The first modern bra was invented by new york socialite Mary Phelps Aiding Zhe Ke in 19 13. That year, Mary just bought a new evening dress and was going to wear it to her frequent social activities. But she met a problem. At that time, the underwear worn by women was all corsets with whale bones. Besides, Mary's new evening dress is very thin, and this kind of hard underwear obviously doesn't go with it. In desperation, Mary, who has always been clever, suddenly came up with a brilliant idea. She asked her French maid for help, and together they designed a simple backless bra with two handkerchiefs, some ribbons and strings.
Needless to say, Mary cut a dash at the party.
Suddenly, among the women, the bra she used to wear became the focus of discussion. Since then, some relatives and friends have always asked Mary to sew their bras, and Mary is happy to help. One day, she received a letter from a stranger asking her to make a bra, and put 1 USD in the letter as a reward. Mary suddenly realized that she immediately took her bra design and ran to the patent office to apply for a patent.
19141kloc-0/In June, Mary obtained the patent right of "backless bra".
Mary then made hundreds of bras, but unfortunately not many people knew about her new invention, so the business could not continue. Fortunately, the bra didn't disappear. Mary sold the patent right of this bra to Warner Bros. Corset Company in Connecticut. The transfer price is only 1500 USD.
In fact, the best reference book to reveal the true and complete face of bra history is the book American Sex Machine written by Hogg Levis. Haug conducted an in-depth investigation and research on all patents on appliances registered in the US Patent Office, and found several patents on bra invention. Haug concluded that Ms. Mary Tucker was the first person to apply for a patent for a bra. 1893, she obtained the patent of "corset", which looks very similar to modern bras. The design of "chest support device" includes two independent bras and two shoulder straps with buttonholes. However, the name of the bra patented by Mary Aiding Zhe Ke in 1 9 14 is the same as the current patent name, but it is somewhat different from the modern bra in design. The bra she registered to design is lightweight, and there is no cup to hold breasts, so wearing it will make women's breasts look flat.
Since then, the bra has made other subtle innovations in its development process, and it is getting closer and closer to the modern bra. For example, elastic suspenders, standard cup sizes, and strapless bras. In the 1920s, flat-chested bras were very popular. Ida Rosenthal, a Russian woman who immigrated to the United States, is determined to resist this feminization trend. With the help of her husband, she set up a bra production company, which classified women according to their bust size and designed bras into several categories with different cup sizes. And we should design suitable bras for women of all ages from adolescence to maturity.
The 1960 s was a hard time for bras. At the beginning of the sexual liberation movement, the bra was burned because it was regarded as a symbol of bondage and conservatism by women. However, the bra did not quit the world of women because of this catastrophe.
Emphasizing objective requirements, elderly women have to rely on bras to protect their breasts. Therefore, after the 1960s, bras made a rapid comeback, and their unshakable status has continued to this day. There are more and more kinds of bras, which are more and more suitable for different needs of women on different occasions. Women can't live without bras.
Despite this, people's controversy over bras has never stopped. From 65438 to 0994, the book Dress to Death, co-authored by Sydney Ross Singer and SOMA Grace Melling, brought panic to women. In their book, they pointed out that wearing a bra may hinder the normal function of the breast chamber and its surrounding lymphatic system, resulting in a decrease in the amount of toxins discharged from the breast and an increase in the incidence of breast cancer. According to the investigation of 4730 women, they came to the conclusion that women who don't wear bras are 2 1 times less likely to get sick than women who wear bras. Critics responded immediately, pointing out the book's achilles heel-the author didn't put his personal lifestyle (smoking,
Considering sports, weight and other factors, this conclusion is not convincing. However, it is acknowledged that this book does raise some issues worthy of discussion.
Until 19 13, new york socialite crosby finally lost it because she couldn't stand the bondage of Cambodian abdomen. In addition, she asked the maid to sew two handkerchiefs together and connect them with pink ribbons. It is much easier to put on, so it is widely circulated in society.
According to another record, the earliest "bra" in the world began in 188 6, and was created by the British. The chest was tied with silk to meet the needs of life and action. We generally think that the first generation bra was founded in 19 12, and formally applied for a patent. Its characteristics are mainly cloth, the shoulder strap is fixed, and the button is used later, which is the prototype of the bra we see today. 1886, there is a new invention made of steel wire and silk in Britain, which is very attractive in the female world. It's a cup that sets off line of beauty's breasts. The second important figure in the history of bra invention is a woman named Christine Hart from West Germany. She believes that the main purpose of women's upper body underwear is to support the chest. Why not change it to a bra? So, this virtuous housewife with the talent of invention, Miss Hart, invented a bra with buttons instead of belts, which immediately caused a shock in the field of ladies and gentlemen! Is the originator of new underwear. In this way, underwear continues to develop. The following year, Simon Lindau, a West German underwear manufacturer, decided to apply for a patent for this strapless underwear. The idea stems from the inconvenience caused by too many suspenders and buttonholes in the underwear worn by the bride on her honeymoon in Paris.