Bra

A bra comprising:

• an elastic band configured to encircle the thorax of a user and comprising a front zone for contacting the chest of the user and a rear zone for contacting the back of the user;
• a couple of cups each configured to hold a breast of the user, each cup having an upper portion and a lower portion connected to the elastic band in correspondence of the front zone thereof, a central band for mutual connection of the cups being provided, the central band having a sufficient extension to avoid a mutual lateral compression of the breasts after the bra is worn, each cup including a rigid or semirigid insert in an area below the breast, the cups being sized to cover completely a lower area and more than half of an upper area of the breast;
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• a couple of elongated flexible support elements each configured to come at least partly in contact with a shoulder of the user, each supporting element including a first end connected to the upper portion of the respective cup and a second end connected to the elastic band at a rear zone thereof, each of the support elements including being of adjustable length so as to adapt the bra to the body of the user, the support elements being configured to be disposed substantially parallel to each other during use,
• wherein each of the cups includes an outer surface and an inner surface configured to contact the skin of the breast and made of a first textile material, the inner surface of each of the cups including a plurality of first inserts spread over an entire inner surface of each of the cups, the first inserts being made of a first flexible polymer material selected among the group consisting of silicones and having a friction coefficient with the skin higher than the first textile material, the first inserts including first linear elements spaced apart from each other and disposed on the inner surface of each of the cups, the first linear elements having a first width of 1 mm to 5 mm,
• wherein the elastic band includes an inner surface configured to come in contact with the skin of the user and made of a second textile material, the inner surface of the elastic bands including at least one second insert made of a second flexible polymeric material and disposed at least at the rear zone of the elastic band, the second flexible polymer material having a friction coefficient with the skin higher than the second textile material so as to minimize a movement thereof relative to the back of the user, and
• wherein the first inserts have a maximum height relative to the inner surface of each of the cups of less than 1 mm, whereby the outer surface of each of the cups is free of bulges visible from an outside during the use of the bra, the first linear elements having a polar uniform distribution around a substantially central point of each of the cups to maximize friction on the skin while providing a good transpiration thereof.