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This is a really cute bra in nice bright colors that is great for the full on top lady - but not so great if you're a full on top lady with lower fullness also. Even-shaped ladies watch out because the lower cup depth is not on par with the upper cup looseness. HOWEVER, the immediately lower cup projection is to die for. Even if you can't quite fill out the upper cup in the size you need to accommodate your lower fullness, this could still be a great bra.

Depending on my cycle, posture, how well I swoop & scoop, I get varying amounts of "flop" in the ... upper cup lace. The great part about this bra is that the lace is so thin and smooth that even when it isn't filled it doesn't show under clothes. Moreover, if it did bother you, the lace upper panel is attached to the side sling and strap so it's possible to sew two stitches to tack the lack a little further in under the other fabric and tighten it up.

The wires are a touch narrow for me, but it's so slight that the only reason it is a problem is because they dig in both at the top of the gore and at the outer tips of the underwire. This has more to do with the underwire shape than width specifically, I think, and would be remedied if I simply bent them. I don't think I'll try that out for a while, if ever, and certainly not on this particular bra because I'm planning to sell it, but maybe on one of my older Marcies that I bought used...

The color and sheen on the fabric are gorgeous, as are the polka dot pattern in the lower mesh and wave pattern in the lace. I'm not a fan of pink, personally, but the hot pink bow at the gore really contrasts for some nice pop to the bra. Because it is all mesh and lace, the bra is quite breathable, and perfect for summer. No boob sweat ever https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" />

The band runs a touch loose, like in most Cleos in this size range, but it's not a huge deal https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" /> This bra has such a great range of cup sizes that most people will be able to sister size down with little consequence.
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Updated on Jun 04, 2013 Flag this

I bought this bra new and unworn, so the measurements I took were without any wear or "breaking in" of the fabric.

Despite having a 37" comfortably snug underbust measurement with compressability down to 35" at the extreme, I found that I could almost not clasp this bra. While it does stretch to 38", it takes a massive amount of force to do so. This fabric is quite firm!!

With a "normal" amount of tension (the amount of tension I tend to exert on my other bras in normal use and the tension it takes to measure them at their longest) this band only measures to 34".

I would ... advise most folks to size up in this band, or prepare to use an extender.

I found the wires much too narrow in this bra. It is not shaped like other Panache models at all. I ordered a Freya Lyla Balcony (4302) in 36GG at the same time, and it had wider wires than this Masquerade Persia even though Freya's wires are notoriously narrow in general.

The bra is quite pretty, though not really in my taste. I like it more in person than I did viewing it online and am glad I got to try it out. I feel like only two hooks on a bra in this size and with so much band firmness is sort of silly, as it means the wings taper down to be quite short. The lack of give in the band just meant ridiculous back indentations and bulging on a cushier lady like myself.

This is one of the first Panache bras in my size where the wire height under my arms was not uncomfortable. From the tip of the underwire to the band it is only about 5", and that felt really perfect for me as a high chested lady with only 5'1" of height. If that is you too and you have a narrower root, this could be a good bra to try.

I warn though that the cup seemed to come up a bit high, and the cup at the very top was a bit roomy. I think this bra was made for someone a bit more shallow than me - less projection and more height - as the lower part of the cups seemed to compress my breasts quite a bit.
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This bra fit my wide, even breast shape quite well and cooperated fully with my petite stature and high root. It also gave a lifted, projecting, rounded silhouette that I liked very much.

My only grip was that the cups did not have any side support, and were not cut guide breast tissue forward. If anything I felt like the opposite was happening and that what little forward projecting breast tissue I had was somewhat being pulled around to my sides. The photos don't at all show this to be the case, but I certainly felt like my arms were hitting my side boob an awful lot more than ... normal.

The vintage colorway is quite beautiful and classic, especially with the delicate lace overlay on the cups and elegant lace trim at the bottom of the gore and cup rims. This would make a great "invisible" bra as the Vintage color is a basic beige nude sheer while the seams and lace on the cups are virtually undetectable under clothing.

The band on this bra is quite firm; it stretches very easily for a few inches and then just stops. It's quite bizarre. But I am a fan of both the reasonable tension and the maximum stretched length of this bra, as it keeps things firm without them being uncomfortable.

All around a fantastic bra. Someone with less need for side support would do absolutely beautifully in it. If it had a side support panel, I'd buy ten and wear them to work. The seams perfectly aligned with my nipple for modesty, the sheer beige was a perfect no-show shade under tops, an the patterning was subtle enough to leave no bumps in my outerwear. What more could you want?
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Updated on Jun 09, 2013 Flag this

I don't think a pair of breasts exists on this earth that would fit into this bra properly. I tried in both the 36H UK and 36J UK, and this (the 36H) was definitely closer in size to what I needed. However, the upper panel of the cup was cut loose while the rim of the cup - helpfully lined with non-stretchy silicone to help hold the bra up - was cut significantly tighter.

For this bra to fit, you would almost have to have implants, because it would require you to go from having zero breast tissue, to suddenly having a convex hump of it leading to your nipple.

The construction was good and the vertical seam feels to have some boning, so the lift is still good if you can deal with the upper cup being loose (if you lack upper fullness) or massively digging in (if you have upper fullness). The lace and dark blue color are quite pretty.

Unless you intend to alter this bra though I wouldn't bother buying it.

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Updated on May 26, 2013 Flag this

This bra is adorable and I lusted over it for quite a long time, not realizing that the shape really wouldn't match up with my breasts and that the size would not work.

The cups on this bra run exceptionally shallow and wide. I loved the width and the sloping shape of the underwires, but the lack of projection combined with the excessive (in my opinion) height of the gore made the bra jut out quite funny between my breasts. Like someone was building a picket fence in my cleavage!

My breasts looked smashed against a wall because I had more projection than the bra would allow, and the gore ... height made the underwires stick up above the tops of my breasts when I slouched and thus the tops of the cups to gape open rigidly. It was quite awkward.

I'm disappointed that the shape of this bra didn't even come close to working for me. The photos make it look wearable, but I just didn't feel comfortable in it and got no support. Part of this was probably due to it being a band size too large for me.

I did find that the cup lace did show a touch under thin stretchy tops, mostly at the center of the bra which made it questionably artificially nipply. It didn't bother me much, but some might care.

The lace is gorgeous and the color is unusual and beautiful. The fabrics are soft and comfortable. For the right boob shape (or the persistent enough woman) this could be quite a stunning bra for the Pretty Boobies Arsenal.
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This bra is very tall and shallow in the cup, so it didn't at all want to sit in my inframammary fold. When first swooping-and-scooping into the bra, the underwire situated itself a good two inches below the root of my breasts. If I hiked it up to where it needed to be, the band suddenly felt far too loose and the straps - even fully tightened - were several inches too long.

Despite fitting poorly, the bra was actually quite comfortable. I contemplated keeping it just to bum around the house but figured the underboob sweat if it kept slipping down would be intolerable.

If you have wide set, tall breasts that are shallow - especially on the bottom - then this is a great tshirt bra. The materials are very soft and comfortable, but since it is molded you will need a compatible breast shape to get a good fit.

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Updated on May 06, 2013 Flag this

The material of this bra is pretty strange, but it feels good and the translucency of the upper cup is kind of sexy.

I really couldn't stand the shape that this bra gave me, though. I have soft, pendulous breasts with a pretty even shape and this bra didn't give much lift. There was pretty much a straight line from my collar bones to my nipples, which for my particular body shape just made my breasts look saggy and torpedo-like.

Someone who was a bit firmer and more self supported would probably fill out this bra really nicely without having the funny shape problems that I had.

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Updated on Jun 03, 2013 Flag this

The "cushion comfort" part of this bra is an airy foam around the underwire and bottom of the cup. I liked it because it felt like my breasts were supported by a cloud, and the extra padding gave some push-up. However, that foam compressed and wore out within a couple of weeks, turning this bra into a regular old molded balconette with a little extra thickness at the bottom.

Part of the quick wear was the quality of the bra (the band stretched out a LOT in just a couple of weeks), how incompatible it was for my shape (the underwires were too narrow), and how small it was for me (two cupsizes too small).

This bra was measured after several months of regular use and machine washing.

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Updated on Apr 17, 2013 Flag this

I have quite soft breast tissue on a wide root, but with a decent amount of upper fullness. This bra was cut for a shape very different than mine, so when my breasts filled the cups and conformed to their shape it ended up looking quite strange. This bra was also slightly too small for me which didn't help matters.

I think that someone with narrower breasts than me (in need of narrower wires and with more of a "tall" shape to their breast) would find this bra quite flattering. It is cut loose enough in the top that someone with moderate upper fullness could fill it out, but ... tight enough that someone with a somewhat full on bottom shape (shallower above the apex) could do well in it as well.

The gore is very, very slim. The underwire channels actually touch, so the gore is a small triangle between where they meet and the bottom of the band. Moreover, the straps are fully adjustable which made it awesome for shorty me with the high chest.

All around it's a quite pretty bra well suited to those with a narrow chest, just not the right size or - more significantly - the right shape for my bust.
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Updated on Apr 28, 2013 Flag this

This bra was very cute and sheer, but unfortunately both a size (or two?) too small as well as cut for a more full on bottom shape. The band also ran quite firm - unusual for Freya - so some women will probably need to size up in the band.

If you're full on bottom with little upper fullness, this could be a great bra for you, but I warn women with wider, "squatter", roots that this bra can make the breasts look a bit wedge-like from the side.

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Updated on May 07, 2013 Flag this