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2. Sweater girl - Wikipedia

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   In its original form, the look was often tied to the promotion of new bra technology. [citation needed] Interest in the bullet bra revived after Madonna wore a cone bra during her 1990 Blond Ambition World Tour. [4] The bra was designed by Jean Paul Gaultier who was inspired by the vintage Perma-Lift bullet bra of the 1940s. By that time, the ...

3. History of bras - Wikipedia

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   Literature from Ancient Greece suggests the use of a specialized garment meant to support and contain women's breasts. In Book 14 of Homer's Iliad, written in the archaic period of classical antiquity, Homer refers to Aphrodite's "embroidered girdle" (Ancient Greek: κεστός ἱμάς, kestós himás) as being "loosed from her breasts", indicating a decorated breast-band rather than a ...

4. The slow death of the push-up bra (and why they might ... - AOL

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   One of Proctor’s favourite inventions is the inflatable bra, launched in the early 1950s during the popularisation of the hourglass figure, which saw women increase their cup size within seconds ...

5. List of bra designs - Wikipedia

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   Built-in bras (see below) are sometimes referred to as shelf bras, or integrate a shelf bra into the material. Shutter bra Shutter: dating to c. 1950, with cups that had flaps or lace cuffs at the top. The bra was designed to be partially visible above the neckline of a gown [15] and could be adjusted to vary the amount of cleavage exposed ...

6. 10 Fashion Trends From the 1950s That Are Making a Comeback - AOL

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   Kogan sees structured handbags as one of the '50s fashion trends poised to make a comeback — a notion born out by the prevalence of such styles in Chicago's 900 North Michigan Shops, she says ...

7. 1945–1960 in Western fashion - Wikipedia

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   While the corselets reshaping the women's body with tiny waists and big hips, a new shape of bra called 'cathedral bra' was introduced and became popular in the 1950s. It is called 'cathedral bra' because there would be pointed arches created by the bones over the breasts when the bra is worn.