The inventor of the bra is French designer paul poiret.
In p>1859, a man named Henry from Brooklyn, new york, applied for a patent for the "symmetrical spherical bra", which was regarded as the prototype of a bra. In 197, French designer paul poiret "announced the decline of corsets and the rise of bras in the name of freedom". He is thus regarded as the inventor of the bra.
It is said that the word "bra" first appeared in 197, when the American fashion magazine VOUGE printed the word "bra", and the word "bra" was officially included in the Oxford Dictionary in 1911.
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Development course
In the 192s, the tall and slim figure was popular. The main change of the bra was that there was no support. People used special lace to support and stabilize the chest.
In p>1941, the padded bra invented by howard hughes came out. At the end of 194s, American companies developed the crisscross and gyration knitting method to manufacture conical cups, commonly known as "missile-type" bras.
in 196s, with the rise of strapless evening wear, strapless bras came into being. In 1965, Rodi Gernreich designed a "bra-less bra", which used Lycra with supporting force and no deformation to sew underwear.
In the 21st century, silicone bras and breast pads have also taken over the "invisible" baton of "bra-less bra"; No matter in gorgeous, sexy, sports, body shaping and other design fields, we are witnessing that bras are entering a new era.
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