{"id":926,"date":"2015-08-25T06:15:55","date_gmt":"2015-08-25T00:45:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.clovia.com\/blog\/?p=926"},"modified":"2023-10-11T13:34:51","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T08:04:51","slug":"history-of-a-bra-their-travel-from-ancient-times-to-our-wardrobes-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clovia.com\/blog\/history-of-a-bra-their-travel-from-ancient-times-to-our-wardrobes-now\/","title":{"rendered":"History of A Bra: Their Travel From Ancient Times to Our Wardrobes Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bras have always been the most important clothing for women that they wear on a daily basis. But do we know how these bras that we wear today, have evolved since the 14<sup>th<\/sup> century!<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s take a look at the history of bras in a slightly different style where the images below will show how women and their preferences for a bra have changed over time since 14<sup>th<\/sup> century to the 19<sup>th<\/sup> century to the 20<sup>th<\/sup> century and now to the latest 21<sup>st<\/sup> century.<\/p>\n<p>[insert_php]<br \/>\n$url = &#8216;http:\/\/&#8217; . $_SERVER[&#8216;SERVER_NAME&#8217;] . $_SERVER[&#8216;REQUEST_URI&#8217;];<br \/>\nif (strpos($url,&#8217;\/amp&#8217;) !== false) {<br \/>\necho &#8216;<br \/>\n&#8216;;<br \/>\n} else {<br \/>\necho &#8216;<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clovia.com\/widget\/html\/?Slug=4-for-499&amp;Count=8&amp;utm_content=241&amp;site_content=261\" width=\"200\" height=\"400px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe>&#8216;;<br \/>\n}<br \/>\n[\/insert_php]<\/p>\n<p>The 14<sup>th<\/sup> to 19<sup>th<\/sup> century can be called as the era of corsets that pushed the breasts of the women up and were mostly worn by women of the higher class to accentuate their curves. It looks more like these:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-929\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clovia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/14.jpg\" alt=\"1\" width=\"593\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clovia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/14.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.clovia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/14-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.clovia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/14-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 593px) 100vw, 593px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the 19<sup>th<\/sup> century these corsets were modified into a corset that was divided into two parts where the lower part known as a girdle would shape the belly and the upper part enhanced with straps would support and shape the breasts.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-930\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clovia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/25-1024x586.jpg\" alt=\"2\" width=\"786\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clovia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/25-1024x586.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.clovia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/25-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.clovia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/25-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clovia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/25-800x458.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.clovia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/25.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the early part of the 20<sup>th<\/sup> century a revolution came about in the traditional corsets when only the brassier remained and the lower part making the women uncomfortable was discarded. The image alongside shows the girdle made in France in 1907 which provided support to the breasts, and each side was supported with the elastic straps.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-931\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clovia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/34.jpg\" alt=\"3\" width=\"262\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clovia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/34.jpg 540w, https:\/\/www.clovia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/34-117x150.jpg 117w, https:\/\/www.clovia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/34-235x300.jpg 235w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 262px) 100vw, 262px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A new style of brassier that was worn by an American women in 1906. This is where they came up with the idea of a brassier with a bit more comfortable fabric and pointy jut-outs, they had limited varied options in those times, compared to today, the variety in terms of colour, fabric , shape, was very limited . These were termed as \u201cbullet-bras\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-932\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clovia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/43.jpg\" alt=\"4\" width=\"164\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clovia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/43.jpg 392w, https:\/\/www.clovia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/43-98x150.jpg 98w, https:\/\/www.clovia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/43-196x300.jpg 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 164px) 100vw, 164px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>What is regarded as the world&#8217;s oldest push-up bra was discovered in storage at the Science Museum in London. Designed to enhance cleavage, the brassiere is said to be from the early 19th century.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to the First World War and the increase in demand for metal which freed the women in the world of the uncomfortable corsets.<\/p>\n<p>Later, there was a big transformation in the way the brassieres used to look in those days and how they look today.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-933 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clovia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/5.png\" alt=\"5\" width=\"180\" height=\"259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clovia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/5.png 180w, https:\/\/www.clovia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/5-104x150.png 104w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A Canadian Wonder bra branded plunge, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clovia.com\/bras\/push-up-bra\/s\/\">push up bra<\/a>, circa 1975. The evolution of the bra reflects the constantly changing idea of what an &#8220;ideal&#8221; woman should look like\u00a0\u2013 flat, round, pointy, conical, or even &#8220;natural&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-927 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clovia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/62.jpg\" alt=\"6\" width=\"180\" height=\"265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clovia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/62.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.clovia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/62-101x150.jpg 101w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Designers have also incorporated numerous devices to produce varying shapes, cleavage, and to give women bras they could wear with open-back dresses, off-the-shoulder dresses, plunging necklines, and the like.<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully now we have evolved with a very wide range of variety of bras, there is a great revolution in the field of bras, a peek below shall compliment the way modern bras have evolved<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-928 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clovia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/71.jpg\" alt=\"7\" width=\"554\" height=\"407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clovia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/71.jpg 554w, https:\/\/www.clovia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/71-150x110.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.clovia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/71-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 554px) 100vw, 554px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We today are very lucky to have\u00a0a variety of brassiere options that we like and feel comfortable in.<\/p>\n<p>Check out Clovia.com to know more and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clovia.com\/bras\/s\/\">find your perfect bra<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bras have always been the most important clothing for women that they wear on a daily basis. 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