I purchased the Papaya in 2017 in both 38L and 40L I find the 38 bands are perfect, especially since the straps seem to barely need to contribute any support, a real shoulder saver and I definitely do not have to worry about the straps sliding off my shoulders. On this 40L, I am still on the middle hooks but the straps do tend to fall off. I get some quadding on the 38 band but essentially none with this 40. My perfect bra would seem to be an Alana in 38LL or maybe 38M. I continue to hope Bravissimo will one day add these sizes to their range.
There seems to be nothing else in my range except the Ewa Michalak FB line. Although they have almost a dozen models, none currently appeal to me and at roughly twice the price or more, I simply cannot get interested in switching away from Bravissimo. My recent success with the Selina line pretty much locks me in with Bravissimo, perhaps forever.
This is by far my favorite colorway, with the mint a close second.

Aug 2020
Still my favorite bra in terms of fit, comfort and color. I estimate this bra has been worn more than 100 times and still looks and feels close to brand new. In comparison, my 40L Alana in Mint seemed to hit a wall a couple weeks ago. By that I mean the straps suddenly lost much of their elasticity and the band did the very same. I am not looking forward to the day when this papaya does the same and am thankful that I have more than one of these.

Jun 2021
Bravissimo introduced new bras with narrow wires last fall which I bought and used almost exclusively since then. I pulled this old Alana out yesterday though and was both amused and amazed at how good it still was. The straps and band have still not stretched out to the point of being unwearable and thus held up well throughout the day.

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Updated on Jun 26, 2021 Flag this

• Wearing on the tightest hooks now, hopefully will be a while before it becomes too stretched out.

• June 2023

  My previous comment was from May or June of 2020. I wore this Alana two days ago and although I am on the tightest hooks, there still is plenty of life left in it.

  My narrow wired Bravissimo bras have made me realize that both my 38 and 40 band Alana's have always had some empty space on the sides. They also have me quadding over top with the 38 being more susceptible so in hind sight, these was a shape mismatch thing going on. Still, these were a huge improvement on the Curvy Kate's, Flirtelle's and Elomi Caitlyn's I had.

  This papaya is still my favorite colorway and it led me to ask Bravissimo customer service if there were any plans to introduce a narrow wired Alana. Sadly there aren't any.

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