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History of bras

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The 2000s brought two large design changes to the bra. The molded one-piece, seamless bra cup became ubiquitous. These bras are heat-molded around round synthetic fibers or foam forms that keep their rounded shape. This construction can include padded bras, contour bras, and "T-shirt bras". Floral or
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was created in 1964 by Louise Poirier for Canadelle, a Canadian lingerie company. It has 54 design elements that lift and support the bustline while creating a deep plunge and push-together effect. First-year sales for the Wonderbra were approximated at US $ 120 million ( $ 11,788,841 in today's
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Advertising of the times, typically in periodicals, stressed the advantages of bras in health and comfort over corsets and portrayed garments with shoulder supports in a mono-bosom style and with limited adaptability. Their major appeal was to those for whom lung function and mobility were priorities
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or "the well-being". Her garment cut the traditional corset in two: The lower part was a corset for the waist, and the upper part supported the breasts with shoulder straps. Her description reads, "designed to sustain the bosom and supported by the shoulders." She patented her invention and showed it
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In the 1780s and 1790s, the shape of stays changed radically to suit the changing fashions. However, many of these "shortened stays" or "short stays", as they were sometimes called in Britain, resembled earlier support Middle Ages garments more than stays, with fitted cups that held the breasts apart
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In 1876, dressmaker Olivia Flynt was granted four patents covering the "True Corset" or "Flynt Waist" which was designed for larger-breasted women. Reformers probably purchased and helped create a demand for these early garments on "hygienic" grounds over health concerns about the corset. Initially,
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has suggested that the association between feminism and bra-burning was encouraged by individuals who opposed the feminist movement. "Bra-burning" created an image that women were not seeking freedom from sexism but attempting to assert themselves as sexual beings. Some saw the bra burning women as
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issued the first U.S. patent for the "Backless Bra". Crosby's patent was for a lightweight, soft, and comfortable device that naturally separated the breasts; in contrast with the corset, which was heavy, stiff, uncomfortable, and had the effect of creating a "monobosom". Crosby secured some orders
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bras began to find new respectability, and the increasing use of washing machines created a need for more durable products. While girdles gave way to pantyhose, the bra continued to evolve. Marketing campaigns like those for the "Snoozable" and "Sweet Dreams" promoted wearing a bra 24 hours a day.
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Other innovations included the Warners' use of elastic, the adjustable strap, the sized cup, and padded bras for smaller-breasted women. There were also advances in fiber technology, fabrics, colors, patterns, and options. Adjustable bands were also introduced in the 1930s, using multiple eye and
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was a seamstress at Enid Frocks, a small New York City dress shop. She and her husband, William Rosenthal, and shop owner Enid Bissett changed the look of women's fashion. They noticed that a bra that fit one woman did not fit another woman with the same bra band size. They developed bras for all
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During the 19th century, two parallel movements drove the evolution of the bra from the corset: health professionals' concerns about the cruel, constraining effects of the corset and the clothing reform movement of feminists who believed women needed to discard the corset before they could expand
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symbolically threw several feminine products into a "Freedom Trash Can". It was reported that bras were included, which the protestors called "instruments of female torture. A local newspaper story reported that bras and other lingerie were burned at least briefly that day, noting, "As the bras,
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The war presented unique challenges for the industry as material shortages limited design choices. As in World War I, there was concern about the use of badly needed steel in corsets; in 1941, the British Government carried out a survey of women's usage of underwear that showed that "on average,
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figure, then in style, downplayed women's natural curves through a bandeau bra, which flattened breasts. It was relatively easy for small-busted women to conform to the flat-chested look of the Flapper era. Women with larger breasts tried products like the popular Symington Side Lacer that, when
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During the 1990s, marketing, and advertising often appealed to fashion and image over fit, comfort, and function. Starting in 1994, manufacturers re-focused advertising, moving from the functionality of support and foundation to selling fashion lingerie, often with impractical additions such as
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stiffened with whalebone. Mary had large breasts and found the whalebone visibly poked out around her plunging neckline and from under the sheer fabric. Dissatisfied with this arrangement, she worked with her maid to fashion two silk handkerchiefs with a pink ribbon and cord.Her innovation drew
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had a significant impact on clothing. In the United States, women were enlisted in the lower ranks of the military for the first time and were fitted with uniform underwear. Women's occupations shifted dramatically, with far more employed outside the home. Willson Goggles, a Pennsylvania firm
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In addition to helping to liberate women from corsets, World War I also changed gender roles as women filled labor shortages by working in factories and wearing uniforms. However, women were already moving into the retail and clerical sectors. Thus the bra emerged from something that was once
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women-owned 1.2 bras (housewives 0.8 and agricultural workers 1.9)." Many manufacturers only survived by making tents and parachutes in addition to bras. However, the war also freed the American industry from European influences, particularly French, and became more distinctive.
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International sales started to form an increasing part of the U.S. bra manufacturer's market. Prices started to make bras available to a broader market, and homemade competition dwindled. Other major manufacturers of the 1930s included Triumph, Maidenform, Gossard
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said later. "I often say that if they had called us 'girdle burners,' every woman in America would have run to join us." Feminism and "bra-burning" became linked in popular culture. The analogous term "jockstrap-burning" has since been coined as a reference to
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With the growing popularity of jogging and other forms of exercise, there was a need for an athletic garment for women's breasts. The first commercially available sports bra was the "Free Swing Tennis Bra", introduced by Glamorise Foundations, Inc. in 1975.
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became fashionable in the early 20th century, a bra or "bust supporter" became a necessity for full-busted women because the straight-fronted corset did not offer as much support and containment as the Victorian styles. Early bras were either wrap-around
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Throughout the 1980s fashion led the way in the look and feel of bras. Western television shows featured classy, powerful, and well-formed ladies, usually donning low-cut tops to show an enhanced chest with an equally classy matching bra. An increase in
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Numerous patents for bra-like devices were granted in the 19th century, indicating developments in the invention of the modern bra. A bra-like device that gave a "symmetrical rotundity" to the wearer's breasts was patented in 1859 by Henry S. Lesher of
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encouraged the demise of the corset, and most fashion-conscious women in Europe and North America were wearing bras by the end of the war. The bra was then adopted by women in other parts of the world, including Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
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The culturally preferred silhouette among Western women during the 1930s was a pointy bust, which further increased demand for a forming garment. The word "brassiere" was gradually shortened to "bra" in the 1930s. According to a 1934 survey by
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Two design challenges that bra manufacturers faced in the 2000s seemed paradoxical. On the one hand, there was a demand for minimal bras that allow plunging necklines and reduce interference with the lines of outer garments, such as the
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ages with $ 4,500 invested in their new business. Their innovation was designed to make their dresses look better on the wearer by increasing the shaping of the bandeau bra to enhance and support women's breasts. They named the company
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Bras became more common and widely promoted throughout the 1910s, aided by the continuing trend towards lighter, shorter corsets that offered increasingly less bust support and containment. At the beginning of the U.S. involvement in
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In 1893, Marie Tucek received a U.S. patent for a device that consisted of separate pockets for each breast above a metal supporting plate, with shoulder straps fastened by hook-and-eye. This invention was a precursor to the
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While manufacturing was becoming more organized, homemade bras and bandeaux were still quite popular. Homemade bras were usually made of white cotton and were little more than bust bodices that provided some separation.
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American media-dominated culture objectifies breasts before such a distancing glance that freezes and masters." Academic Wendy Burns-Ardolino wrote in 2007 that women's decision to wear bras is mediated by the
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manufacturing safety equipment for manual workers, is believed to have introduced the plastic "SAF-T-BRA", designed to protect women on the factory floor. Dress codes appeared – for example,
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Bras rapidly became a major industry over the 1930s, outperforming other industries. In the U.S., production moved outside New York and Chicago, and advertising became more specialized and began to exploit
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was aimed at young women. Saleswomen played a crucial role in helping clients find fitting garments in newly added fitting areas. Manufacturers even arranged fitting training courses for sales assistants.
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immediate attention that evening, and she made more of her new device for family and friends. When a stranger offered her a dollar for one, she realized that her device could turn into a viable business.
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CE. During this period, the lifted, separated "apple breasts" look of the Middle Ages, began to go out of fashion and was replaced with the look of a compressed bust. The corset was originally called a
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instead of reeds. Some of these bodies were made in one piece but retained the same general shape and did not feature cups like a bra. This style remained unchanged until the end of the 18th century.
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encouraged the end of the corset. When the war ended, most fashion-conscious women in Europe and North America wore bras. From there, the bra was adopted by women in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
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with a campaign against breast flattening. The emphasis shifted from minimizing the breasts to uplifting and accenting them. Women, especially the younger set, welcomed the bra as a modern garment.
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By the early 20th century, garments emerged that more closely resembled contemporary bras; however, large-scale commercial production only occurred in the 1930s. The metal shortages of
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Over its long history, China has produced many types of women's undergarments that serve congruent purposes to those of the European bra and corset. The most well-known example is the
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Despite the dress reform movement, early bras had limited commercial success. Only well-educated, wealthy reformers wore them to any significant degree because they were expensive.
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and padded bras. At the same time, the popularity of brands like Victoria's Secret decreased significantly. In 2017, the sales of cleavage-boosting bras fell by 45%, while at
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New kinds of material were increasingly available post-war. Production and marketing increased, creating a demand for a greater variety of consumer goods, including bras. The
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created a need for bigger and more supportive bras. Models and celebrities donned fashionable and extravagant bras, so showing these at red-carpet events became the norm.
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are used to indoctrinate girls into thinking about their breasts as sexual objects and to accentuate their sexuality. In 2007, Young wrote that women are subjected to "
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15th-century playing cards and illustrated manuscripts provide visible evidence of these garments. In 2008, fragments of four bra-like undergarments were discovered in
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and television provided new promotional opportunities. Manufacturers responded with new fabrics, colors, patterns, styles, padding, and elasticity. DuPont created the
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Pechter E. A new method for determining bra size and predicting post-augmentation breast size. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 102 (4) September 1998, 1259–1265
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asked women to stop buying corsets to free up metal for war production. This was said to have saved some 28,000 tons of metal, enough to build two battleships.
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While the modern era has evolved almost directly from the proto-bra of the Middle Ages, Asian cultures have invented garments that serve similar purposes.
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in Piazza Armerina, Sicily. In the mosaic, the bra-wearing women are participating in sporting events. In addition, some large-breasted Roman women wore a
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was an everyday garment worn by the average woman or an item of clothing reserved for certain situations or specific types of women. Artifacts from the
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Flynt's garments were available by mail order but eventually appeared in department and clothing stores. She won a bronze medal for her designs at the
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due to a focus on comfort while working from home. Sport bra sales increased 32% during the pandemic, while bralettes and wireless bras were up 5%.
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By 2001, bras were a $ 15 billion industry in the United States and a £1 billion industry in the United Kingdom. Large corporations such as
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of France invented the first modern bra in 1889. It appeared in a corset catalog as a two-piece undergarment, which she originally called the
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Dow, Bonnie J. (1999). "Spectacle, spectatorship, and gender anxiety in television news coverage of the 1970 women's strike for equality".
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and bands only as wide as the ribs or shorter, instead of waist-length. Around this time, the French started to refer to stays as corsets.
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or "a pair of bodies" in English because they came in two pieces. It gave the chest and torso a smooth, conical shape that worked with the
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laced at the sides, pulled and helped to flatten women's chests. However, some "bras" of the early 1920s were little more than camisoles.
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that women without bras shock and anger men because men "implicitly think that they own breasts and that only they should remove bras."
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Professor Farrell-Beck said the antecedents for underwire in bras date to at least 1893, when Marie Tucek of New York City patented a
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Throughout history, women have used various garments to support, cover, restrain, reveal, enhance, or modify the appearance of their
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is a traditional Vietnamese bodice that evolved from the Chinese dudou. It was worn by women from all classes with a skirt called
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use the bra-burning myth and the subject of going braless to trivialize what the protesters were trying to accomplish at the 1968
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Campo, Natasha (2005). "Having it all' or 'had enough'? Blaming Feminism in the Age and the Sydney Morning Herald, 1980–2004".
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and the cities brimmed with tailors who specialized in the tight fitting of these garments. The half-sleeved tight bodice or
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by 1918. Advertising began to promote shaping the bust to meet contemporary fashion demands, and sales reflected this need.
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Two women show off a new uniform, including a plastic bra designed to help prevent occupational accidents, Los Angeles,1943
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discreetly tucked into the back pages of women's magazines in the 1890s to prominent display in department stores such as
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These fashion changes coincided with health professionals beginning to link breast care and comfort to motherhood and
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Clothing and Dress for Women in the Art of Ancient GreeceClothing and Dress for Women in the Art of Ancient Greece
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Female reporter Lindsy Van Gelder who covered the protest drew an analogy between the feminist protesters and
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were somehow "protection".Advertising, promotion, and consumerism started to be directed at minorities (e.g.,
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Sportshape JogBra Advertisement, 1986, emphasizes support for larger-breasted women who choose to be active.
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Jogbra, back view with packaging, "The Professional Athletic Support Bra That Keeps Breasts from Bouncing."
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informed their workers that bras must be worn because of "good taste, anatomical support, and morale."
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magazine in 1907 to describe a device that supported the breasts. The word brassiere was added to the
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suggests the use of a specialized garment meant to support and contain women's breasts. In Book 14 of
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rather than outer appearance. Home-sewn garments competed with factory-made, ready-to-wear garments.
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The first historical reference to breast-support garments in India is found during the rule of King
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of models and actresses wearing tight-fitting outer garments over their bullet bras became known as
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In the 1970s, many American bra manufacturers moved production offshore like other garment makers.
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In the mid-17th century, pair of bodies began to be called "stays" and were usually boned with
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Snake Goddess from ancient Crete, with the breasts supported by a fitted corset-like garment,
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designed for "maximum projection". Exaggerating breast size, bullet bras became fashionable.
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or at-home wear, or was worn by women with medical issues stemming from corsets. After the
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crept into product marketing, as represented by the highly structured, conically pointed
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Drawing of a woman wearing a bra, from February 28, 1930, U.S. Patent 1825579 application
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law-breaking radicals, eager to shock the public. Some feminist activists believe that
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American women who made important contributions to the corset reform movement included
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The first general exercise bra, initially called a "jockbra", was invented in 1977 by
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under tunics and togas because Romans considered large breasts to be "grandmotherly".
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The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Clothing through American History, 1900 to the Present
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This garment was made from various materials. It is depicted in the 4th century CE.
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Researching the Formation of Strategies: The History of Canadian Lady, 1939–1976
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girdles, falsies, curlers, and copies of popular women’s magazines burned in the
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The 1960s reflected an increasing interest in quality and fashion. Maternity and
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Getting It Wrong: Ten of the Greatest Misreported Stories in American Journalism
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wrote that the bra "serves as a barrier to touch" and that a braless woman is "
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4 June. Commentary on Stephanie King, A short history of lingerie. 2 June 2005
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Advertising in the 1940s appealed to patriotism and the concept that bras and
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The inventor of the corset is unclear, but it appeared around the turn of the
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Dow, Bonnie J. (Spring 2003). "Feminism, Miss America, and Media Mythology".
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and theater costume designer Polly Smith with the help of Smith's assistant,
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Maidenform Sweet Dreams Campaign (November 1962). Family Circle Magazine.
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started a fashion trend by wearing a bra on the outside of her clothing.
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Aphrodite in a gold "bikini"; Roman copy of a Hellenistic statue, Pompeii
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Lobell, Jamrett (November–December 2012). "Medieval Fashion Statement".
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advertising agency in the 1920s for their younger adult customers. The
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from department stores, but her business never took off. Her husband,
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for women's breasts. In the Royall Tyler Theatre costume shop at the
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said, "When you find a burden in belief or apparel, cast it off".
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figures prominently in the literature of the period, especially
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became popular with its sexy ads featuring supermodels
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Literary Enterprises Inc. 1979. 2313:"Brassiere - Clothing and Fashion" 2283:"A double anniversary for the bra" 2214:from the original on 23 April 2009 1570:from the original on 10 March 2018 1499:were worn by young girls as well. 1019:In October 1964, fashion designer 889:, Spencer, Twilfit, and Symington. 14: 4287:Berry, Cheree: Hoorah for the bra 4098:from the original on 21 June 2017 3784:from the original on 17 July 2018 3753:. News & Star. Archived from 3611:from the original on 16 June 2018 3585:from the original on 16 June 2018 3338:Tsapovsky, Flora (5 April 2021). 3179:Casselman, Anne (November 2005). 3156:Seigel, Jessica (May–June 2003). 2710:from the original on 27 May 2012. 2540:from the original on 18 June 2017 2530:"Ida Rosenthal, Brassiere Tycoon" 2118:from the original on 27 June 2014 991:for pre-teens and girls entering 518:their roles in society. 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However, it is unknown if the 22: 4321:"Bra – A Century of Suspension" 4240:The Corset: A Cultural History. 4212:The Female Eunuch. 2nd edition. 3118:King, Stephanie (2 June 2005). 1938:Polat, Guy (27 November 2021). 1589:Waugh, Norah (6 October 2017). 1400:: 肚兜, 兜肚, or 兜兜; also known by 507:Victorian dress reform movement 399:King Phillip the Fair of France 33:needs additional citations for 4013:Burns-Ardolino, Wendy (2007). 3607:. heuriskein. 9 January 2006. 1843:The Metropolitan Museum of Art 1715:The Metropolitan Museum of Art 1689:. Cambridge University Press. 1337:took the position in her book 1: 4335:, National Geographic (video) 4242:Yale University Press, 2003. 3924:"Red Hot Mamas (bra-burning)" 3840:Journal of Australian Studies 3716:Rhetoric & Public Affairs 3664:Sociology in a Changing World 3366:Rhetoric & Public Affairs 3219:Dyett, Linda (31 July 2019). 2702:Foundation, Internet Memory. 2648:The Berg Companion to Fashion 2301:– via Internet Archive. 2265:– via Internet Archive. 1965:"The Possibility of Mobility" 1742:"Ancient Roman Undergarments" 1091: 1035:money). Canadelle positioned 413: 406: 351:Scriptores Historiae Augustae 341:was mentioned in writings by 127: 4214:Farrar Straus Giroux, 2002. 3483:Campbell, W. Joseph (2010). 2784:"The Bra: an Uplifting Tale" 2383:Sports Science Handbook: A-H 2147:"House of Cadolle, Histoire" 579:World's Columbian Exposition 337:The Roman adaptation of the 4309:Bra Story: A Tale of Uplift 4198:Uplift: The Bra in America. 4169:The History of Underclothes 3980:10.1093/0195161920.001.0001 2149:(in French). Archived from 1593:(1st ed.). Routledge. 1411:which was developed in the 1268:In 1968, protestors at the 858:Corset and Underwear Review 813:In 1922, Russian immigrant 164:, 62–79 CE, showing a 4372: 3662:Kornblum, William (2011). 3472:. New York: HarperCollins. 3077:. New York. Archived from 2051:Uplift: The Bra in America 1256: 1239: 969:wearing a bullet bra, 1955 510: 437: 274: 241: 4332:Secret History of the Bra 4256:. Berg Publishers, 2003. 4161:Cunnington, Cecil Willett 3910:10.1080/10510979909388481 3852:10.1080/14443050509387992 3824:10.1080/09612029300200036 2587:"Maidenform Inc. 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