bralette
Americannoun
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a soft bra with no underwires, molded cups, or, usually, fastening.
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an outer garment similar to this.
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Kidman's Australian compatriot and fellow actress Margot Robbie took time to pose in front of the catwalk, wearing a loose black quilted bomber jacket over a black bralette top, paired with wide-leg black trousers.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2025
Norwegian model Frida Aasen sported a bralette made of silver wings and a matching silver waist sash over a sheer black figure-hugging skirt.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 13, 2022
“It’s a delicious feeling,” she says, noting that the last time she tried on a bralette, which is one of the more comfortable variations of the undergarment, it felt so restrictive that she donated it.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 30, 2021
Spears showed off her tummy while wearing a bright red bralette and green patterned shorts as she twirled around a large foyer in her home.
From Fox News ● Jul. 13, 2021
“Blaue Tara” from 2017 depicts a mustachioed figure in full makeup and a mesh tank top, topped off with a jeweled collar and bralette.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2019
The complete collection included bralettes, joggers, tees, puffer jackets, backpacks, bucket hats and, even, dad caps with the slogan "Bargain Bucket" embroidered across the front.
From Salon ● Apr. 15, 2023
This cultural shift toward comfort had been transpiring even before we retreated inside our homes in March 2020, with the increasing popularity of less-structured bralettes in all colors and designs: bandage-style, frilled, high-neck, racerback, zip-up.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 30, 2021
He paired bralettes with trousers while dresses bore floral and letter prints, sparkling embroidery or came strapless or layered.
From Reuters ● Sep. 10, 2021
The pop-up features an exclusive vegetable-dye capsule collection along with the full line of women’s bralettes, leggings, shorts, sweats and T-shirts and select unisex pieces.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2021
Companies like Knix, which sell soft cup bras exclusively, were springing up, while other brands began ditching wires and leaning hard into bralettes, which typically offer coverage but no support.
From New York Times ● Mar. 18, 2021
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