A bra (100,200), comprising: a body including a front portion (102, 202), a rear portion (104, 204), a first side portion (106, 206) extending between a first end of the front portion (101, 102) and a first end of the rear portion (104, 204), a second side portion (108, 208) extending between a second end of the front portion (102, 202) and a second end of the rear portion (104, 204), a first shoulder strap (126, 226) fixed to and extending between the front portion (102, 202) and the rear portion (104, 204) and a second shoulder strap (128, 228) fixed to and extending between the front portion (102, 202) and the rear portion (104, 204), the rear portion (104, 204) includes a first back strap system (146, 248) and a second back strap system (148, 250) that are independent of each other; and a front support system (183, 294) affixable to the front portion (102, 202) and that includes a first piece of material (185, 296) and a second piece of material (186, 298) and that is configured to adjust tension across the front portion (102, 202) of the bra (100, 200); a band (110, 210) that extends about a periphery of the bra (100, 200) at the bottom end of the front portion (102, 202), the rear portion (104, 204) and the first side portion (106, 206) and second side portion (108, 208); characterized in that the first back strap system (146, 248) includes a first leg (150, 252), a second leg (152, 254) that extends at a first angle in a first direction from the first leg (150, 252) toward the second side portion (108, 208) and a third leg (154, 256) extending at a second angle from the first leg (150, 252) in a second direction toward the first side portion (106, 206) and a first panel (158, 258) extending contiguously from the third leg (154, 256) and the second back strap system (148, 250), which is independent of the first back strap system (146, 248) and a mirror opposite configuration of the first back strap system (146, 248) includes a first leg (150, 252), a second leg (152, 254) that extends at a first angle in a first direction from the first leg (150, 252) toward the first side portion (106, 206) and a third leg (154, 256) that extends at a second angle from the first leg (150, 252) in a second direction toward the second side portion (108, 208) and a second panel (168, 268) extending contiguously from the third leg (154, 256); wherein the first panel (158, 258) extends from the back portion around the first side portion (106, 206) toward the front portion (102, 202) and is fixed along a bottom edge thereof to the band (110, 210); wherein the second panel (168, 268) extends from the back portion around the second side portion (108, 208) toward the front portion (102, 202) and is fixed along a bottom edge thereof to the band (110, 210). a body including a front portion (102, 202), a rear portion (104, 204), a first side portion (106, 206) extending between a first end of the front portion (101, 102) and a first end of the rear portion (104, 204), a second side portion (108, 208) extending between a second end of the front portion (102, 202) and a second end of the rear portion (104, 204), a first shoulder strap (126, 226) fixed to and extending between the front portion (102, 202) and the rear portion (104, 204) and a second shoulder strap (128, 228) fixed to and extending between the front portion (102, 202) and the rear portion (104, 204), the rear portion (104, 204) includes a first back strap system (146, 248) and a second back strap system (148, 250) that are independent of each other; and a front support system (183, 294) affixable to the front portion (102, 202) and that includes a first piece of material (185, 296) and a second piece of material (186, 298) and that is configured to adjust tension across the front portion (102, 202) of the bra (100, 200); a band (110, 210) that extends about a periphery of the bra (100, 200) at the bottom end of the front portion (102, 202), the rear portion (104, 204) and the first side portion (106, 206) and second side portion (108, 208); characterized in that the first back strap system (146, 248) includes a first leg (150, 252), a second leg (152, 254) that extends at a first angle in a first direction from the first leg (150, 252) toward the second side portion (108, 208) and a third leg (154, 256) extending at a second angle from the first leg (150, 252) in a second direction toward the first side portion (106, 206) and a first panel (158, 258) extending contiguously from the third leg (154, 256) and the second back strap system (148, 250), which is independent of the first back strap system (146, 248) and a mirror opposite configuration of the first back strap system (146, 248) includes a first leg (150, 252), a second leg (152, 254) that extends at a first angle in a first direction from the first leg (150, 252) toward the first side portion (106, 206) and a third leg (154, 256) that extends at a second angle from the first leg (150, 252) in a second direction toward the second side portion (108, 208) and a second panel (168, 268) extending contiguously from the third leg (154, 256); wherein the first panel (158, 258) extends from the back portion around the first side portion (106, 206) toward the front portion (102, 202) and is fixed along a bottom edge thereof to the band (110, 210); wherein the second panel (168, 268) extends from the back portion around the second side portion (108, 208) toward the front portion (102, 202) and is fixed along a bottom edge thereof to the band (110, 210).