Patent ID: 8540549

Claim:
A brassiere comprising at least one breast supporting cup, the breast-supporting cup having a frontal opening to expose the breast, the breast-supporting cup comprising a panel/flap covering the opening and which is releasably attachable to the shoulder strap of the brassiere when closing said opening and when said panel/flap is released said opening is uncovered, wherein said releasably attachable shoulder strap comprises a clasp mounted on said shoulder strap wherein said shoulder strap extends through said clasp and said clasp is movable up and down said shoulder strap to any one of a number of predetermined positions; said clasp having a body part and a clamping part, said clamping part being movably mounted to said body part to move between opened and closed clamping states, wherein the clasp is clampable at a selected predetermined position, thereby providing adjustment of the breast-supporting cup to adjust for a change in size of a wearer's breast, the clasp incorporating a co-operative engagement feature thereon for the releasable attachment of the panel/flap on said shoulder strap.