Carnival Butterfly Baby Padded Sports Bra

I love Carnival and/or Mardi Gras. That one last farewell to the flesh in which the days and nights are filled with all the things that make life living: dancing, good food, good friends, and good drink.  Be ready to dance in the streets.  Carnival Butterfly Baby draws on the colorful, over the top pageantry, of the Caribbean.

When I designed this pattern, I was remembering marching in the streets to loud Calypso music or dancing to the magical iron of the steel pan. In my remembrances I see beautiful Brown skin gals beaded, baubled and bedazzling. Ready to see and be seen. Inside out out, this comfy bra has a soft moisture-wicking fabric, extra materials in shoulder straps, and removable padding for maximum support.

These are diaspora designs lovingly made by your Iya C for everyone as part of an effort to celebrate new Black aesthetics.

• 82% polyester, 18% spandex
• Sports mesh lining: 92% polyester, 8% spandex
• Padding: 100% polyurethane perforated foam and 100% polyester moisture-wicking fabric
• Scoop neckline and racerback
• Flat seams and bias binding that eliminate rubbing
• Support material in shoulder straps and a wide elastic under breasts
• Best for A–C cups
• Mesh lining with slits for removable pads
• Removable pads included
• Four-way stretch material that stretches and recovers on the cross and lengthwise grains

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