A frontless, backless and strapless braette (32, 50, 86, 96) configured to expose front and back portions of the wearer's body when worn by the wearer and adapted to provide enhanced cleavage of a wearer's first (68, 124) and second breasts (72, 128) each breast having an outer surface (64, 122; 70, 126), comprising: a first compression pad (10, 34, 52, 88, 98) having an inner (14, 104) and outer (12, 102) surface, the inner surface (14, 104) being contoured to engage the outer surface of the first breast of the wearer; an antiskid coating material applied to said inner surface (14, 104) of said first compression pad (10, 34, 52, 88, 98) to prevent downward slippage of said first compression pad; a second compression pad (16, 36, 54, 90, 100) having an inner (20, 108) and outer (18, 106) surface, the inner surface (20, 108) being contoured to engage the outer surface of the second breast of the wearer; an antiskid coating material applied to said inner surface (20, 108) of said second compression (16, 36, 54, 90, 100) pad to prevent downward slippage of said second compression pad; and a force-generating member (22, 42, 60, 92, 94, 110) having first (24, 38, 56) and second (26, 40, 58) ends each connected to said first (10, 34, 52, 88, 98) and second(16, 36, 54, 90, 100) compression pads, respectively, to push the breasts of the wearer toward each other to provide enhanced cleavage, characterized in that the force generating member (22, 42, 60, 92, 94, 110) does not comprise support material between the breasts of the wearer, the force generating member (22, 42, 60, 92, 94, 110) extends downwardly away from the breasts of the wearer toward the abdomen of the wearer; the compression pads (10, 34, 52, 88, 98; 16, 36, 54, 90, 100) are interconnected with the force generating member (22, 42, 60, 92, 94, 110) to apply pressure to the outer surfaces of the breasts of the wearer and to retain the braette in place against the outer surfaces of the breasts of the wearer a first compression pad (10, 34, 52, 88, 98) having an inner (14, 104) and outer (12, 102) surface, the inner surface (14, 104) being contoured to engage the outer surface of the first breast of the wearer; an antiskid coating material applied to said inner surface (14, 104) of said first compression pad (10, 34, 52, 88, 98) to prevent downward slippage of said first compression pad; a second compression pad (16, 36, 54, 90, 100) having an inner (20, 108) and outer (18, 106) surface, the inner surface (20, 108) being contoured to engage the outer surface of the second breast of the wearer; an antiskid coating material applied to said inner surface (20, 108) of said second compression (16, 36, 54, 90, 100) pad to prevent downward slippage of said second compression pad; and a force-generating member (22, 42, 60, 92, 94, 110) having first (24, 38, 56) and second (26, 40, 58) ends each connected to said first (10, 34, 52, 88, 98) and second(16, 36, 54, 90, 100) compression pads, respectively, to push the breasts of the wearer toward each other to provide enhanced cleavage, characterized in that the force generating member (22, 42, 60, 92, 94, 110) does not comprise support material between the breasts of the wearer, the force generating member (22, 42, 60, 92, 94, 110) extends downwardly away from the breasts of the wearer toward the abdomen of the wearer; the compression pads (10, 34, 52, 88, 98; 16, 36, 54, 90, 100) are interconnected with the force generating member (22, 42, 60, 92, 94, 110) to apply pressure to the outer surfaces of the breasts of the wearer and to retain the braette in place against the outer surfaces of the breasts of the wearer