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More “WTFashion?” Ads from Delineator: Bust Confiners (1900s) to Brassieres (1920s)

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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…

Edwardian fashions

long bust flattening bandeau worn with a girdle DeBevoise ad 1925

long bust flattening bandeau worn with a girdle DeBevoise ad 1925

Ad for Warner's Brassieres and Bandeaux 1920

A.P. Uplift brassiere bra bandeau 1920s twenties

Vintage Styles in Larger Sizes, witness2fashion

More “WTFashion?” Ads from Delineator: Bust Confiners (1900s) to Brassieres (1920s)

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