The women's bralette is a lightweight, unstructured top that sits between a bra and a crop top, designed to be worn alone or visible under an open shirt. Without any pre-shaped cups, it prioritises comfort and style over technical support, suitable for smaller and medium busts.
The bralette stands out from the classic bra due to the lack of underwire and preformed cups: it is a piece closer to clothing than to technical underwear, often made with lace or featuring straps.
Without underwire or padding, the women's bralette hugs the body without constraining it. It can be worn on its own, under an open jacket, or as an invisible layer under a flowy outfit.
The lace women's bralette dominates the searches for this style, ahead of the plain bralette and the push-up bralette, which adds a slight uplift without adopting the structure of a classic bra.