I am very disappointed in this bra and it is going to be returned.

Having searched for 44DD bras, I ordered this bra (Playtex Women's 18 Hour Stylish Support) and the Playtex 18 Hour Comfort Lace.

Both bras have the problem with a puckering along the seam that crosses the breast by the nipple, meaning that neither bra is suitable for wearing underneath a T-shirt (or similar light-weight fabric) without having to also wear a camisole or tank.

When I placed the two bras on top of one another the Stylish Support was about 2" longer than the Comfort Lace around the band, so many ladies will start off wearing this bra on the tightest hooks.

However, my main peeve with this bra is that the cut is not supportive enough for the larger lady - you do not get full coverage (the cup is cut too short near the underarm) and the side-band is both too short and made of too thin a fabric to be supportive (the Comfort Lace beat this bra hands-down in this regard).

I had great hopes that the tapered straps would be a plus but I'll not get a chance to find out because this bra is going back to Amazon.