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Third Love 24/7™ Pima Cotton Plunge Bra
If the brand sounds familiar it may be because founder Heidi Zak recently took out a full-page advertisement in the New York Times to address some not-so-nice comments Victoria’s Secret’s CMO Ed Razek made about the company. But that’s not the only reason to learn more about the brand. Over five years ago, ThirdLove launched focusing on size inclusivity for its female customers.
In fact, the brand offers sizes from 32 to 48 in band and AA to G in cup and offers a helpful breast shape dictionary that will help you find the right bra for your type of breasts.
Launched in November 2018, Cuup was founded by a team comprised by a group of industry leaders, "as a direct response to a deeply relatable human story," says Abby Morgan: Feeling forced to make a choice between a bra that makes your feel sexy and one that fits you well. The result? Bras with zero padding and only soft, high-performance mesh, that also look good. After conducting 80+ fittings and hours of research and development, Cuup settled on four styles, each of which are offered in 40 sizes.
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Araks Antonia Bralette Rain
There is no distinction between “everyday” and “occasional” lingerie when it comes to Araks, founded by Araks Yeramyan. Beyond offering fun colors in delicate styles, being eco-friendly is a key mission for the company. Their products are made by certified manufacturers to ensure measurable sustainable practices, and they're currently transitioning the brand to using 100% cleaner fabrics like GOTS organic cotton and ECONYL. You can look good and feel good knowing that you’re wearing a bra that is mindful about its carbon footprint.
"Nude" means something different to each person. Enter Nubian Skin, founded by Ade Hassan, MBE, a line specializing in lingerie and hosiery specifically made for women of color. Inspired Eunice W. Johnson and Iman, women who created inclusive beauty brands with a wide range of foundation colors, Hassan set out to give women everywhere the option of true skin-tone choices.
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The Great Eros Lugano Underwire Bra
Lingerie from The Great Eros channels their Greek namesake, Eros, the god of love. They want you to love yourself in their pieces, and you will definitely be feeling yourself in their sultry bralettes and demi-cups. The brand's signature Italian double layer mesh feels like you're wearing nothing at all. Seriously, this is the brand to roll around cream linen sheets in at magic hour.
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KiT Molded Balconette Bra
Brought you from the creative minds of Jamie Mizrahi and Simone Harouche is KiT Undergarments. The women collectively have over twenty years of styling experience, and it's their styling kits that inspired them to create foundational pieces for women. They set out to make the best go-to bras as solutions for everyday wardrobe issues. That means a strapless bra that refuses to fall down, an everyday underwire, and even bandage tape, which Jamie and Simone swear by for photoshoots.
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Savage X Fenty T-Shirt Bra
Rihanna could sell snake oil and we'd buy it in bulk, but instead she launched Savage X. At its core, the brand celebrates fearlessness, confidence, and inclusivity, but it doesn't sacrifice on style or fit. Not only are their best-selling basics offered in an amazing set of shades, sizes, and prices (ELLE.com reviewed the styles from size 32A to 42DD), but in true Rihanna form the brand offers more sultry styles like a cupless bralette that will make you say, "'I may be bad but I'm perfectly good at it."
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Eres Souvent Full-cup bra
Eres is the French Girl of the lingerie world. It has been setting the standard in designer lingerie and swimwear for nearly fifty years. There are unexpected details like the use of Leavers lace or wired v-necklines with nods to vintage cuts, but their styles stay refreshingly modern. It's the epitome of laid back luxury, so look to them to invest in a chic style that says "oh this old thing?"
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True Body Lift Scoop Neck Bra
To feel comfortable in your own skin is what True & Co wants to convey with their unique set of bras. By answering the question of what women want in a bra, True & Co began creating different kinds of bras and underwear that women could live in. Each piece is super soft, stretchy, supportive, pretty, confidence-boosting and designed for comfort. What more could you ask for?
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Negative Essaouira Demi Bra
Beloved by Insta It-girl types, Negative Underwear, the 2014 brainchild of Lauren Schwab and Marissa Vosper, skips the lace, padding, bows, to operate in the negative (get it?) space. Most pieces come in peach, black, or white, with the occasional slate gray tossed into the mix and styles are simple as well: demi, balconette, and non-wire.
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Lively The No-Wire Push-Up
Back in 2018 ELLE.com wrote about our love for Lively’s strapless bras and that’s not the only good thing that’s coming from this brand. Since launching, founder and former Victoria’s Secret employee Michelle Cordeiro Grant has expanded into loungewear, bodysuits, and swimwear.
Co-founded by Jenna Kerner and Jane Fisher, Harper Wilde first launched in 2017 and caught our eye with its three, no-frills styles. Dubbed “the Warby Parker of bras” the brand offers an at-home try on service, free shipping and free returns, plus they’ve partnered with The Girl Project to help provide access to education to girls in over 120 countries. What we love most about the brand, though, is the option to buy in bundles, called the Base or Complete. The former option offers three bras for $100 while the latter provides six, plus a wash bag for $180. Ideal for those who prefer to buy in bulk or are in the midst of a Marie Kondo-style clean out.
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Adore Me Keren Contour Bra
This brand is different from the other ones on this list as it's a monthly membership service that sends you a bra and panty set after taking their style quiz. Subscribe for $39.95 a month and on the first of each month an online "showroom" will open to you with options from which you can choose. Shop or skip by the 5th of each month (if you forget your $39.95 can be used as a store credit) to receive a new set on your doorstep.
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