This is much easier than people think. All bras function on the same basic mechanism, so if you learn how to unhook one kind, you shouldn't have much problem with any other.
Step 1
Two bands wrap around the form, fastening in the back. There are usually three vertical columns of hooks and eyes, each column with between one and four pairs, depending on the width of the band. The hooks fasten into the 'eyes', small semi-circular pieces of metal. To undo a bra, you must remove the hooks from the eyes.
Step 2
If you are facing the woman's back, you can undo the hooks by simply pulling the bands apart, first pulling towards each other, then away at an approximately 45 degree angle. This will be fairly easy if you can see how they connect.
Step 3
If you are in front of the woman, the same principle applies. You may have to push the bands closer together before pulling them apart since your view is obstructed. It may take a few tries - just try to get a feel for the connection and how to break it.
Step 4
If you are the one wearing a bra, you have two options: you can either reach behind you, or take the straps off your shoulders first and rotate the bra so the clasp is in front of you.
Step 5
If the bra is behind you, put your arms behind your back, reaching from the bottom up. Grasp one band in each hand. "Cross" the bands and when you feel the click of the eye releasing the hook, pull them apart.
Step 6
If you rotate the bra in front of you, grasp the bands in each hand again, cross them, and pull them apart in the same way.
Step 7
Optionally, if you fold the hook/eye clasp together, the open ends of the hooks will have rotated nearly 180 degrees, facing the other way, and then the elastic will pull the band apart instantly! (This can be done via a pinching action of one's fingers, even through a top, much to her astonishment.)
Step 8
For the pinnacle of astonishment, one can unhook a bra with one hand as follows: facing the bra-wearer and using one's right hand, pull the top end of the band (the hook end) to the right with your forefinger and simultaneously push the bottom end to the left. Once the hooks are free of the loops, release and "snap" the bra is ready to be shed. It helps to pull in toward the wearer's back slightly with the forefinger to move naturally with the curvature of the hooks. With a little practice, this is the easiest and quickest method.
