to be made of some kind of stabilising mesh, and the inner wings are made of powernet. The exterior of this tankini is made of lycra with a brightly coloured pattern. I find that the yellow and the purple/navy colours are a lot more prominent in person than the stock image (which seems ... to show the aqua and pink as standing out the most). It measures 37.5cm from the top of the gore down to the bottom of the tankini.

I really like the print on this, I think that the colourful stripes are very fun!

I can't really comment on the fit as the swim top was not intended for me. The bust perimeter was also measured on me so I'm not sure how indicative this is of actual measurements as I'd wear a far larger cup size. It's always a challenge to accurately measure the stretched length of swim tops with interior bras, and while I think that the bra band section may stretch a little more on the body, I do think that it's on the firm side for a 32 band.
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I got this used from another Bratabaser. The cup in this size is made of 4 parts and the straps are fully adjustable. The bra fastens with 3 rows of 4 columns of hooks.

I don't think that any pictures I've seen really do justice to how pretty the Burek is in real life. It's quite lovely, and looks delicate. With bras in my size, it's not very often that I'd think of a bra as delicate, but the sheer cups and embroidery give a lovely appearance. The main body of the bra is a cool pinky beige in real life. The embroidery can show up a bit under ... thin or light coloured clothing, but is fine under something a bit thicker. The one negative of the design is that the straps are the dreaded 'stretchy straps', where they are just made of a single layer of elastic, so they can bend and cut in a bit. This wouldn't be a problem in smaller cup sizes, but even 10-20% of breast weight works out to be an awful lot when your breasts are big!

Sadly, it's just not quite the right fit for me. The cups are a little wide, a bit tall and much too shallow. I wish that I had a best size in the SM cut, because if I did, I'd love to wear one of these (and get the matching panties)!
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This bra model in this size is made of a 3 part cup. The straps are fully adjustable and the band fastens with 2 rows of 4 columns of hooks. It comes with removable 'push-up' pads to help with breast asymmetry or add an extra boost. The band on this is super, super tight, only stretching to about 61.5 cm without wire distortion. The material also wasn't as stretchy as many other EM models I've tried. I could get it around my 68cm comfortably firm, 65.5 cm as tight as possible ribcage, but it distorts the cups and wouldn't be comfortable to wear.

The bra cups are all black, but there's a panel on the band with sheer black lace with a beige underlay, making it look like sheer lace on a light skin tone.

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This is my consolation bra for not being able to get an S Ptys, and it's a pretty good consolation in my books. The bra has a 4-piece construction in the cup (3 vertical and a horizontal on top), is made of a lightly padded material, and is a coral colour with black polka-dots on the cups and band. The straps are half adjustable, and the fastening has 4 rows of 3 columns of hooks. The quality of materials is very high- the bra is sturdy, and has lovely, smooth material and Ewa Michalak's usual attention to detail.

The cup is too tall, and the straps are too wide-set ... for my liking, and also don't adjust to be short enough, although the soft, wide fabric straps are incredibly comfortable and don't cut in. The cup is a bit big, but I'm not sure if my very projected breasts would make smaller size too small. The band is too long, but I expected it to be too long, as I went one band size up to get the volume I thought would be correct.

I love the way that this looks on- the coral seems to be a nice match for my skin tone. The black lace on the cups actually doesn't show up, so you have a smooth outline when wearing it. I have a very round, uplifted projected shape, which I rather enjoy.

I ended up altering the bra by folding the top panel of the cups down to make a half-cup and moving the straps inwards so that they'll stay on my shoulders. I'm quite happy with this alteration, I've made myself a very deep, open half-cup in a size in which no half-cups are made. The bra is very comfortable to wear, except the elastic trim on the base of the bra does have a tendency to roll under a little and cut into me sometimes.
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The bra looks absolutely gorgeous on. There's a good length of strap to adjust with, though like a few of the Curvy Kate styles, the straps do seem to have a mind of their own. Straps are too wide-set for me 100% of the time, and this was no exception.

I started the bra on the smallest hook, which I assume is going to limit it's life.

I managed to kill the underwire in this bra after about 8 months use. I only ever hand-wash my bras & hang in the shade- no rough usage, especially not just chucking the bra direct into the washing machine, so I was quite unimpressed to discover that one of the wires was escaping from the centre.

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This is my second go at the Princess, also having had a 30J before a little weight loss. It was acceptably comfy for me, but not fabulous. I love the round, full shape that it gives to my breasts, with plenty of lift. The band stretched quite quickly (though I will admit I love having my bra back super tight), so it rapidly travelled from the loosest hook to the tightest. Underwires came up a little high at the sides, leading to occasional poking. I found the cute polka-dots to be a bit of a downfall, as they tend to be quite obvious underneath many of the tops that I wore.

I think the change in my bodyshape made a style that was good into a style which was just okay.

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Updated on Jul 05, 2012 Flag this

This is another lovely sturdy Panache offering. The straps are fully adjustable and it has 3 rows of 3 columns of hooks in this size.

I got a bird print Jasmine used from another Bratabaser to try out, but unfortunately it's just a bit too small in the cups to be wearable. The stretch lace is a great idea though, and I think it's fabulous for my breasts with a lot of top-central fullness, but as since requesting this bra I've gone up another cup size (from a 28KK/26Lish to a 28L/26LLish), there's just not quite enough room up top for me!

The wires are very sturdy, as is usual ... for Panache, and a little wider than I'd prefer for my very narrow root, but not unpleasantly wide or high. If the bra was otherwise good, I would have bent the wires to follow the shape of my ribcage a little better.

The bra straps are quite sturdy as they have a layer of soft padding underneath them. I'm a huge fan of any additional comfort measures for straps in large cup sizes, so this is a positive for me.

I definitely plan to try out the 30K to see if I can get a better fit in the cups. Jasmine is both very soft and very supportive, so I hope that sizing up will help.
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What to say about this bra? I picked it up super cheap on ebay and didn't have especially high expectations, and I'm glad that I didn't. The quality of the materials doesn't seem to be as high as I've become accustomed to in other full-bust brands. It's a bit scratchy and the wires seem to be rather flimsy. It's got quite a nice pattern which I think was more attractive in the lilac/white combo than the plain white. I'm intrigued about the sizing system, which seems to be totally different from any other system. (This bit is also in my review of the 30L).

The band is too large, ... which isn't surprising as I'd ideally wear a snug 28 or a 26 band. The bra suffers from the regular design issues in this size range like cups which are too wide and shallow, and straps which are too wide-set, affecting the fit of the bra and cutting me off under my arms. It seems to give me roughly the appropriate volume in the front, so I'm hoping that I can make some alterations to improve the fit a little. The gore doesn't tack in it's current state, but I'm hoping changing the fit will fix that.
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