Fruit of The Loom Womens Front Close Builtup Sports Bra

I had to up the stars bc ive had it in all day without back pain. Considering the fact i havent found a bra i could even put on without pain and this is giving me no pain all day deserves a 5. Still wish it wasnt like the below original review but in without pain so YAY give it a 3 bc the price point comfort and quality. They run very small. Knowing this i purchased one size larger than i would normally wear. I should have gone up two sizes. I am 5'11 & wear a 36DD (& yes that is the correct size) order 44 and the bra just barely comes below my breast. In my opinion the shoulder straps and back straps arent long enough. I would have preferred the bra to come down below my breast some. Because it doesnt it almost feels like a regular bra and hugs and pushes up instead of offering sports bra support. I also wouldnt dry it PERIOD unless its too big on you. If it fits just right or is a little snug i wouldnt get near these with heat. The first 2 photos of are the right and left side normally. The 3rd picture is what I would have preferred the bra to do. I had to pull it down to demonstrate how far I wish the bottom had come down. The first and second picture show how the bra doesnt come down enough and when my arms are down causes more back and side fat than I prefer. Pardon the flabby skin. 2 kids in your 30s will do that to you and Im still trying to get my body back. For a shorter woman or short torso woman this would be perfect. For a tall woman or long torso woman I say keep shopping. The goal for going with the criss cross, racerback, front closure was to redirect the weight of my breast to my front and distribute it evenly on my shoulders as I have a herniated disc where my bra would hook in the back. If anyone has experience with a bra that would come down further in the front back and side, sport style, front closure, criss cross racerback or other bra style with the same kind of problem as me, please guide me to a bra you would suggest or recommend. But.... Even though its a bit uncomfortable ill say this... Normallt putting on a bra, regular or sport would instantly cause back pain. This has been on for over an hour just sitting, jumped around a bit to see if everything stayed in place but not strenous activity and i have NO BACK PAIN. Thats a huge plus considering just putting a bra on creates pain and while this is not as comfortable as i would have wanted it to be. Its better than my other alternatives. I have a bra on that isnt causing PAIN. Maybe wearing it a while will stretch it out enough to give me that extra length and if so I will update my review at a later date. But i will continue looking for the perfect bra for my situation and will take any suggestions along the way. Remember!!! The 3rd photo that covers that side fat roll is the one I pulled the bra down over it wont stay there after movement. I prefer a similiar bra that will do that.

I am petite, but big busted and hyper athletic. So, I need a strong sturdy sports bra that opens and closes in the front with at least 8 sturdy clasps. Strong sports bras that do not open and close in the front exhaust women as they struggle to clasp them in the back. Or worse, the bras that have no open and close option have to be dragged up from your feet or dragged down from your head and shoulders while you struggle to stretch the bra around body parts that cannot shrink down while you are trying to put the bra into place. Bras that do not open and close in the front have to be so flimsy during the struggle to put them on that they fail to secure the bust once the bra is in place. An effective sports bra should have at least 8 strong clasps that open and close in the front so that putting on the bra is an efficient process. And the material and design of the sports bra should secure the entire bust for hours. This Fruit of the Loom Comfort Front Close Sport Bra does have all those features that are critical for the most comfortable, effective, and efficient best bra ever. And to test how long I could count on this bra to do its job comfortably, I did a stress test. I wore the same bra for THREE 16 hour days. The bra held up for all three days and I suspect it will hold its shape for years. And it was so comfortable, it felt like a soft but sturdy cotton tank top. And it feels that way because this bra’s material is 95% cotton and 5% spandex. Very soft and pleasant to the touch. I recommend that to make the bra even stronger for marathon running or biking, add more material (a material that is a sturdy spandex) to the back of the bra. Engineer that material so that it never loses its strength by sewing onto it an erkencho horn shape of material from the right shoulder and then from the left shoulder to the bottom of the band. This back band of material would cover the woman’s back and shoulder blades. An expert seamstress with an engineering degree would be better able to explain and show you what I am trying to say. That kind of engineering would make this bra last for years and years of daily hiking and biking, and still be comfortable enough to wear all day long for days. In the meantime, This Fruit of the Loom Comfort Front Close Sport Bra is the most comfortable, effective, and efficient best bra ever.

Important note if you already have the regular strap version of these, go up 1 size than you bought of the regular strap type. Yes it's that big of a difference. These were called sleep bras back in the day and I've become very tired of being uncomfortable so I had to search them out and fortunately they came up searching under those words. It took me 3 tries trying to figure out all the sizing issues on some of these bras. Make sure to try them all on, to know they fit and nothing is irregular. Pro/con these type bras used to be nylon and are now cotton. However, the liners are polyester and I do not want polyester against my skin. I'll probably cut the liners out so I avoid microplastics leaching into my skin. I moved to a different state, came to pick up my vehicle and it broke down. I desperately needed bras, that could be easily laundered without issue. So these were it. My budget is limited atm so unable to shop for Organic Cotton bras and bought these in the meantime. While they're super comfortable they're only worth the sale prices I snagged them for, because I'm moving away from all synthetic materials and natural ones which are not grown/processed organically. My target is 100% Organic natural materials. Besides stuff leaching into the skin and bloodstream, our bodies and the materials carry a specific resonate frequency, if we wear something to low a frequency it can reduce our immune system rather than enhance it. It also strongly influences our nervous system. The body resonates at 70 to 100 hz when well. 50 hz when ill and 15 hz or less on our deathbed. Polyester and other synthetic materials are 15 hz. Conventional cotton is 50 hz. Organic cotton is 100 hz. Linen, wool, and hemp are 5,000 hz and are the most healing materials on earth provided they are not chemically processed. I researched bamboo and there's no way to buy organic because it requires chemical processing to breakdown the fibers. So anything labeled viscose, modal, etc are things which are chemically processed and recommend avoiding. I gave 4 stars because the materials are not my desired level of quality of healthy clothing. I didn't want to go lower because these are a better alternative than the majority of what's available on Amazon. They're helping me through a situation where I feel more comfortable and not so stressed about my clothing while stuck waiting on my vehicle repairs to be completed. Note: There's no way to adjust the straps. So if you're short and petite like me, but well endowed too, and if you're going to wear these out.... Be prepared to permanently modify the straps to have enough support, though the racer back is better than the regular straps. The regular straps absolutely need alterations and I will sew them myself. I might get to adjusting these racer backs later on since not as important. These are tremendously better and more comfortable than sports bras and casual bras when trying to avoid heavily constructed bras with underwires. I left all my laundry bra protectors home and it's way too much trouble to be hand washing my regular bras. I can't find anything like the bra protectors I have at home that are the same quality on Amazon nor anywhere else. All the laundry bags on Amazon are defective, just read the 1 star reviews. I bought and the zipper came off on first use, so returned. I found some at Dollar Tree and bought 2 packs and those are way better. They of course do not have a decent version of my bra protectors. These sleep bras can easily go in the mesh laundry bags from DT and the mesh is fine not the fishnet style, so the hooks will avoid being caught.

I do love to wear sports bras when doing outside/yard work. Most absorb sweat, are super soft & don't irritate me like my reg bras which are far too expensive to use on yard work anyway. I just can't seem to find any that work for me. This one came very close, but no cigar. :( I purchased the largest available (46) and just for comparison my regular bra size is 44 GG - Now for me sports bras r particularly less irritating on my shoulders & under breasts than reg bras while doing the upper body movements entailed in multiple gardening/cleaning/ raking tasks HOWEVER as said, I am large-breasted & tho the size 46 I purchased fits perimeter under my breasts, there's just not enough room in the top sections for my breasts. I could prob even work with more length to the entire piece to comfortably & effectively work as a true 'sports bra' should. BUT because there's not enough fabric, I have to kind of smoosh my breasts so I can 'tuck' the base of bra 'under' my breasts to keep it from riding up, & absorb any sweat under there. Ok at first but gets uncomfortable real quick. Now these still are 100% more comfy for my 'workouts' outside than others I've tried. LOVE the dbl fabric, front closures, SOFTness, awesome back design BUT as is, I can't get any size bigger than 46 so won't buy more. I just would LOVE so much to see larger sizes available...would even pay few dollars more - keep same design just also make beyond 46 - and again I am basing that recommendation on how these 46 feels on me now, tolerable to a point but def. needs more fabric or length... so guessing at that rate a 48 or 50 in this style/brand would prob be perfect for me. Any chance you'll be offering them soon???

I purchased this (size 40) four or five years ago when I was wearing a Vanity Fair full figure 40 DD 40 DDD and weighed around 195lbs (originally 5’8” but age and an endocrine issue shrunk me to 5’7” and the loss was all in my torso). At 195 it was very uncomfortable, but for some reason I put this aside instead of donating it. I’m down 25 lbs, bra size has shrunk to a loose 40 D and this is quite comfortable even around the thorcotamy incision and under breast residual nerve pain leftover from some stomach surgery. I spent a lot of money on post surgical bras with Velcro and other types of fasteners and the best option was in my closet all along! With a short torso, it folds up some underneath, but the hooks are well covered so they don’t dig in. From my experience before however, it your band measurement is a tight 40 or higher, size up.

Very comfortable. Happy with the purchase. True to size. Good value for the money.

I really like these and the price is great! They run a little small. I order 36. I am 34DDD. They fit but are somewhat tight. I order 38 and they fit great. So I ordered more.

I would have given a full 5 stars on these bras, because they are almost perfect for the type bra they are: very comfortable and very well made. I was shocked at the quality for such a low price. My only problem is the inner fabric used seem to have a lot of nylon in it. When in the sun the nylon fabric seems to burn my sensitive skin. Looking closely, the outer fabric seems to be cotton. I was torn whether to send them back, but before I do I am going to Wear inside out to see if the cotton side next to skin eliminates to skin burn.