Women's Plus Size Sleep Leisure Cotton Bra, Ecru, 38 C/D/DD

It’s soft and will do what I need (I want it for being around the house when I don’t want to be “hanging free”). I wish the straps adjusted to pull the girls up a bit (hence the 4 stars), but otherwise it’s great.I have 36gg’s and I have attached a photo so you can see how well they are covered (not too tight and nothing spilling over). It also appears to allow a little shape to avoid the dreaded uni-boob.I wouldn’t wear it running or expect it to hold up all day, but I’m thinking it’s going to be great when I fly so I’m not stuck in a poking underwire for 12+ hours with boob sweat and chafing!

This is it. This is the one. I have been sleeping in my older bras, when they aren't quite good enough to wear out anymore, for more years than I care to admit. Always seeking a new, brand new, never worn, certainly not worn out, sleep bra, in store upon store, year after year, I have tried nearly every bra under $100 in the last five years and had honestly given up. Every bra I tried for this purpose was too uncomfortable, too tight, too stretchy, too floppy, too droopy. And then, by sheer accident, in reading a review of a comfort wire-free bra for daywear I was considering (and am now wearing to rave reviews each and every day, well, rave review from the same two people) this bra popped up as a similar item.Here's what you need to know:The Leading Lady Women's Leisure/Sleep Bra is a cotton/spandex blend, 90% cotton to be clear. As a result, this bra does not irritate the skin in the least. I have a latex allergy and this bra does not bother be, at all. Because it is cotton, it is soft, like baby clothing in the 1980s when baby clothing was all cotton and didn't have sequins or feathers. SOFT.The bra is front closure for ease of use but, more importantly, for exceptional comfort on the back. The style on the back is more like a sports bra/crop top, with fabric really covering a section of your back, and the classic U-shape back for comfort.The front closure lays flat between the breasts. No, I am not kidding. It actually stays put. After wearing it for a while around the house, cleaning and the like, it pulled away only a few millimeters at the top, due to chest motion when I was leaning over. The breasts remained SEPARATED, yes, separated, all day long when I wore it due to fatigue and every night, all night long, when I wear it to sleep. It is designed with a soft cotton, five hook front closure that lays flat between stretch cotton cups that expand only enough to allow breasts to relax but not enough for them to droop. (Of course, as it wears out, you'll need to get a new one if it starts to droop but that is true of all bras.)This bra keeps them high but not as high as a balconette, deco, or plunge push up bra. It is the height I typically see with a good day-time, wire-free, support bra but not quite what you get from an extra support bra (that has all that extra fabric under them to push them up).The coverage is full, front to side and to top, again, for sleeping, so they don't fall out the center/top with side sleeping. When I wake up, they are, for lack of a better phrase, right where I left them and there is no more pain in my underarm from wearing a too-tight sports bra to keep them in place during the night.The side support is just right. It keeps them from ending up in my armpits when I sleep on my sides but doesn't restrict motion so much as to make them ache in the morning and I don't end up sleeping on them.The straps are comfort straps, a soft fabric style elastic instead of that horrid rubber-string style you get in socks and some bras nowadays, lines not the center but, rather, each edge of the strap the ranges from an inch to and inch and a half in width. The center of each strap is the same cotton as the cups and back. this stretch non-elastic style elastic (sorry I don't have a better word for it) is sewn on with a very soft, non -irritating stitch done in cotton thread.The back of the front closure hook set-ups is done in a felt-like cotton so you don't feel that apparatus at all through the fabric. Perfectly comfortable and different from any front-closure leisure I have tried. I can usually feel the hooks on this type of bra but not on this company's and not even after hours of wear.The shape you will achieve, if you wear it around the house, is a natural, more rounded shape as, again, the cups just expand like those spandex bras you see on TV. The difference is that the bras on TV curl around the base band where this bra does not and the ones on TV are pullover (impossible to get on) or back hook and so tight you practically loose your mind trying to get them on. I didn't like the support of the Genie or Ahh bra (yes, I tried them both) or the Dr. Rey or Dr. Ray collection. This bra supports me enough to be comfortable and not too bound.The last thing you need to know is that it is a cotton/spandex fabric LEISURE, which means it is not a molded cup or lined cup bra. This is not for modesty because it is designed for people to sleep in or to wear for comfort due to surgery, nursing, pregnancy, menstruation tenderness, and the like. It is designed to let the skin on the chest breathe, not be covered so tightly and fully that the skin sweats and oils. As a result, if you select to wear it out, you can't wear a thin t-shirt over it unless you are accepting of the show through you will get due to temperature change. If you are concerned with showage, wear a thicker shirt or wear a different bra to work or for errands.For the record, I am a 36 DD in US sizing, 36 E in UK and I buy this in both a 36 C D DD and a 38 C D DD for the following reason: The band is accurate when stretched but to sleep, the true size is binding. I use the 38 to sleep and I like it but I have been told by a friend (who is now using this) that she went up two sizes in band because she likes it loose. Be warned, if you go up two sizes, the closure doesn't lay as flat. If you go up one size in band, it still lays flat. If you use your correct band size, the only consequence is that, if you turn over, you will feel you are wearing a bra, a constricted feeling we are all familiar with. If you go up one size, like 32 to 34 and so on, you will feel "freer", again, not very many good ways to convey that idea but I'm hoping you get the point. This bra is comfortable enough for me, in one band size up but same cup size, that I can wear it and feel well. I am actually starting to think I may finally be making peace with the bulk I inherited on my chest which is tough to appreciate when you wear bad bras as I have, unfortunately, more than I care to admit.Good luck with your bra search.Mine is over.

I have purchased this bra for many years, own more than a dozen of them in different colors. Even though my body size hasn't changed, a while back I had to start sizing up from my "correct" American measurement of band size (36) to the next size up because the bras seemed to be getting cut smaller. Between an August 2019 purchase and an October 2019 purchase of the same color, the supplier and the fabric content changed. I contacted Leading Lady and they confirmed this information. The size that once fit is now too large. The back coverage is higher, the straps are different. So be aware if you're reordering a preferred size, you may need to try a different one.

I read a lot of reviews before deciding on this bra. Most of them were positive, and the ones that weren't talked about how the size was too small. One very helpful reviewer added that the size chart on the packaging explained the correct sizing, and she added that information. So I ordered a size larger than what I normally buy, and THAT bra fits perfectly.The bra is aptly named... It really is the most comfortable bra ever. I love it! I wore it for the first time recently, and after half a day, I completely forgot it was on. More importantly, I forgot about my breasts all together! If I go braless, I often end up a bit sweaty, and so I am aware of the fact that I am not wearing a bra. With this bra, I was so comfortable it was as if I were not wearing a bra, with the added convenience of not getting yucky from sweat. Maybe that's TMI, but if I read these words from another reviewer, I'd be immediately convinced. Hopefully my words will help someone else. :)

As the product name suggests, this is a leisure/sleep bra.TL;DR: I got my first one a week ago and I just purchased 4 more. It's that comfy.I'm a 40 G/H, and nowhere near perky. While this bra doesn't offer the support of a heavily constructed/underwire bra, it does keep the girls up enough to mitigate boob sweat (and it's nearly all cotton). No strap cuts in my shoulders, either.As with any bra I buy ever, the straps are too long for me, and there's no way to adjust them. Stitching this thin elastic seems like a poor idea, so I just wear it to bed or around the house when it's too hot to wear much else.I really like the front closure! While the girls don't have completely independent suspension, they each have most of their own space. (The other leisure bras I've tried over the years gave me that delightful uniboob appearance. )Can you exercise in it? You can exercise in anything. Will it support you, especially if you, like me, have a balcony you could do Shakespeare off of? No. No it won't.Will it keep you cooler and comfier while you make dinner or watch another documentary about weird animals you never knew existed? Yes indeedy.

Purchased size 48A/B. Band should measure 48”. It measures 37”. There seems to be no oversight in bra sizing. Very disappointing. I like the pattern, material, and style.

soft, stretchy, and pretty. I'm wearing this after breast reduction surgery, and it's the only bra I have that's both pretty and comfortable.

Excellent soft bra

I ordered this bra in the past from the Leading Lady website. It fit perfectly. This time I ordered from Amazon. I ordered the same size as when I ordered them from the Leading Lady website. They arrived showing the same size but they are very snug but still wearable. In future I will order them directly from Leading Lady.

Just wanted to let you know that my Mom was thrilled with the bra and it fit great and works perfect for her with the front closure.Only problem is there are 2 small holes where it looks like a stitch was dropped. She was a little disappointed that the quality of the bra was less than acceptable considering the price.She would like to order more but is concerned about the small holes that after wear could pose a problem.

Be aware that the larger sizes have a lot more hooks than shown in the picture. The ones I bought had 10 hooks. TEN. There is no way you could wear that thing without it sticking out of the neckline of your shirt, unless you were wearing a turtleneck.

Very comfortable bra that fits well. Not bad for large breasted women but keep in mind that there are no underwires.