MFB Maidenform Brands, Inc.

Item 1. Security and Issuer.

This statement on Schedule 13D relates to the shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), of Maidenform Brands, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”), which has its principal executive offices at 485F US Highway 1 South, Iselin, New Jersey 08830.

Item 2. Identity and Background.

This statement is filed by President and Fellows of Harvard College (“Harvard”), a Massachusetts educational corporation. The principal executive offices of Harvard are located at c/o Harvard Management Company, Inc., 600 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02210. Harvard’s investment activities are carried on from the offices of Harvard Management Company, Inc. at 600 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.

Information relating to each of the President, the Fellows and the executive officers of Harvard is contained in Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. Each of the President, the Fellows and the executive officers of Harvard is a citizen of the Untied States of America.

None of Harvard or, to the best of Harvard’s knowledge or belief, any of the persons listed in Exhibit A has, during the past five years, been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors). Neither Harvard, nor to the best of Harvard’s knowledge and belief, any of the persons listed in Exhibit A has, during the past five years, been party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.

Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.

Beneficial ownership of the Common Stock of the Issuer to which this statement relates was acquired by Harvard with Harvard’s general funds.

Item 4. Purpose of Transaction.

Harvard acquired the Common Stock in the ordinary course of its endowment investing for the purpose of maximizing the risk-adjusted investment return on its endowment funds and other long-term investment assets. Except as otherwise set forth in this Item 4, Harvard does not have any plans or proposals which relate to or would result in any of the actions set forth in parts (a) through (j) of Item 4. As the Issuer has entered into a definitive agreement for an extraordinary transaction involving its acquisition by Hanesbrands Inc. (“Hanesbrands”) pursuant to the terms of that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 23, 2013, by and among the Issuer, Hanesbrands and a wholly owned subsidiary of Hanesbrands, which agreement is subject, among other matters, to approval of the Issuer’s stockholders, Harvard is hereby reporting its ownership of the Common Stock on this Schedule 13D. Depending on market conditions, advancement of the contemplated merger, and other factors bearing at the

time upon the value or price of Common Stock, Harvard may in the future take steps to enhance the value of its investment, including steps that would result in any of the actions set forth in parts (a) through (j) of Item 4, and may acquire additional shares of Common Stock or dispose of shares of Common Stock at any time.

Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

(a), (b) Harvard is the beneficial owner of 1,557,609 shares of Common Stock (approximately 6.68% of the shares of the Issuer’s issued and outstanding Common Stock based on the most recent filing of the Issuer with the SEC).

Harvard has sole power to vote and sole power to dispose of such shares to which this statement relates.

(c) During the past sixty (60) days, Harvard bought and sold shares of Common Stock of the Issuer in open-market transactions on NYSE. The transaction dates, number of shares bought and sold and prices per share during that period are set forth on Exhibit B hereto.

(d) Not applicable.

(e) Not applicable.

Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships With Respect to Securities of the Issuer.

From time to time, in the ordinary course of business, Harvard enters into stock loans pursuant to existing stock loan agreements with broker-dealers. These stock loans can be recalled at Harvard’s discretion. Harvard may lend and/or recall shares of the Issuer’s stock in the future. Shares lent by Harvard that have not been recalled by Harvard and redelivered to Harvard in advance of an applicable record date for a shareholder meeting may not be able to be voted by Harvard at the meeting.

Except as set forth above, there are no other contracts, arrangements, understandings or relationships between Harvard and any person with respect to any securities of the Issuer.

Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits.

Signature

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Exhibit Index

Exhibit A

DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

The names of the President, the Fellows and the executive officers of Harvard and their business addresses and present principal occupation or employment are set forth below. If no business address is given, the business address of such director or executive officer is c/o Harvard Management Company, Inc., 600 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.

PRESIDENT, FELLOWS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF HARVARD COLLEGE

Exhibit B

PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE’S PURCHASES ON NYSE FOR THE PAST SIXTY DAYS