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2. Bosom Holder

The Allusionist

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Brazier - The First Brazier

The first ever appearance of the word Brazier to mean a lady's bra occurred in Vogue magazine in 1907. But what kind of garment was this referring to? What were women wearing on their boobs in 1907? Of course, it's for getting shorter, or there were more moving down on the body. Laurie Smith from the London College of Fashion wrote her master's thesis on bras.

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