Cheetah four way convertible bra - bra discontinued by Baci - review by In Between Soliloquies

This bra is very cute. It's made by Baci (meaning "kisses" in Italian, fun fact).

Packaging
The packaging is nice; it comes in a simple box and a plastic pouch. Included in the box is a pretty card with the Baci logo on one side and on the other side is the statement "Congratulations, you have purchased a truly authentic Baci Lingerie product" written in twenty-seven languages (I counted). On the front of the box is a woman is pictured wearing the bra and on the back of the box she can be seen from behind wearing the bra with the straps crossed in the back.

Appearance
The bra itself is very silky to the touch. The cup has two parts to it; the satiny black upper part and the cheetah-print part that is slightly less satiny, but still smooth to the touch. The color of the tan parts is darker and slightly less vivid than it appears in the photos, but it still looks very nice.

Cups
The cups! They're not quite demi, but not quite full-coverage. I have larger breasts, so occasionally they'll fall out of the cups of certain bras if I bend down too far. With this bra, they came close to doing that, but they managed to stay inside while I bent over. I'm sure if I bent down and shimmied a bit they would have fallen out. All that is to say that the cups don't quite hug you too tightly, but they aren't super flimsy either. The cups are shaped such that they would poke out of the top of a tube top, so this bra may not work with every top. Still, it's versatile enough that you could get substantial use out of it. The cups aren't heavily padded but they're thick enough to prevent show-through in case you're cold that day! They don't provide lift and don't get in the way for women with large breasts who tend to avoid padded bras.

Straps
Speaking of the straps, they're smooth and black with gold detail (hooks and adjustors). They're about 1/2" wide and they aren't uncomfortable. They're made of the same satiny material found on the upper portion of the bra's cups.

Band
Finally, the band features the same cheetah pattern that's on the cups. The band is very thin, though, so be careful when you handle and wash the bra because it looks like it can be easily ripped. In fact, of all the places a bra can be damaged, this is likely the first place I'll notice an issue with this bra because of how thin the band is. That said, as long as you're delicate with it, the bra should last you a decent amount of time. There are three hooks in the back so the band is pretty wide (about 2" or 2 1/2"). You won't get the seamless effect with this bra; the hems are thick enough that the outline would probably be as visible through the back of your shirt as any other bra.

I found that this bra's support came almost entirely from the bottom and not at all from the top. What does that mean? That means that when I wear the bra with no straps, my breasts are supported basically by the underwire so that it looks like they're sitting on a shelf. So they won't sag, but they'll jiggle a lot when I move because there's no upper support like I would get from a bandeau top of a bikini. If you're wearing a top with a shelf bra, then that's not so much of a problem because they tend to hug you more throughout. However, if you're wearing a flowing, loose top, keep in mind that there could be lots of jiggling with this bra without the straps.