Abstract: A brassiere comprising a body encircling band having a pair of breast cups and shoulder straps, and a pair of midriff straps secured at the bottom of the breast cups and attachable at their opposite ends to a waist encircling garment such as a belt or shorts, the midriff straps being used to urge the breasts downwardly to prevent undue movement thereof while jogging. In an alternate brassiere, the shoulder straps cross at the wearer's back, pass through loops at the sides and extend upwardly to where they are secured to the lower porton of the breast cups, the loops being secured to the waist encircling garment.