Panache and its sub-brands like my favored Sculptresse play with their supportive, center & forward-projected workhorse SUPERBRA, the 4-part cup balconette
@Panache » Jasmine Balconnet Bra (6951) and panache » Serene is the new & improved sister cut.
Panache Jasmine Balconnet Bra (6951) boasts an amazing construction BUT 1) mid-range mesh fabric and 2) brighter colorways dominated by funky patterns or florals and lacking in more elegant or inclusive neutrals.
Jasmine's big cup big band sister @Sculptresse » Chi-chi Full Cup Bra (7695) uses the same construction AND smoother mesh + soft, dual layer / double-bagged band which is comfier for one's underarm and back, ... especially for prolonged daily wear. BUT doubles down on 2) brighter colorways with 2 random animal prints and several loud, contrasting swimsuit-like florals. Once again lacking more elegant and functional neutrals. The Chi chi "Cappuccino" beige is actually an ashy, mushroomy greige that doesn't match ANYONE'S skintone and isn't very flattering IMHO.
Sister models Misty was discontinued, Dionne is explicitly styled as lingerie, etc.
ENTER panache » Serene
The cup construction is based on the best-selling Panache Jasmine Balconnet Bra (6951). As with all Panache bras, the wires are firmer.
As with all Jasmine clones the tall gore tacks like a dream, the lift is high, the projection is forward.
The faric is smoother and less mesh-like, the band is double-bagged though less soft than in Chi-chi
As with all aforementioned Jasmine clones, Panache remembered the human women among us who experience changes in breast volume or have asymmetry so there is: the STRETCH MESH upper cup section which is NOT LACE
Panache floral stretch LACE can still show under thin fabrics and does pill after a year or so of regular wear.
Serene features SILKY, FINELY MESHED, neutrally geometric, UNBANDED STRETCH MESH for a more open upper cup section, one of the BEST Panache stretch material choices to date.
Less biting into your upper breast tissue and quadding - unlike 90% of other multipart soft-cup balconettes.
Practically no show-through under clothes so far.
As with many Panache bras, the runs pretty stetchy. I'm in between 38 and 40 and opted for 40 because I have a number of bras in rotation.
If you are buying this bra for heavy-duty daily wear, consider sister sizing to the smaller band size.
I can't comment on how this bra scales at small band/big cup and big band/big cup ends of the range, as I'm just outside the core range.
FINALLY, there are only 2 colorways but they are ELEGANT NEUTRALS!
"Midnight" is a dark navy that can pass for black and "Vintage" is a pastel pink-leaning beige that will be neutral and flattering on a range of skintones.
How panache » Serene stands out and distinguishes itself from its predecessors is in the details - sleeker, eco-friendlier fabric, double-bagged band, an uncommon and more functional choice of upper cup stretch material, and elegant, neutral solid colors.
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