2007-06-27 06:38:01 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Gender Studies
"The first modern bra was invented by a New York socialite named Mary Phelps Jacob way back in 1913 (I'm sure that a lot of women want to believe that a man invented this torturous device, but it was a woman).
Mary had just purchased a sheer evening gown for one of her social events that poor people like myself will never get to attend.
She had a problem.
At that time, corsets that were stiffened with whaleback bones were the accepted undergarment. Unfortunately, whaleback corsets and sheer evening gowns just don't go together well.
In one of those great flashes of genius, Mary came up with a great solution. Together with her French maid Marie, Mary took two handkerchiefs, ribbon, and some cord and devised a simple backless brassiere. "
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"This sounds like a great story, and is almost entirely true, except for the fact that Mary Jacobs did not invent the first bra. Her design was simply the first one to be widely used.
... a woman named Marie Tucek patented the first brassiere in 1893. This "breast supporter", as she called it, looked very similar to the modern brassiere. The device included separate pockets for the breasts, straps that went over the shoulder which were fastened by hook-and-eye closures.
In comparison, Mary Phelps Jacobs device was patented on November 3, 1914 and was called a "brassiere". She may have had the name correct, but she didn't have the design. Her patent was for a device that was lightweight and flattened the breasts. Her bra did not have cups to support the breasts. "
2007-06-27 06:48:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
"Re-incarnated Inventor of the Bra Located - Death Threats Emerge"
2007-06-27 06:52:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A woman in France in the 1920's. She used two hankerchiefs tied together instead of a corset.
2007-06-27 06:40:25 · answer #3 · answered by Junie 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
garment developed by Herminie Cadolle in 1905
2007-06-27 06:42:55 · answer #4 · answered by sophieb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I bet it was a man- wanting the woman to look better lol
2007-06-27 06:49:47 · answer #5 · answered by CaLiBoRn&rAiSeD 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Marie Tucek
bless her soul!
i'm glad i've got support! (if not, back aches would ensue)
2007-06-27 06:58:49 · answer #6 · answered by Ember Halo 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
rockerfella
2007-06-27 08:23:58 · answer #7 · answered by slick&sly 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whoever it is..I hate them
2007-06-27 06:41:22 · answer #8 · answered by Video_Production 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
well it was me.. I liek seeing them take it off! DUN DUN DUN..
No it was invented in england in the early 1600's couldnt tell you his name though. google.com might?
2007-06-27 06:41:01 · answer #9 · answered by kazapim 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
an idiot
2007-06-27 08:55:51 · answer #10 · answered by slopoke6968 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋