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When I walk in the door of my apartment, the first — okay, maybe second — thing I do after turning on the lights is take off my bra. The feeling of a bra isn’t something I think about at all during the day, but the second I get home, being constricted by lace and straps and underwire and hooks feels almost unbearable. Which is why this past week I was straight-up dumbfounded when I somehow forgot to take mine off before bed.
I had a deskside — which is literally the best part of my job; people come to talk to me at my desk and I don’t even have to go anywhere — with the brand ThirdLove before Christmas, and tried the 24/7 Classic T-Shirt Bra ($68). I was promised it would be the most comfortable bra I’ve ever worn, and it was. So much so that when I realized I hadn’t taken it off yet at home, I kept it on out of laziness.
The cups are memory foam, so they mold to you. I’ve never even thought about this before, but the result is a look that’s really natural: my boobs still look like my boobs in this bra, instead of some ramped-up cartoon version of breasts that sit underneath your neck. The best part is that this style comes in half cup sizes, which is something I wish every brand would do.