It's a dependable immediately full, projected and petite-structured plunge. Trifecta of win, right there.

Sachi is a total workhorse complete with the stylish harnessing to prove it, as well as easy on the armpits. Maybe a little too easy, since I'm sideheavy, high set, and on a premenopausal growth spurt from hell, so the Cleo Alexis I expected to replace it with in my wardrobe outshone in that department and put Sachi to shame (they both share similar cup shaping in outer half but Sashi is your push em inward girl, vs Alexis generally BIG ole shallow wall-o-side-support, in case anyone was wondering).
Still prefer the side cut with it's spare layer of flannel and general proportions of Sachi for support, but can't see myself reaching for something that feels this cheap & rough in comparison to Alexis- it's like going from silk to velcro plastic mesh, very strange. Thoroughbred vs Arabian level of contrast in their builds. As far as inner depth is concerned, it must be pretty freakin good because it hasn't flattened me east-west or dumped me out of the cup there yet. Maybe because the gore and projection are both angled so low? It's wires stoically resist flipping out in the weird little area between boobs when I've outgrown it despite being among the widest in my bradrobe nearing an inch separation on top, pretty nifty trick, that.

Wires are J shaped, somewhat on the narrower side of average and more flexible than the average Panache in this size. Hardware is bombproof but demure and smooth so never feels like it's gouging in or binding against me. A pretty good achievement as there's 3 O rings, 2 right at the front of shoulder/boob/armpit, and at the 'crisis zone' at top of cleavage where all those non-adjustable elastic straps converge. Cup tulle lining is very smooth and wicks beautifully, the external fabric is kind of a hard linear grid that moisture might disperse along instead of bead up on. Upper cup is the same smooth tulle as inside cup and doesn't budge, I couldn't get ANY mechanical ease out of it, but the shape is so stupidly full-friendly I never needed it to stretch. Gore decently short and weighs in with a scant 1.5" separation on the bottom, rather than the average 3" oh what the hell let's make it 4" or more nonsense I've seen around. Crazy sturdy single layer powernet band. I loathe Sachi's double hook closure, it's manageable but seriously? Sachi's no-nonsense band is the ONLY reason I tolerate this foolery. Straps are a respectably dense, felted elastic with very little give but it's there just in case.

I've reached for this quite often for long days in the heat, and now I'm excited to reach for Cleo Alexis until Sachi decides to show up in softer fabric.

Updated on Sep 21, 2024 Flag this

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