Women breathe easier today.
Due to a shortage of metal in World War I.
Before that, women squeezed themselves into the bodice and shaped themselves to fit the Victorian ideal: a chest with a sense of individuality above the waist of teensy.
But since the frame of the corset is mainly made of the metal needed for ammunition and other military supplies, the United StatesS.
In 1917, the war industry council asked American women to stop buying.
At about the same time, modern-
Today the bra appeared and liberated steel and women during the war. The first-
The most likely bra dates back to ancient Greece when women wrapped a circle of wool or linen around their breasts and nailed them to their backs or ties.
The bodice didn\'t show up until about 1500 and soon became compulsory clothing for the middle classand upper-
Class women in Western society.
At this point, doctors began to blame bodice for diseases from fainting to muscle atrophy, while feminists attacked bodice to limit women both physically and symbolically.
Caresse Crosby has filed a patent for the first modern bra in the United States. S. in 1914.
During her first dance, she put on a stiff corset and covered it under her pure evening dress.
But the lid of the corset
She described it as \"box armor for whale bones and pink ropes \"--
Through her dress.
She told her maid, \"get me two of my pocket handkerchiefs and some pink ribbons,\" and the maid helped her sew the material into a simple bra.
The party\'s speech was the invention of Crosby;
The other girls gathered together and asked how she was dancing so freely.
When she showed her work, they also immediately asked her to sew bras for them.
When a stranger offered a dollar for one of her bras, she decided to start a business and applied for a patent for her \"backless bra.
\"She managed to attract some orders from department stores, but her startup failed.
At the insistence of her husband, Crosby sold his patent to Warner Bros. bodice.
In Connecticut for $1,500.
Back to the war industry council\'s bodice ban, which frees up women\'s chances of working in factories that require physical strength --
28,000 pounds of steel is enough to build two warships.
By the end of the war in 1918, the bodice were fading rapidly, and after World War II and another serious metal shortage, America\'s depression was finally free.
In addition to the bra, that is, the bra for the quick replacement of the bodice.
At first, they were made of stretchable materials in a size suitable for all.
Some historians believe that William and Ida Rosenthal, the founders of the medden form, introduced, B-, C-and D-
The cup system in late 1920 or early 30 s, while others claim to be s. H. Camp and Co.
Whoever shoots the letters on the women\'s chest, the system is consistent with other bra manufacturers.
With the development of fashion, the same is true of the humble bra.
When the appearance of the baffle of the double body appears in the \"Roaring 20 s\", so-
It\'s called bra.
Flat chest.
Become a popular choice.
In the 1930 s, the bra industry began to take off thanks to adjustable elastic bands, padded cups and other innovations.
Frederick Melinger, the founder of Hollywood Frederick, is the genius behind the front hook bra and the rising star --today\'s push-up bra.
Nearly 30 years later, childhood friends Lisa Lindal, Hinda Miller, and costume designer Polly Smith created the Jogbra, the first movement originally made of two guards
Today, nearly 95% of women wear bras in Western countries.
Victoria\'s Secrets and companies like Hanes dominate the dollar industry.
The challenge for designers now is to meet the demand for the smallest bra that can accommodate the plunging neckline and the ever-increasing size of the chest. (
The most common scale in the past decadeK.
Jump from 34B to 36C. )
Is the bra destined to encounter the same fate as the corset?
Danish fashion historian Rudolf Christian Albert Broby
Of course Johnson thinks so.
He predicted the demise of the bra in his article, the bra obituary, as early as 1969.
\"Then there is the recent FreeTheNipple campaign, dedicated to fighting the stigma of human nipples, which is considered to help launch the naked Tata roof
Color bikini top with two nipples.
Maybe too much. the-
Shoulder Boulder
The holder may soon. . .
That\'s simple.