Panache bras usually have cups that are too wide for my close set, full-on-top breasts, so that usually the center gore sits away from the sternum but there's empty cup under my arms where women with wider set breasts would need it. This bra, however, works perfectly for me. The center gore is flush against the sternum and doesn't come up too high, so it feels comfortable. The straps are let out all the way, versus how tightly I have to wear Freya bras, so some might find the straps too short for them. The band is only two hooks on a J cup instead of 3, and I find it to be quite stiff so I wonder if it's because they needed a stiff band to compensate for the thinness. Even though the band fits perfectly and stretches away two fingers worth, it does get a bit uncomfortable versus other 28 band bras.

Updated on Mar 28, 2012 Flag this

Sarah_M

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I found this bra tighter in the band than other 28s, but I like it that way. The wires were digging in at the top of the gore, but I fixed it by pushing them all the way to the outside edge of the channel and sewing up the top of the gore - they don't hurt my armpits. The gore could be a bit narrower - it leaves marks on my breast tissue - but it doesn't hurt. It's quite a narrow gore to start with. Overall I like this bra and wish it wasn't discontinued, but there are still quite a few selling cheaply on ebay.

Updated on Jul 06, 2013 Flag this