A brassiere comprising: a chest-covering portion; a first wing extending from a first side of the chest covering portion and terminating at a first closure portion; a second wing extending from an opposite, second side of the chest covering portion and terminating at a second closure portion; a plurality of hooks on the first closure portion; and a plurality of eyes on the second closure portion configured to engage with the plurality of hooks to couple the first and second closure portions (18a, 18b) together; wherein the plurality of hooks is on an inner face of the first closure portion that is configured to face toward a wearer's skin while the brassiere is worn and the plurality of eyes is on an outer face of the second closure portion that is configured to face away from the wearer's skin while the brassiere is worn; wherein outer layers of fabric (61, 62, 64, 50) define the outer face of the second closure portion; wherein an inner layer of fabric defines an inner face of the second closure portion; wherein eyes in the plurality of eyes are arranged in a first column of eyes next to a second column of eyes and a third column of eyes next to the second column of eyes; wherein the eyes in the first, second, and third columns of eyes (26a-c) each have anchor ends and hook-receiving ends opposite the anchor ends; wherein the anchor ends of the eyes are covered by a respective one of the outer layers of fabric (61, 62, 64, 50); and wherein the hook-receiving ends of the eyes lie on an outer surface of another respective one of the outer layers of fabric (61, 62, 64, 50); characterized in that a first lateral spacing between the first and second columns of eyes (26a, 26b) is different from a second lateral spacing between the second and third columns of eyes (26b, 26c). a chest-covering portion; a first wing extending from a first side of the chest covering portion and terminating at a first closure portion; a second wing extending from an opposite, second side of the chest covering portion and terminating at a second closure portion; a plurality of hooks on the first closure portion; and a plurality of eyes on the second closure portion configured to engage with the plurality of hooks to couple the first and second closure portions (18a, 18b) together; wherein the plurality of hooks is on an inner face of the first closure portion that is configured to face toward a wearer's skin while the brassiere is worn and the plurality of eyes is on an outer face of the second closure portion that is configured to face away from the wearer's skin while the brassiere is worn; wherein outer layers of fabric (61, 62, 64, 50) define the outer face of the second closure portion; wherein an inner layer of fabric defines an inner face of the second closure portion; wherein eyes in the plurality of eyes are arranged in a first column of eyes next to a second column of eyes and a third column of eyes next to the second column of eyes; wherein the eyes in the first, second, and third columns of eyes (26a-c) each have anchor ends and hook-receiving ends opposite the anchor ends; wherein the anchor ends of the eyes are covered by a respective one of the outer layers of fabric (61, 62, 64, 50); and wherein the hook-receiving ends of the eyes lie on an outer surface of another respective one of the outer layers of fabric (61, 62, 64, 50); characterized in that a first lateral spacing between the first and second columns of eyes (26a, 26b) is different from a second lateral spacing between the second and third columns of eyes (26b, 26c).