tylish and comfortable bras for small busts used to be the unicorns of the lingerie department—impossible to find. Speaking from small-chested experience, bras for small busts usually skewed too girly or too plain. If a bra passed the style test, there’d be compromises on the fit test. Bras intended for small busts that looked wearable left me with slipping straps, gaping cups, and entirely too much padding.

That was then. Now, the best bras for small busts eliminate my old gripes and earn new compliments. In 2022, brands catering to 32AAs are becoming as plentiful as brands for 36Bs and Cs. Bras for small busts aren’t limited to full-coverage triangle bras or overinflated push-ups anymore. New styles have design features just for small breasts: shallow cups, convertible straps, and—about time—removable padding. Some small bust styles from Cuup and ThirdLove are so pretty, they almost demand to be worn alone. Then there are brands like Pepper, which focus on bras for small boobs and small boobs only.

Flat chest bra

Ahead, we narrowed down the best bras for small busts by fit and function. Whether you’re searching for a no-slip strapless bra, a convertible nursing bra, or an everyday t-shirt bra, these 20 bras for small busts will have you covered.

Feathers Bra

No list of the best bras of any size is complete without Natori, but it’s an essential for small busts with space in between. The reason? The deep plunge cut comfortably supports breasts that sit far apart.”This is an amazing fitting bra for women with A cup sizes,” one reviewer raves.

Fits Everybody Crossover Bralette

This little bralette from SKIMS has several stamps of BAZAAR editor approval. It ranks high on our list of the SKIMS products worth shopping and appeared on the 20221 BAZAAR 100 (our list of the past year’s very best fashion, beauty, and entertainment).

The appeal for small busts comes down to its plunge crossover shape—which gives ample coverage whether your breasts are close together or further apart—and its silky-smooth fabric. It has an average rating of 4.7 stars after more than 1,400 glowing reviews. “This bra is so comfortable it’s like you are wearing nothing!” one shopper writes. “I love the quality and it holds everything in place.”

Classic All You Bra

Not long after Pepper’s 2017 launch, its bras became must-haves for AA, A, and B cup wearers. It all comes down to design signatures that prioritize small busts, like shallow cups and lifting mesh.The result? Full coverage that truly fits, according to its (many) five-star reviews—including one BAZAAR editor. If you can only choose one, start with the classic “All You” bra. It sits against your chest without any signs of gaping, but its underwires don’t dig or poke, either.

The Scoop

Cuup’s scoop bra eliminates one of the biggest pain points for small busts: gaping cups. This silhouette’s lower cut is sexy and supportive. No wonder Cuup landed on our best lingerie brands list.”This bra checks off all of the points,” one of many glowing reviews agrees. “Comfy, sexy, easy to wash, and literally the perfect fit.”

24/7™ Classic T-Shirt Bra

If you leave this story having bought just one T-shirt bra, it should be Third Love’s 24/7 classicT-shirt style.Third Love uses memory foam-like fabric on the pads, so each bra conforms to your exact shape. As for Third Love’s half-sizes? A game changer for gaping-free coverage, which this editor can also vouch for.Reviewers agree that the precise sizing fits unlike anything else. “1/2 sizes are the answer for me. This bra in my 1/2 size is comfortable,” one shopper says. “Does not dig, slip off shoulders, or cause my boobs to pop out of their cups or have gaps in the cups. Highly recommend.”

It has taken me years (and a few dressing-room meltdowns) to find a bra that makes me feel okay about my chest — and a couple more tries to find the ever-elusive perfect one. After all the uncomfortable underwire, skintight straps, and cups that floweth over that I’ve suffered through in the process, here’s my theory: A great bra is one you don’t have to think about. It does its job of supporting, sculpting, or just defending against unwelcome nip slips without a single pinch.That’s easier said than done. Bra shopping is notoriously stressful, but word of mouth is a good starting point. So to put together this guide on the best bras for small breasts, I spoke with stylish small-chested women and with professionals who fit bras for a living. To make the guide as comprehensive as possible, I also searched through our archives for highly praised styles. Scroll onward for all those recommendations or click on one of the bolded links below to skip ahead. And if you’re looking for (wireless) bras for bigger breasts, we’ve got a guide for that, too.

All bras are not created equal—and sometimes it can feel like finding the best bras for small busts is an endless saga of ill-fitted pieces that feel more straitjacket than sexy. No more: If you’re working with a small chest (think A to B cups), you can say goodbye to too loose straps and gaping cups and discover a world of support and comfort with our 29 top-selling picks. But before we jump into that, there’s some need-to-know info that lingerie experts told us to keep in mind when shopping for a bra for small breasts.

Small boobs need support.

Whether you’re rocking an A cup or a DD, you need lift and support for one simple reason: gravity. According to Emily Lau, founder of The Little Bra Company, even the tiniest amount of breast tissue will eventually stretch and sag, and a well-fitting bra can help prevent that. This doesn’t necessarily have to translate to an underwire bra, so don’t worry about relegating your wire-free or strapless favorite to the bottom of your undergarments drawer. Elma Valerio, founder of Elma Shop, notes that support should depend on how your breast tissue sits. People whose breasts are bigger on the bottom, for instance, could get ample support from a longline bra or a wider band, while those who are fuller at the sides might find that a bra with a wider back and three sets of hooks provides the optimal fit.

Pay attention to the spacing of the bra cups.

So much of the bra-shopping process hinges on the size (or letter) of the cup—but according to the experts, the key to getting the best fit might actually be in how the cups are spaced out on a bra. If your breasts are set wider apart, for example (which is often the case for people with smaller chests, per Valerio and Rachel Klein, owner of Lula Lu Petites), a bra with touching cups isn’t great; instead, seek out a style that has a one-inch gap between the cups, to ensure that they’re sitting right over the breast instead of toward the center.