Okay, so here goes.  I got this suit after returning two other ones from other sellers that were either too big or too small. My hopes were that this one was a keeper. I'm a 38DD, a size 12 in jeans, weight 157 pounds andf 5'4". I tried it on and did what amounted to yoga and gymnastics trying to figure this thing out. I forgot to look at the picture of the model and see what it should look like. My husband was crying he was laughing so hard. So here is what I did. Put the shoulder strap hooks in the back of the bra type top where the stays are. (Criss cross on the back worked for me as the straps are really long.) The ties in the front that wrap under the boob area need to be twisted once or twice like the  middle of a pretzel before tying in the back. Whaaalaa. There are three different lengths for the metal clasp in the back to adjust to the size of your under boob for the bra like part of this swim top. Once I had them adjusted I put it on over my head and shoved the girls into place.  Perfect. I'm keeping this suit. The bottoms were a tad bit large but still looked good. Hope this helps.