This bra can do its heavy lifting well and look feminine. I was starting to think Wacoal was "cheaping out" on its customers - I purchased expensive bras of which the back piece with the closures rubbed against my skin. It had been sewn so there wasn't a piece of soft material under it. i still think that Wacoal pieces out its bras to various countries around the world - and some of the products are better than others.