PanachePanache Women's High Impact Underwire Sports Bra

No seriously, this sports bra is hands down the best sports bra I have ever owned. How much do I love it? This is the 7th one I've purchased and I'm getting ready to order another.So let's just stick this out front and in the open: I'm a short person with huge bosoms. I play a high impact sport and am very active at least 6 hours every week in addition to several more hours of mild to moderate activity. I'm a mother of three that breastfed and the tissue changes show this. Up until this little wonder came into my life I've been relying on a a brand that rhymes with Thunder Farmer to tame the girls. At best I would call that experience "meh," especially compared to this bra. I was actually wearing two, sometimes three different brass at once. In retrospect I was clearly wearing the wrong size- actually, I would say I've been wearing the wrong size since that first awkward trip with my mom to find my first training bra.I digress: if you are relying on what the old lady with the paper tape measure at the big box chain store told you is your size you are probably wearing the wrong size. If you walk into a fitting and they tell you to add four inches, just walk away. This is a big fat lie. Why would you do that? If your band (or underboob, whatever you want to call it) is 30 why would you suddenly and arbitrarily say it's a 34? Once you get that through your head it's a really simple thing to figure out your cup size. Bend over, let the hanging baskets descend in all their glory, measure loosely, and you're done. For UK sizing, my underboob measured 29 (went with 30), the baskets hit 37 inches, so that says I'm a 30FF. Eight inches difference from the original band measurement. Simple. Moving on.In the Thunder Farmer I was wearing a 34DD because that's as big as they get. It never felt like it was as supportive as a high impact sports bra should be but it seemed like it was the best out there. Man, was I wrong. I was skeptical that I was wearing the wrong size, and even more skeptical that this bra would be the magical rainbow unicorn of sports bras. Amazon has been fabulous to work with and the return policy for Prime is more than fair, so I figured I had nothing to lose. A gamble, add to cart, two days later the box arrives, and I tried it on.Just trying it on was a whole other adventure that I won't spoil for other newcomers that are coming to the light from the dark side of vicki's (dirty little) secret. "Is it seriously supposed to be this tight?" "And now I'm supposed to bend over and wiggle everything into the cups HOW?" "But this is a sports bra, why are there two distinct bumps instead of tubeboob?" And my favorite "holy crap, I can see my feet when I look down. Is that what's supposed to happen when the gore actually rests against your skin?" (Note: look up what bra parts are if you don't know what the gore is).Again, I was skeptical, but luckily I had a three hour high intensity event the following morning and felt like it was the perfect time to take it for a test drive. First up: jumping. Let's just say that busty girls do not like jumping. Not even a little. Even if you manage to tame the girls into minor submission you can still feel your breast tissue shifting across the top of your chest, across your pectoralis muscles. After a while you start to feel it in your neck and shoulders, and eventually it creeps all the way into your lower back and ribs. So jump I did, keenly aware that this was a great test of the "86% reduction in bounce" claim. Especially since the breasts were actually separated and not mushed together into the equivalent of wrapping an elastic bandage around your chest. I'm not exaggerating when I saw I felt NOTHING. Not even a little jiggle. Jumped again. and Again. Over and over, and not once did I feel that familiar tug across my chest.Then it was a bunch of lateral agility stuff, then hitting (for the record, I play roller derby). And being hit. After three hours I noticed that I had zero pain associated with bounce and fatigue from trying to compensate for the bounce. I had a serious neck injury a couple years ago so I've been keenly aware of just how much pain the bounce can create in a matter of minutes. Did I say I had zero pain? Because that's a really important detail.Once the event was over I had another event to plan for that night, a full game with a four hour drive. When I got home I took this off. Warning- it takes a couple times wearing it to get used to the difference in how tight the band is in comparison to the poorly fitting band you may have been wearing until then. My skin was a little red where the wires sat, and there were a couple other marks on my back and small ones on the back of my shoulders from where you can clip it together for a racerback style. No biggie. After a quick lunch and clean-up I noticed that two of the three hooks had pulled away from the band rather significantly, and not in a way that I could fix, so I knew I would need to exchange it. Shrugged it off, I had to go, so I put it back on and left it alone for almost seven more hours.Since setting up to exchange with the first one until now I have had no problems with the replacement. I wear this for every single practice, event, work-out, and even the days I'm just going to be moving around a little more than usual. It is honestly the perfect sports bra. I love that it can be easily converted to a racerback style that provides a little bonus lift, and I can disconnect it with one hand. The straps are just the right width. They do not cut or dig into my skin but are not too wide to stick out or sit uncomfortably on my shoulder blades. I do not notice any cutting into my under arms, but it does sit a little higher than I'm used to. The fabric is lined to create support and modesty, but not heavily padded to create shapes that do not occur in nature. The underwires are slightly wider than what I find in everyday-type bras, and this creates a lot more stability in the support I experience.In summary: make sure you're wearing the CORRECT size bra, not what that little old lady told you it was, then give this sports bra a shot if you want great support, great shaping, and comfort. It will take some getting used to but it's worth it. If it didn't look so much like a censor bar I would wear this every. single. day. And if you have a Prime account you have no excuse to not try this. If you've read this far then take my advice and just buy it.Update: I lost a lot of weight after baby #3 and went down two cup sizes. I love this bra so much that I rarely wear any other bra, even for every day wear. If you take care of it by washing correctly and never putting it in the dryer it lasts and lasts and lasts. Of the seven I have one did have a wire poke out under one arm. I simply used moleskin (same kind you use for blisters) over the hole and it's been fine for over a year now. I've added pictures, including one with a thin and tight fitting tank over it so you can see that faint seams can appear with some fabrics. I'm not the fittest person and let's just say I'm no longer in my thirties so it may look like it creates rolls but it does not. That's just how I'm built, it's worse in other bras. The first few hours I wrote this I thought it was a cup size too small but it now fits perfectly. (It looked like there was the chest version of muffin top, I'm not including that picture).

Lots of people like sports bras. I have not liked sports bras for a long time. Why? Well, being a rather large-breasted individual with some skin problems, I have struggled to enjoy the sensation of my breasts being squished together causing sweat and discomfort. I have even developed eczema on the inside of my breasts and where the gore of my bra should sit. Nothing is more awkward than having a fiery, itchy skin problem between your boobs.This bra is the first sports bra I have been able to comfortably wear since I was 11 years old! The gore of the bra comes up around 1-2 inches more than you might expect with your average t-shirt bra, which is the perfect solution to keep those two things separated. I love this brand because they make such a wide range of sizes. Admittedly, I was pretty poor as a kid, so the idea of spending $50 on a bra scared me a bit, but this bra was worth every penny!!*PRO TIP* Red is a neutral color under light colored shirts. Try it out!

Been wearing consistently for 6 months now, I love the shape and lift, but because I have a larger bust and it’s for size B-G, the top portion in the middle sticks way out and causes the wire to stick straight up visibly through all of my shirts. I’ve tried molding it back down, doesn’t help. Wish they would fix this, it’s slightly embarrassing having the wire sticking out in the center of your clothes.

The fit is phenomenal, I don't think I've ever been this happy with how comfortable a bra is, especially a sports bra. It is so soft and comfortable, firmly supportive, yet soft and not pinchy or too tight in any way. It lifts and cradles my breasts in a way that they don't squish against themselves which is going to be great for my skin to prevent boob sweat pooling during exercise.There is this strange feature where the between the boob zone makes a little tent between the layers of fabric, one layer presses against my skin and the other drapes over in a way that a shirt would and it leaves this little air pocket of fabric between the boobs. I Bet this will be phenomenal for air flow. I can't wait to try it.However the form is not flattering under clothing at all. It lifts the boobs up high in sort of a weird unnatural shape, in a shirt it feels like they're cranked up to my neck. The little tent of fabric also creates a sad A shape under a shirt. I'm not sure if that's the best explanation but it's tough to describe. The fabric between the boobs causes sort of a sharp triangle crease in the middle that is not flattering.Bottom line this will be an amazing bra for at home comfort or high impact training but not so great for wearing under a Tshirt.

It’s not uncomfortable, but is isn’t comfortable. I found it runs a bit small - the band only fit on the largest set of hooks, leaving no opportunity for adjustment.

This is my third Panache exercise bra and I have another on the way. I just ordered two more because I had a breast reduction and had to replace two others. I used to wear 32DD and tried 32C and perfect. So, I think they are true to size.

I’m a 34DD, it’s hard to find good supportive sports bras that aren’t $80-90. But this is one! Lifts, separates, the straps don’t slide, had the convertible option to make into a racer back. Good quality and supportive. Would buy again!

I ordered this bra in a 32FF after trying it on in Bravissimo. I do a lot of running and training and, quite frankly, it's the best sports bra I've ever used. I've now ordered more in different colours!The straps at the back can be adjusted to wear in a racer back style. My only niggle with this was that it was a two-man job - I couldn't do it by myself! Wearing it in the racer back style reduces bounce considerably more than the normal way but, either way, it's much better than any other bra I've used.It's true to size - my normal bra size is also a 32FF. The cups are padded to reduce chafing, the material is soft and the straps are nice and wide. I've previously used the Shock Absorber Run bra, and found the Panache Sports Bra a MASSIVE improvement .

I've bought a lot of these bras in the past in various colours. I always go onto a different site to check the sizings and measure myself before buying it just in case I've changed at all since my last purchase. Great product, definitely holds bigger sized breasts brilliantly, no problems when exercising. One issue I've had, and for some reason it's only ever when I buy the black bra, is that it doesn't take long for the wires to poke through both the sizes (under the arms) and also in the middle of the bra. This is an issue if you wear the bras regularly. Not really had the same problems with the same product in different colours, so not quite sure what's so different about the black, but it's something to bear in mind if you'll be using them every day. They wash and dry well, though I always keep it on a low temperature wash and do not tumble-dry, so I can't say what would happen if you were to do so, though I personally wouldn't recommend doing so. Overall, great product, despite the issues with the wires, and would definitely recommend for larger sized women.

This top is like a bra within a crop top with two definite layers. It gives brilliant coverage and the double set up means it could be worn as a top on its own rather than just as an undergarment. It holds everything very steady and has brilliant bounce prevention, it also separates very nicely as opposed to many sports bras for the larger chested lady which squishes everything flat together (causing sweating issues). I find this top is cool to wear due to the space it creates and the technical fabrics used, even though it is a bulkier item. There is a clip on the back straps to allow them to form a racerback style and in both wear modes the bra remains comfortable. The back band fastens with 3 hooks, which is trickier to fasten and the bra is firm enough to make fastening at the front and turning difficult also, however the level of support and comfort make this well worth the effort. The straps are padded and don't dig in and the band is firm and has enough padding to prevent digging in. I find a snug, tight back band provides the best support and this could also be why I find the bra harder to fasten (or turn). I do recommend a good fit though as any looseness in the back band will reduce the effectiveness of this product.

I thought I would love this bra. I thought it would hold me down and make me feel much smaller and supported. It was well made but the sizes were way too small. The back was more like a 28 at a guess. I ordered the 32 H after being measured in a department store, so I was hoping to be relatively close to my size. I could not get this on around the back size. I cannot comment on the cup size as I could not get it on, but I suspect that was fairly true in size. Would it have made me feel like I had just one boob all squashed into one place? Yes it would have. I was gutted because it was so well made. I returned it and was promptly given a refund so thank you amazon. I'm sure others will get on well with it if they manage to order the correct size for themselves. I don't want to put anybody off from buying it. Smaller chested ladies might be able to fit in it better than me. A good price and good quality bra just a shame it didn't fit me.

This has been my sports bra of choice for 4 years now. I've worn my true sizes from a G to a DD in many different colours - all have been comfortable and kept things where they needed to be (without been too restrictive)!Yes it is wired which was my initial hesitation but honestly this has NEVER been a problem; either digging in or beaking through.The material is quite thick, padded almost so it does appear bulky but once on and fastened this is not the case.I love this bra because - unlike other sports bras it actually looks flattering, I have 2 separate boobs not 1 extra roll!