Bra and garment with bra portion

A garment comprising:

• a body portion including a body fabric;
• a cup portion including two cups, the cup portion shaped from the body portion or attached to the body portion;
• a band connected to the body portion below the cup portion, the band configured to stretch from an original shape when subject to tension and to return to the original shape when such tension is removed;
• two curved support structures each positioned on the garment proximate a contour of a respective cup in the cup portion, the curved support structures each comprising:
• a first portion encompassing an apex of the support structure, the first portion attached to the band and forming an anchor region;
• and
• a second portion attached to the body portion,
• wherein the band at the anchor region resists stretching in response to tension to a greater degree than other locations on the band when subject to tension, and
• wherein the second portion of each of the two curved support structures float such that the second portion of the curved support structures and the body fabric respond differently when subject to tension.

A garment comprising:

• a cup portion;
• a body portion including a body fabric, the body portion shaped to define the cup portion or to attach to the cup portion;
• a band disposed on or adjacent to the body portion below the cup portion, the band capable of stretching when subjected to tension;
• and
• a support structure corresponding to a contour of a cup in the cup portion, the support structure attached to an area of the band, the attachment area defining an anchor region,
• wherein the band stretches less at the anchor region than at other locations on the band when the band is subject to tension.