Abreast cancer diagnosis is not something that people plan for. “You don’t think it will happen to you,” says Roberta Lombardi, founder of Infinite Beauty and breast cancer survivor. Her world was rocked by her own diagnosis two years ago, and now she has set out to lessen the burden that other women in the same position face.

Bra design and engineering are complex fields in fashion. There are a lot of factors involved in a bra’s physical and emotional support for a consumer, but what happens when the consumer has battled breast cancer and undergone numerous surgeries?

After 14 months of treatment, including a double mastectomy, chemotherapy and reconstructive surgery, Roberta Lombardi found that her body didn’t look or feel the same, and shopping for a normal bra was increasingly difficult.