Another thing I want to say about this bra and why I like it. Yes, the little modesty pads and whatever tensile strength the microfiber has do help round things out & give support, more than say a bralette.

But it's still just (mostly) my natural boobs that I'm seeing look decent for maybe the first time ever... they're not encased in, or smushed behind tons of foam padding, or left to sit awkwardly in an ill-fitting (and fake looking) cup to meet some totally arbitrary ideal that's miles away from what my body is really like. I don't have this heaviness and discomfort around my chest all day, from trying to fit that standard- and not really being able to opt out of it, because like /u/brazbrazbraz said, until this bralette trend happened, it's been really hard to find unpadded bras in small sizes. (and now with the trend, I do need a little bit of support :/)

When I was younger, I always felt like my small boobs (actually quite nice, in retrospect) were some awful secret that needed to be disguised. I did get to liking them at a certain point; but then I lost weight, and there were some unpleasant side effects as far as that went :/ I think I'm having a weirdly strong emotional response to this for lots of reasons :/

Judging by the amazon reviews of this bra, a lot of other women have felt sort of similar things... It's crazy to read a review from a 60+ year old saying she's only now found a bra that feels good :/

There are a lot of comments from people around my size (broader rib cage, smaller cup), but there are some people with smaller band sizes (30-32A) who are happy with the Small.

(Cons: this apparently pills. Oh well :/)

not a shill for Jockey, lol. just really into this bra :/