Patent ID: 8241088

Claim:
A brassiere for supporting a left natural breast and a right natural breast, the brassiere comprising: a left brassiere cup configured to support a left natural breast when the brassiere is in position as an undergarment, the left brassiere cup having an inward edge, a lower portion and a left fastener concealment flap; a right brassiere cup configured to support a right natural breast when the brassiere is in position as an undergarment, the right brassiere cup having an inward edge, a lower portion and a right fastener concealment flap; a support band coupled with the left brassiere cup and with the right brassiere cup and configured to substantially encircle a torso of a wearer when the brassiere is in position as an undergarment to support the left natural breast and the right natural breast; and a modesty panel having a left attachment portion and a right attachment portion, the left attachment portion configured, to be removably attached adjacent the inward edge of the left brassiere cup by a means for attaching, and the right attachment portion configured to be removably attached adjacent the inward edge of the right brassiere cup by the means for attaching, so that, when the left attachment portion is attached to the inward edge of the left brassiere cup and the right attachment portion is attached to the inward edge of the right brassiere cup, the modesty panel spans a region between the left brassiere cup and the right brassiere cup including at least one point midway between the lower portion of the left brassiere cup and the lower portion of the right brassiere cup; whereby the left fastener concealment flap and the right fastener concealment flap respectively define pockets to receive the left attachment portion and the right attachment portion of the modesty panel, the fastener concealment flaps respectively insulating the breasts from contact with the means for attaching.