Oct 17
Hoorah for the Bra? Cheree Berry gives us a Perky Peek at the History of Our Bra
It was in 1914 that Mary Phelps Jacob set women free from the
prison of the corset. With a little from her lady’s maid, this
ingenious New York socialite stitched together two handkerchiefs
and a long pink ribbon to fashion the world’s first ever brassiere.
(Jacob laer sold her patent for $1500 to a company that went on to
make $15 million off her invention.)
