Basic Parts of a Bra with Functions 

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Anatomy of a bra: 
A bra contains of the below components: 

Fig: Basic parts of bra

Functions of each components of bra are given below: 

Cups: 

The cups are the part of the bra that holds the breasts. The most obvious role of the cups is to contain and support the breasts. To do this, the cups must harness the breast tissue into one place and direct it all where we want it to go – forward and up, defying gravity.



Band: 
The band refers to the part of the bra that wraps around your body. It may be news to you that the band, not the straps, is primarily responsible for supporting the cups. 

Unlikely as it sounds, consider this: underneath the cups (so underneath your breasts) are wires (the underwires). The wires take the pressure of the breasts in the cups and spread it out over their entire length and their surroundings, primarily into the band. If the band is insufficiently wide for your size (e.g. too narrow under the arm and around the back), you will not get the necessary support from your bra since there is not enough surface area in the band to absorb the wire transfer of pressure from the cups. 

You may wonder about bras without underwires. Admittedly, it is possible to get some breast support from a bra that does not have underwires, but not nearly as much as wired bras and the band must be quite wide in order to do so. Of course, if you don’t plan on wearing the bra for an extended period of time or are not wearing a bra for support, you can skip the wires. The other wire exceptions are women who are nursing or who just had surgery to the area. 

Bridge: 
The bridge of the bra is the center front area between the cups. The bridge provides separation of the breasts, putting the breasts in proper position to ease into the cups. If the bridge does not match the spacing between your breasts the bra will not sit flat against your body. The bridges in store-bought bras rarely match up with an individual’s breast spacing. 

Frame: 
The frame is the cup holder of the bra. Surprisingly frames are actually optional! For frameless bras, the cups are joined directly to the band and to the bridge. So long as they are well designed and constructed, frameless and full frame bras will provide equal support. Please note that you cannot simply omit the frame from a full frame pattern and get the same results. 

Straps: 
It varies by style but generally the straps of the bra extend from the upper corner of the top of the bra cup, go up and over the shoulder, and join to the back of the bra. If your shoulders show strap marks, that implies the straps are supporting the cups, and that is not how it is supposed to be! The role of the straps is to hold the bra cups and band in the proper position on the body. If the bra is strapless, the band must be built to hold itself in the correct position on the body.

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