Two downsides, which other reviewers have mentioned: (1) there’s a clasp, for want of a better word, for holding the bra straps to the front of the bra. It’s a cheap snap-in design that tests basic physics principles. To my surprise, one of the straps has come apart on me only one time. The physics-defying clasp seems to work. Still, one time for a bra suddenly collapsing into a leaning tower of Pisa, is too much. You have to see this clasp to understand what I mean. Nonetheless, I find myself ordering another two bras, so I guess I’m not that disturbed. Truth is, I just can’t find a decent unpadded, wireless bra. (2) The fabric is light and nicely elastic. Overall, it’s quite comfortable. I only hand-wash and hang dry, so I haven’t put the bra through a more vigorous machine washing. However, the fabric pills very easily, a first in my experience for a bra. You end up with a lot of little dark fabric pills all over the bust part of the bra. This bra is not intended for use if you’re going to end up passed out in the hospital or in an unexpected romantic liaison. This is a bra you want to undo yourself, in privacy. OCTOBER 23, 2022: Hanes ... what have you done to my favorite bra? You made a major change in sizing without a word of warning! A Medium, which was perfect for my 36C size, is now more like a size 32A-. The cup is flat and the bra is much smaller, end to end, than it used to be. This was a major change! I bought 3 bras, taking for granted that the size was correct. By the time I used one of these now way-too-small bras, it was too late to return them. I lost over $40! Maybe some kid can use them as a slingshot. I just checked the Hanes Size Guide, and it appears that a 36C is now a Large (used to be Medium). I'm going to order Large, but to be honest, I have little confidence in this new size guide. I'm especially disappointed that I had to lose over $40 for trusting Hanes, but hopefully this review will help someone else! I left the 4 stars because I'm assuming the bra is still as good as it was when I first reviewed it about 3 years ago. OCTOBER 30, 2022: Zounds!! My premonition was on point. Hanes's new size guide is useless. I tried the Large, but it's still way too small. I can't seem to match my size 36C (previously Medium) with any of Hanes's new sizes! I've had to return the 3 size L bras too -- at least this size actually shows a cup. By the way, I've been ordering the white bra. For all we know, different bra color might = different pattern cutter! I've now ordered 3 size XL white bras. I'm annoyed as heck at Hanes for changing the measurements, but I must say I'm intrigued by my suddenly hefty bosom ... X-Large! NOVEMBER 22, 2022 I have finally confirmed that Hanes's old Medium is now X-Large (at least for the white bra)! The cup isn't quite as full/rounded as I'm used to on Hanes wireless unpadded bras, but it's passable. As I mentioned previously, I purchased the white wireless, unpadded bra. Perhaps the wide size deviation has to do with the color. Is the white bra cut much smaller than the beige (nude) bra? Or, has Hanes changed the sizing across all of these bras? I notice as well that there is no longer any pilling on the bra cup, which is a huge improvement.
