These are awesome!  So comfy and with the second layer of fabric in the front to provide a little modesty.  I usually wear a 44 but that was pretty snug even pre-washing.  Not breathlessly so, and the compression sort of allows you to adjust the girls into a semblance of lifted.  If you're in  a certain age bracket, you know what I mean. For those of you who still have some perkiness left, let me just say that eventually these things are more like water balloons and less like centerfold material.  So I ordered more in 48 and post washing they are fantastic-- as comfortable as a bra can be that keeps the bounce and jiggle to a decent minimum and still give you enough compression to get the girls in about the right location and keep them there.  (Sorry, don't mean to discourage any youngsters reading this, but eventually about 30% of that bodacious tissue mass will be under your arm even when you're standing up . . .)