Front closure bras are easy to put on and take off, and don’t require the shoulder flexibility of buckling them in the back,” Brown explains, adding that some of the common ways to pull a bra on can mess with the shape and form of a bra. “If you usually put your bra on by closing it first around your waist and sliding the buckle to the back, tugging the bra upward over your shoulders can distort the shape of the bra over time,” she notes. “Front closure bras eliminate this possibility.