A Brief History Of The Bra

European women's bodies are almost unfettered. Ladies wore petticoats as undergarments; Working-class women and peasant women used a small girdle with a strap around the chest. Bras first originated in France and are called "Brassiere" (simply "Bra"). Later, because the corset was too troublesome, two handkerchiefs were used to make the corset, which became the prototype of the modern bra.
In 1859, a man named Henry of Brooklyn, New York, applied for a patent for the invention of a "symmetrical round spherical breast shield", which is considered to be the prototype of the bra.
In 1907, French designer Paul Poiret "proclaimed the decline of the girdle and the rise of the bra in the name of liberty." He is thus credited with inventing the bra.
On November 3, 1914, Mary filed a patent for a "backless bra" under the name Caresse Crosby.
In the 1920s, the popularity of tall and thin figures, the main change in the bra, is that there is no support, people use special lace to support the chest.
In the 1930s, curves came back into fashion, and bras used a lot of elastic on the back, and zippers replaced buckles. In addition, the wire bra also led to the invention of padding.
In 1941, Howard Hughes invented the padded bra (known as the push-up or concentric bra). In the late 1940s, American companies developed a cross-over, gyroscopic weaving method to make conical cups, commonly known as "missile" bras.
In the 1960s, with the rise of strapless evening wear, strapless bras came into being. In 1965, Rodi Gernreich designed the "Braless bra", which used Lycra to sew underwear without distortion.
In April 1994, the American magic bra made its debut in New York City.
In the 21st century, silicone bras and breast stickers have also taken on the "invisible" baton of "braless bras"; Whether it is gorgeous, sexy, sports, body shaping and other design fields, we are witnessing that bras are entering a new era.