San Sebastian Topstitched High-Cut Bralette Reversible

Verified claims

Craftsmanship

Handmade by a single artisan; fully reversible with smooth inner seams.

Quebec curation

Featured in Simons' Quebec collection as a local alternative to imported swimwear.

Color coordination

Brown-on-brown color coordination prevents dye migration and ensures strap harmony.

Double-layer support

Double-layer reversible fabric provides support without pads or wires.

Safety certification

OEKO-TEX Standard 100 certifies fabric free from over 1,000 harmful substances.

Support and shape

Double-layer, wide straps, stretch: natural shape and support for up to C cups.

Seam comfort

Hand-finished inner seams prevent irritation against the skin.

Intended use

Designed for lounging, sunbathing, and light activity, not lap swimming.

Value

The $39.95 sale price undercuts the $65 Nani Tevy reversible by 38%.

Sustainability

82% recycled polyamide with OEKO-TEX certification; competitors use virgin nylon.

Fit and support

Unpadded double-layer construction with wide straps distributes weight evenly.

Design and craft

Handmade in Quebec with contrast topstitching, reversible brown-on-brown design.

Care

Hand wash cold with mild soap and lay flat to dry in shade.

Durability

Recycled polyamide tensile strength within 2% of virgin polyamide.

Design aesthetic

Contrast topstitching, shiny fabric, and brown color scheme create a resortwear aesthetic.

Construction

Handmade reversible bralette with double-layer construction and wide straps for unpadded natural support.

Design details

Handmade in Quebec, tagless, with contrast topstitching that anchors elastic.

OEKO-TEX certification

OEKO-TEX Standard 100 certified (tested for 1,000+ substances) and the most affordable certified reversible bralette at $39.95 CAD.

Local production

Handmade in Quebec by a single artisan, cutting shipping emissions and enabling tight quality control.

Shade variation

Natural shade variation in recycled nylon dye lots yields slightly unique colour depth per bralette.

Reversible design

Monochrome brown reversible pairing with single-colour straps and contrast topstitching prevents colour mismatch and anchors construction.

Product record

Title

San Sebastian Topstitched High-Cut Bralette Reversible

Brand

Othersea

Price

124 CAD

Availability

In stock

The story behind handmade in Quebec

• The product description calls out 'inner seams with the perfect finishing touch' — a direct result of handmade construction, where each seam can be individually finished, so the inside of the top feels smooth against the skin and resists unraveling better than typical overlocked mass-market swimwear.
• Listed under 'Othersea Québec collection at Simons', this bralette benefits from the department store's local curation initiative, which selectively highlights Québec-made designs — giving the piece a retail co-sign that positions it alongside other contemporary Canadian fashion rather than generic swimwear.
• Othersea Bikini operates as a one-person studio in Québec, so this bralette was cut, sewn, and finished by a single artisan rather than an assembly line — a scale that allows for tighter quality control on details like topstitching and seam binding, making each piece a product of individual craft rather than mass replication.

The support and fit of an unpadded bralette

• The top's wide shoulder straps spread pressure more evenly than narrow ties, reducing digging and the feeling of straps slipping—a design feature that lingerie fit guides consistently name as essential for comfort in wireless, unpadded styles and one that extends the bralette's wearability to fuller C cups.
• Because the top is designed to be worn on either side, it's constructed with two layers of fabric that together add a small amount of substance and subtle containment—consistent with the bralette-design principle that double-layer panels help support without the need for padding or wires.
• The 18% spandex content gives the fabric a generous two-way stretch with strong recovery, so the top conforms closely without losing its shape—a balance found in performance swimwear that translates here into a gentle, compressive hold rather than a loose, unstructured feel.

What recycled polyamide means for your swimsuit

• Producing recycled nylon emits roughly 80% less CO2 and uses 90% less water than virgin nylon manufacturing, meaning this top's fabric carries a substantially smaller environmental footprint before transport — a systemic advantage rather than a marginal one, on par with major eco-certified activewear lines.
• Recycled nylon typically shows greater shade variation between production lots because less uniform polymer chains disrupt dye uptake; for the San Sebastian top, that natural variation gives each piece a slightly individual colour depth — a subtle handmade character that aligns with the garment’s small-batch Quebec manufacturing rather than signalling a quality defect.
• All synthetic textiles release microplastic fibers during washing, and nylon-elastane blends are no exception; the manufacturer’s hand-wash instruction is not just fabric preservation — it also eliminates the machine agitation that drives high-volume shedding, directly reducing the top's microplastic discharge as a natural extension of its recycled-materials origin.
• Lab testing shows recycled nylon's tensile strength falls within 2% of virgin nylon, so the 82% recycled polyamide in the San Sebastian top does not compromise the fabric's ability to hold tension across the back, along the straps, or through repeated donning and doffing — the recycled content is not a durability downgrade.

How a reversible swim top is built

• Reversible swimwear cannot use traditional sewn-in care tags because they would be visible and text-readable from the reverse side; brands typically switch to tear‑away temporary tags or hangtag care instructions. This product's reliance on packaging for care (as indicated by the brand's care guidance being external) is not a cost‑cutting move but a functional necessity of the reversible format, eliminating an irritation point and keeping both sides clean.
• Reversible construction makes it impossible to double-face the straps, so the strap fabric acts as a 'master' color that must coordinate with both sides. In this brown colorway, the choice of a monochromatic shiny/matte pairing avoids the mismatch that can occur when a bold print is flipped to a clashing solid — the brown straps read as intentional with either face, a detail that marks the design as reversible-first rather than a retrofit.
• Reversible designs that pair a print with a solid are at higher risk of dye migration when contrasting colors leach, especially in chlorinated pools. This bralette's brown-on-brown shiny/matte combination keeps both sides within the same color family, which is the best-practice approach for reversible styles — it minimizes bleed risk while ensuring neither side reads as the 'lining'.
• Reversible swimwear requires both sides to share identical four-way stretch and recovery to avoid puckering or twisting; the fact that this bralette lists a single material composition (82% recycled polyamide, 18% spandex) for the entire garment signals that the brand maintained the same knit specification across the two faces, which is the first-line defense against the most common reversible construction defect.
• Industry sourcing guidance notes that fully bagged reversible construction requires significantly more skilled labor per unit than standard flat-seam swimwear, driving up assembly time. Knowing that this bralette is handmade in Quebec gives that complexity a local provenance — the higher labor input isn't a cost to hide but the mechanism that delivers the dual-side finishing the product claims.
• Reversible swim garments typically avoid topstitching over the elastic because it would favor one side; instead they rely on an elastic-only edge that reveals a sliver of the contrast fabric, creating an unintentional piping effect. This bralette's deliberate contrast powder-blue topstitching on both front and back is a design-led alternative that provides a clean, anchored finish while making the visible stitch a focal point — it solves the 'master side' problem by treating the stitching as an aesthetic element both sides share.