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Home: Bra Styles Defined
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Back Closure: Bras or bustiers specially designed to wear under low back tops.
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Balconette/Balcony: A bra that closes in the back typically with two rows of hook and eye closures and three adjustment levels.
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Boning: With straps which are wider apart than normal and a square neckline, this underwire bra lifts the bust to create a full cleavage effect. Also know as a demi cup.
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Bustier: A fashionable compromise between a bra and a merrywidow, this style extends towards the waist for an added touch of seduction. Additional features may include detachable garters, flexible boning, optional shoulder straps, and a lace-up closing.
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Cami Top: Made of microfiber, this camisole-looking shapewear gives a seamless, toned look under knits. It gives very light control and is a perfect solution for sheer, form-fitting tops in order to reveal the least amount of lines or seams.
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Clear Straps: A bra with discreet clear straps. Use made out of plastic or vinyl.
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Corset: Boned and close fitting. It is almost always hooked and laced. It begins either above or just below the bust and extends down to the waist or below the hips. Usually garters are attached at its base.
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Demi Cup: This style offers less coverage for a more provocative cleavage. Ideal for wearing under low cut necklines or skimpy tops. The shoulder straps are also set farther apart. Also called Shelf bra.
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Front Closure: A bra that closes in the front with either a plastic barrel closure or a hook and eye closure.
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Full Cup: The cup fully embraces the breast creating a V-shape neckline, maximum coverage and support. This style is particularly suited for larger cup sizes and for wearing under clinging tops as it gives a defined shape.
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Liquid or Air Filled: A technologically advanced padding that enhances your bust size. Available in wither a liquid or more lightweight air pocket.
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Long Line: A midriff-slimming bra with to-the-waist panels for extra smoothing. This can offer the shaping of a corset.
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Maternity/Nursing: Bras that have a drop cup or zip cup to allow you to breastfeed at any time without taking your bra off.
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Merrywidow: Similar to a bustier, the merrywidow reaches down to the hips and comes with underwire cups or corset-like boning. Ideal under a bridal gown, it may also function as a garter belt and feature detachable straps.
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Minimizer: This style is designed for larger cup sizes to reduce the bust by up to three inches. It is ideal for wearing under front fastened tops like shirts to avoid gaping buttons and to create a smoother, more streamlined silhouette.
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Multiway/Convertible: Totally or partially detachable straps can be arranged in a variety of combinations to hide under various tops i.e. Halter, scoopback, or cross backed.
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Padded: A light layer of padding provides a defined shape and enhanced support. The padding may also function as a bust enhancer depending on its shape and thickness. Padding is sometimes removable.
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Plunge/Décolleté: This style literally plunges your breasts together for a bossted cleavage effect. Ideal under V-necks. This style always features an underwire.
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Push-up: This style maximizes your cleavage by pushing the breast together and upwards to achieve a full round shape. This type of bra is usually combined with balconette or plunge bra styles, and can be enhanced by padding, gel or air inserts.
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Racerback: This bra is named after racing swimsuits that also have straps meeting in a "V" shape on the back between the shoulder blades. This bra style is an excellent solution for sleeveless tops. It also prevents straps from slipping off the shoulders.
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Seamed: Any bra that has seams running though the cup. A seamed bra tends to give more support than a seamless bra.
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Seamless/Sculpted/Contour/Molded/Smooth: This style boasts a natural shape and enhanced comfort as well as a smooth look under tight tops. Eradicates nipple contours.
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Soft Cup/Bralette: A bra with a molded cup and no underwire or padding.
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Sports: A combination of comfort and functionality strategically designed to support and protect your breast during exercise. Available in different grades to cater all levels of activity and a wide range of sizes to fit all bust sizes.
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Strapless/Bandeau: A bra specially designed to support the breast without the help of straps. When detachable straps are provided this bra can be transformed into a multiway. The bandeau version has concealed underwires or no wires at all.
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Teddy: A camisole and panty combined into one piece. It can be fitted to the body or loose.
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Triangle: The cup has a triangular shape and can have underwires or no wires. This style is usually only available in smaller cup sizes where the support is minimal.
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T-Shirt: Seamless cups provide a supper smooth effect under clinging tops. Choose a padded style to avoid nipple contours and a little more support.
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Underwire: Bras with sewn-in molded wiring that runs underneath the breast in each bra cup. This support feature helps to lift, separate and shore up the bustline for better shape and extra support- especially for full-figured women. The underwire can now be a flexible wire, a plastic coated piece of metal, or a molded plastic shape.
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