A longline bra is a type of brassiere that extends down your torso, much like a partial corset. Depending on the specific style, it can cover your stomach a few inches above the belly button or as far down as your upper hips.

The unique design of this type of bra provides  a few nice features.   First, they improve aesthetics by smoothing and flattening your stomach and torso areas – essentially helping you look leaner in clothes.  This is very helpful for tighter fitting clothes obviously.  Also, they provide extra support in the back and shoulders by helping distribute the breast weight over a greater area.  The design encourages proper posture because it is hard to slouch in a long line bra.

Lilyette Defining Moments Longline Bra

Like most types of bras, longline bras come in different styles and have varied features.  Here are several styles and features you may see:

• Strapless
• Strapped
• Full front closure
• Lace/Lingerie style
• Posture with extra support
• Wire-free
• Athletic-like fit (more elastic fibers)

Because these bras are larger and cover more of your body it is extremely important to get the proper fit.  Comfort is your first priority, again because a long line bra covers such a large area of your stomach and torso.  In most cases, choosing your normal bra size should work just fine.

While long line bras have fallen somewhat out of favor from women the past 20+ years, they are gaining more popularity once again due to the functional and aesthetic advantages mentioned previously.  Another reason is that new fabric technology makes them much more comfortable to wear over long periods of time.

While many women still consider them to be more of a specialty undergarmet, longline bras are slowly becoming a more regular part of womens wardrobes again.

The Goddess Longline Bra is probably one of the most in-demand longline bras on the market today.  The Goddess brand focuses specifically on bras for full-figured women, all the way to the J cup size.

Goddess has two primary fit types for their classic styles – Classic Fit and Contemporary Fit.

Goddess Classic Fit:

• More complete coverage for great support and comfort
• 3-part cup design
• Extra hook and eye clasps for added support
• Maximal support provided by non-stretch straps

Goddess Contemporary Fit:

• Full figure frames and lower coverage
• Two and three hook and eye clasps in the back
• Limited stretch shoulder straps for long term comfort
• Lower neckline provides a more aesthetic look under clothes

Goddess also has other lines including a Bridal line, which includes their most popular longline (see below).

Goddess Longline Bra 689

One style we would like to discuss is the Goddess Lace Longline 689 (also suggested as a replace for the 690 model) – as profiled in our strapless longline bra favorites, this model is very popular.  It is primarily purchased for bridal gowns and bridesmaid dresses.  Support is very good as is the figure flattering aesthetics – the only common complaint is that the bra can get uncomfortable over a period of time.  However, for a wedding or short event, the positives strongly outweigh the one negative.

Goddess Longline Bra

The next style that is popular is the Goddess Longline Soft Cup Bra 1304 (also called the Soft Touch).  This is a strapped longline bra that is part of classic collection discussed earlier.  It is a heavily reviewed bra – very comfortable for women and figure flattering.  With the comfortable fabric comes a potential cost – durability and wear were considered the only weakness.  Of course, that is more subjective since some women wear a bra much more frequently than others.

Because of the quality, comfort, and design the Goddess Longline Bra continues to be a top seller on the market.  While no longline bra could be considered perfect, the Goddess styles get fairly close with very few, if any, negative qualities.