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A bra, short for brassiere or brassière (US: / b r ə ˈ z ɪər /, UK: / ˈ b r æ s ɪər, ˈ b r æ z-/; French:), is a form-fitting underwear that is primarily used to support and cover a woman's breasts. A typical bra consists of a chest band that wraps around the torso, supporting two breast cups that are held in place by shoulder straps.
Bra size (also known as brassiere measurement or bust size) indicates the size characteristics of a bra. While there is a number of bra sizing systems in use around the world, the bra sizes usually consist of a number, indicating the size of the band around the woman's torso, and one or more letters that indicate the breast cup size. Bra cup ...
Breast volume will have an effect on the perception of a woman's figure even when bust/waist/hip measurements are nominally the same. Brassière band size is measured below the breasts, not at the bust. A woman with measurements of 36A–27–38 will have a different presentation than a woman with measurements of 34C–27–38.
Kym Malin (born July 31, 1962, in Dallas, Texas) [11] is an American model, dancer, and actress. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its May 1982 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Pompeo Posar. [11]
Height 4 ft 11 in (1.50 m) [ 5 ] Karla Conway (born Karla Jo Musacchia on July 5, 1946, in Pasadena, California ) [ 5 ] was the name used by American model and artist Karla Jo Musacchia for her appearance as Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its April 1966 issue.
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Bra is also more commonly used than brassiere, but it is just an abbreviation. By the way, there are 35,728 hits/month for brassiere measurements and only 3,195 for bra size, which likely simply just proves that most people get to articles by clicking on links instead of typing. 199.125.109.126 12:22, 5 April 2009 (UTC)
Body shapes are often categorised in the fashion industry into one of four elementary geometric shapes, [30] though there are very wide ranges of actual sizes within each shape: Rectangular. The waist is less than 9 inches (23 cm) smaller than the hips and bust. [30] Body fat is distributed predominantly in the abdomen, buttocks, chest, and face.