When women started wearing bras? History suggests that, bras were an important part of undergarments of wealthier women in the west. But it became common in women after the world war 1. So how did world war 1 started the trend of bras?
Earlier bras were made of metal(iron) and were heavier. So during world war 1, the American government urged women to stop wearing bras, so as to collect metal that could help their men to fight the war. This in turn helped the government to save 28 thousand tons of steel that would have otherwise gone in making the bras.
Similarly in world war 2, pre-sliced bread were stopped selling in the US to reduce the metal wastage in making blades.
World war also saw the increase in women workers since the men had to go and fight the war.Women soon found them working in industries. It simply wasn't possible to work in such places wearing body tight corsets. So to provide support, the bra became the main undergarment for women.
After the war most designers started working on bras to increase their popularity. The bras were made permanent also because earlier corsets were made to extentuate the 'curvy victorian ideal of beauty' by pressing the waist and boosting the breasts. This would generally cause many breathing problems and in some cases would press the organs down and displace them causing certain internal problems.
Victorian definition of beauty
The use of a silk or linen cloth to cover the breasts and push them up by making them more prominent dates back to 14th century BC.
wall paintings depicting the earliest bras.
metal corset
Earlier bras were made of metal(iron) and were heavier. So during world war 1, the American government urged women to stop wearing bras, so as to collect metal that could help their men to fight the war. This in turn helped the government to save 28 thousand tons of steel that would have otherwise gone in making the bras.
Similarly in world war 2, pre-sliced bread were stopped selling in the US to reduce the metal wastage in making blades.
World war also saw the increase in women workers since the men had to go and fight the war.Women soon found them working in industries. It simply wasn't possible to work in such places wearing body tight corsets. So to provide support, the bra became the main undergarment for women.
After the war most designers started working on bras to increase their popularity. The bras were made permanent also because earlier corsets were made to extentuate the 'curvy victorian ideal of beauty' by pressing the waist and boosting the breasts. This would generally cause many breathing problems and in some cases would press the organs down and displace them causing certain internal problems.
Victorian definition of beauty
The use of a silk or linen cloth to cover the breasts and push them up by making them more prominent dates back to 14th century BC.
wall paintings depicting the earliest bras.
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