A bra system comprising: a bra having a front portion comprising: a first textile layer, a second textile layer positioned adjacent to the first textile layer to define a pocket space between the first textile layer and the second textile layer, and a pocket opening in communication with the pocket space, the pocket opening positioned at an upper margin of the front portion; and a single-piece pad insert comprising: a first layer of material, a second layer of material, and a first elastically deformable pad portion and a separate second elastically deformable pad portion both positioned between the first layer of material and the second layer of material, wherein the first elastically deformable pad portion includes a first breast-contacting surface and the second elastically deformable pad portion includes a second breast-contacting surface, the single-piece pad insert configured to be positioned in the pocket space of the front portion of the bra by insertion through the pocket opening; wherein the first breast-contacting surface is configured to contact or be positioned adjacent to, though not necessarily in contact with, a wearer's right breast when the bra is worn and the second breast-contacting surface is configured to contact or be positioned adjacent to, though not necessarily in contact with, a wearer's left breast when the bra is worn; the single-piece pad insert further comprises a central portion extending between the first breast-contacting surface of the single-piece pad insert and the second breast-contacting surface of the single-piece pad insert; the single-piece pad insert further comprises material extensions that extend from a right side and a left side of the pad insert, wherein the terminal ends of the material extensions form a right side margin and a left side margin of the single-piece pad insert and wherein the material extensions are configured to partially curve around the sides of the wearer when the bra and the single-piece pad insert are utilized by the wearer; and the central portion includes the first layer of material and the second layer of material without an elastically deformable pad portion and the material extensions include the first layer of material and the second layer of material without an elastically deformable pad portion. wherein the first breast-contacting surface is configured to contact or be positioned adjacent to, though not necessarily in contact with, a wearer's right breast when the bra is worn and the second breast-contacting surface is configured to contact or be positioned adjacent to, though not necessarily in contact with, a wearer's left breast when the bra is worn; the single-piece pad insert further comprises a central portion extending between the first breast-contacting surface of the single-piece pad insert and the second breast-contacting surface of the single-piece pad insert; the single-piece pad insert further comprises material extensions that extend from a right side and a left side of the pad insert, wherein the terminal ends of the material extensions form a right side margin and a left side margin of the single-piece pad insert and wherein the material extensions are configured to partially curve around the sides of the wearer when the bra and the single-piece pad insert are utilized by the wearer; and the central portion includes the first layer of material and the second layer of material without an elastically deformable pad portion and the material extensions include the first layer of material and the second layer of material without an elastically deformable pad portion.