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, enhance, or modify the appearance of their breasts.

2016年11月16日 · 735 BC to 27 BC – “Mamillares” become all the rage in the Roman Empire. Essentially a cloth tightly wrapped around a woman’s torso and was used to compress the breasts. 1500s – Catherine de Medici popularizes the small waist and, for the next few centuries, the corset-shaped body.

2024年10月5日 · But when the corset was introduced in the early 1500s, women’s silhouettes changed forever. Lacing a corset tightly kept the bust in place—and the corset remained the sole breast support ...

2024年9月30日 · By the 1500s, it took more or less the form it would take for the next 500 years: Fabric reinforced by solid strips, or ‘stays,’ made of hard materials like horn, whalebone, or wood (later ...

2012年7月18日 · A treasure trove of Medieval garments discovered in Lengberg Castle, East Tyrol, Austria, has advanced the era of the bra 500 years or so. The clothes were discovered during the course of renovations which began in the summer of 2008.

2012年7月19日 · A team of Austrian archaeologists have discovered four bras from the 1400s. It reveals that women wore the garment some 500 years before fashion historians thought it was invented

The brassiere became an essential foundation garment during the early 20th century, but its origins may be traced back more than 1,500 years...

2012年7月20日 · The most startling discovery was four linen textiles that resemble modern bras. The criterion for this classification is the presence of distinct cut cups. The two more fragmented specimens appear to be a combination of a bra and a short shirt.

The 1500s The next major upgrade for women’s upper undergarment only appeared in the 1500s, which is the corset. Women in France and other parts of Europe worn corsets to curve their bodies into hourglass shapes.

2022年4月21日 · Skipping to two centuries later, the 16th-century version of bras was very different from the largely unsupportive bandeau top. The corset was first embraced by the fashionable French in the early 1500s, and the objective was to give women the ultimate feminine shape. So what was this desired shape?