More “WTFashion?” Ads from Delineator: Bust Confiners (1900s) to Brassieres (1920s)
By A Mystery Man Writer
Description
As discussed in the wonderful book Uplift, for centuries the breasts were supported from below, by a corset which pushed them up. In the mid-twenties the uplift brassiere was invented, which supported the breasts from the shoulder (with the combination of bra straps and an elastic band below the breasts.) But until the modern brassiere…
From Curved to Straight and Back Again: Corsets 1917 to 1929
1700s witness2fashion
long bust flattening bandeau worn with a girdle DeBevoise ad 1925
Ad for Warner's Brassieres and Bandeaux 1920
bust confiner from 1920 Kabo ad
bust confiner from 1920 Kabo ad
Corsets witness2fashion
Ad for Warner's Brassieres and Bandeaux 1920
Vintage patterns, witness2fashion
Changing the Foundations of Fashion: 1929 to 1934
Siegel-Cooper catalog ad for brassier brassiere bra 1912
Garters, Flappers, Rolled Stockings, and Other Stocking Stories
Underpinning the 1920s: Brassieres, Bandeaux, and Bust Flatteners
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