Excellent product, on my third attempt to find a front close all cotton no underwire soft bra! A good selection of bras for arthritic backs and hands is not available in most department stores, who do not cater to the sleep-bra as first choice crowd, so I have had to order online and have tried three different sellers and brands, with great frustration until this one.

First the negatives to get them out of the way: the 7 teeny 1/4" wire loop closures would not be appropriate or even possible to use with arthritic or clumsy hands or chubby fingers or post breast-surgery or limited range of arm/hand motion. A good marketer would have made this a 3-4 closure front with Much larger hooks and would would have made a terrific product for all of the above potential purchasers. Also there are rigid square corners where the front closure ends, on each side of the front base of the cup where the elastic ends, that I can already tell will need to be wrapped to cushioned, or will cause chafing. Mole skin? That would also have been a simple fix-- the manufacturer could have rounded the corners or padded the ends. Thirdly, the fabric under the arm reaches INTO the armpit, rises very high, but not to the Middle of the armpit, just below it, if that is a concern. It could cause chafing depending on how much chub one has around the armpit. The fabric is Very soft, so it may not be a concern, I will know in a week.

On the positive side, the straps are nicely widely spaced, thank you designer, so the straps do Not ride up my neck or show under clothes. The dart seam up the front of the cup really helps keep things in place and prevents the round mashed blob look of un-darted soft cotton bras, thank you again, someone. A previous reviewer who said the cups are minimizing ['place hands on breasts and press flat, that's how you will look'] is 90% correct, in my opinion, but the darts prevent a pancake look and add curvature. I do get a minimized profile, which is fine with me, but am not completely flattened. She might have needed to go UP in the cup size. The B/C/D is probably made for a B cup, and will accomodate a C nicely and a D will be flattened some.

Most happily, there is enough extra material to leave about 2" of room below the breast and the bottom of the elastic, the photo is accurate regarding the length of the bra and the placement of the bottom elastic on the ribcage, so the bra does not roll up under the breasts or bind, as others I have bought do. HOWEVER, unless you are as thin in the diaphragm area as the model pictured, the elastic Will roll back on itself and stay that way, after bending in and out of the dryer or picking up things from the floor, or any normal bending activity. There is still enough material in the cups to prevent this doubled elastic from binding or winding up right under the breast tissue.

Size? I am 5'4" and measure 34" under the breasts, and 38" around the thickest part of back and breasts, and normally wear a D cup. Based on previous buys and experience, I ordered a 44 B/C/D, determined not to be pinched anymore and thought I would sew it tighter if this was too big. But it is exactly correct. I don't know if that will help you decide which size to get, but based on my measurements, a 40 soft bra is too tight and the 44 is just right. Just saying, get it LARGER than you think you could possibly wear, and it will be OK. I hope.

All in all this is a very good product at a minimal price. I recommend it over very similar products you'll see, and which I have probably bought and discarded.