A brief history of bras
There is not much evidence of garments that could be considered bras before the 1900s. In ancient history, there are mentions of a strip of cloth tied under the breasts to support and to reveal them, or strip of cloth tied around the breasts to flatten them. Two garments dating to the 15th century and resembling modern bras have been found in a medieval Austrian castle.
The corset became popular starting in the 1500s as an overall waist, bust and him sharper, and by the 1800s it had evolved into a garment whose one function was to lift and shape breasts upward. The modern bra with its two separate cups was gradually developed from the corset in the early 20th century, in an attempt to manufacture a more comfortable underwear piece.
The corset became popular starting in the 1500s as an overall waist, bust and him sharper, and by the 1800s it had evolved into a garment whose one function was to lift and shape breasts upward. The modern bra with its two separate cups was gradually developed from the corset in the early 20th century, in an attempt to manufacture a more comfortable underwear piece.
Today, the bra has "evolved" from simple underwear into an actual sexual garment that emphasizes the sexual nature of breasts. This can be readily seen, for example, by the terminology used to advertise bras: enticing, hot, ravishing, seducing, etc. It is no wonder feminists symbolically threw their bras into the trash in the 60s. Even today, going braless is sometimes connected with feminism.
