Patent ID: 8337275

Claim:
A bra comprising a first bra cup having an outer side portion, a second bra cup having an outer side portion, a front underbust band attached to and underlying the first and second bra cups, a first back band, and a second back band, the first back band having a first end attached to the outer side portion of the first bra cup and a second free end comprising a back closure element, the second back band having a first end attached to the outer side portion of the second bra cup and a second free end having a back closure element, the back closure elements comprised by first and second back bands being complementary and for connecting the free ends of the first and second back bands to encircle a wearer's torso, the front underbust band having a center, a first segment having a length from the center to the first back band, a second segment having a length from the center to the second back band, and a pair of length adjustment elements affixed at the center of the front underbust band for independently adjusting the length of the first and second segments of the front underbust band around the wearer's torso, one of the length adjustment elements being under the first bra cup and the other length adjustment element being under the second bra cup.