Brassiere

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Azərbaycanca: Büstqalter — qadınların gündəlik geyim əşyası.

History and precursors in approximate chronological order:

Ancient "strophium" etc.

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Often a plain strip of cloth tied or belted just under the breasts, over a simple flowing garment or undergarment

Regency/Empire "short stays"

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Not really bras in the modern sense, since the breasts were supported by being pushed up from below

Late 19th century / Edwardian / 1920's

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There were various experimental attempts to get away from the corset before WW1, some more bra-like than others. Note that illustrations from patent applications do not give a good idea of what was typically and commonly worn by contemporary women; illustrations from catalogues, fashion plates, advertisements etc., are better in this respect.

Late 19th century

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Edwardian

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1910's - 1920's

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By the second half of the 1920s, the bra existed in a more or less modern form, but it did not immediately catch on.

1930s-1960s

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It probably wasn't really until roughly 1930 that the bra started to become part of the most usual daily wear of the great majority of ordinary women (during most of the 1920s, combination garments were still often worn).

Modern

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See also

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