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2. History of bras - Wikipedia

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   Y-shaped breast bands on a bronze statue of Artemis, (mid-4th century BCE). The history of bras (brassières; variously pronounced) is closely tied to the social status of women, the evolution of fashion, and shifting views of the female body over time. Throughout history, women have used various garments to support, cover, restrain, reveal ...

3. Bra - Wikipedia

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   A bra, short for brassiere or brassière (US: / brəˈzɪər /, UK: / ˈbræsɪər, ˈbræz -/; French: [bʁasjɛʁ]), 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.

4. List of bra designs - Wikipedia

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   List of bra designs. Full-cup bra. Plunge. Balconette. There are many brassiere designs suitable for a wide variety of business and social settings and suitable to wear with a variety of outer clothing. The bra's shape, coverage, functionality, fit, fashion, fabric, and color can vary widely. Some bras are designed to offer basic, practical ...

5. Wonderbra - Wikipedia

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   Introduced. 1935 (brand origin) Website. www.wonderbra.co.uk. The Wonderbra is a type of push-up underwire brassiere that gained worldwide prominence in the 1990s. Although the Wonderbra name was first trademarked in the U.S. in 1955, [1] the brand was developed in Canada. Moses (Moe) Nadler, founder and majority owner of the Canadian Lady ...

6. Miss America protest - Wikipedia

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   The Miss America protest was a demonstration held at the Miss America 1969 contest on September 7, 1968, attended by about 200 feminists and civil rights advocates. The feminist protest was organized by New York Radical Women and included putting symbolic feminine products into a "Freedom Trash Can" on the Atlantic City boardwalk, including bras, hairspray, makeup, girdles, corsets, false ...

7. History of cleavage - Wikipedia

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   Underwire bras, the most popular cleavage-boosting lingerie, accounted for 60% of the UK bra market in 2000. [ 206 ] and 70% in 2005. [ 207 ] About 70% of women who wear bras wear a steel underwire bra according to underwear manufacturer S&S Industries of New York in 2009. [ 208 ]