Who invented the bra? ?

The inventor of the bra is French designer paul poiret.

1859, a man named Henry in Brooklyn, new york applied for a patent for "symmetrical spherical bra", which was regarded as the prototype of the bra. 1907, French designer paul poiret "announced the decline of corsets and the rise of bras in the name of freedom". He is therefore regarded as the inventor of the bra.

It is said that the word "bra" first appeared in 1907, when the American fashion magazine VOUGE printed the word "bra", and 19 1 year "bra" was officially included in the Oxford dictionary.

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Development history

In the 1920s, a tall and slim figure was very popular. The main change of the bra is that there is no support. People use special lace to support and stabilize breasts.

194 1 year, the padded bra invented by howard hughes (that is, top-mounted or concentrated bra) came out. In the late 1940s, American companies developed the cross and rotary knitting methods to manufacture conical cups, commonly known as "missile-type" bras.

In 1960s, with the rise of strapless evening wear, strapless bras came into being. 1965, Rodi Gernreich designed a "bra without bra", and used Lycra with support and no deformation to sew underwear.

2 1 century, silicone bra and breast patch also took over the "invisible" baton without bra; No matter in the design fields such as gorgeous, sexy, sports and body shaping, we are witnessing that bras are entering a new era.

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