 | | 2021-07-26 15:13
From blog Bleu Avenue
Bullets Over Bra'd Way
While it is a fact that women have been fashioning support for millennia, the first brassier as we know it today officially entered the world of women's fashion on November 3, 1914 when a young woman named Mary Phelps Jacobs was granted a patent by the US patent office. Imagine young Mary, just 19 years old and getting ready to make her grand entrance into society at her debutant ball, but her corset and chemise were peeking out of the deep neckline in this new sleek style of dress. Undeterred, she asked her maid to bring her a couple of pocket handkerchiefs which she folded into triangles and attached straps and a band to to create a bra that...
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