For other uses, see Bra (disambiguation) and BRA (disambiguation).
"Brassiere" redirects here. For the type of restaurant, see Brasserie.
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A bra, short for brassiere or brassière (US: /brəˈzɪər/, UK: /ˈbræsɪər/ or /ˈbræzɪər/; French:[bʁasjɛʁ]), is a form-fitting undergarment that is primarily used to support and cover a woman's breasts. A typical bra consists of a chest band that wraps around the torso, supporting two breast cups that are held in place by shoulder straps. A bra usually fastens in the back, using a hook and eye fastener, although bras are available in a large range of styles and sizes, including front-fastening and backless designs. Some bras are designed for specific functions, such as nursing bras to facilitate breastfeeding or sports bras to minimize discomfort during exercise.
Although women in ancient Greece and Rome wore garments to support their breasts, the first modern bra is attributed to 19-year-old Mary Phelps Jacob (later and better known as the New York publisher and activist Caresse Crosby) who created the garment in 1913 by using two handkerchiefs and some ribbon. After patenting her design in 1914, she briefly manufactured bras at a two-woman factory in Boston before selling her patent to the Warner Brothers Corset Company, which began mass-producing the garment. The bra gained widespread adoption during the first half of the twentieth century, when it largely replaced the corset. The majority of Western women today wear bras, with a minority choosing to go braless. Bra manufacturing and retailing are key components of the multi-billion-dollar global lingerie industry.
A bra, short for brassiere or brassière (US: /brəˈzɪər/, UK: /ˈbræsɪər/ or /ˈbræzɪər/; French: [bʁasjɛʁ]), is a form-fitting undergarment that is primarily...
Bra size (also known as brassiere measurement or bust size) indicates the size characteristics of a bra. While there is a number of bra sizing systems...
Look up bra or -bra in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The initials BRA may refer to: Bougainville Revolutionary Army, a Papua New Guinea revolutionary...
like bridal bra, plus size bra, vintage bra, leather bra, belly dance bra. Many bras fulfil more than one purpose, like a balconette bra made of sheer...
A training bra (also trainer bra, starter bra, or first bra) is a lightweight brassiere designed for girls who have begun to develop breasts, at Tanner...
Associazione Calcio Bra is an Italian association football club, based in Bra, Piedmont. Bra currently plays in Serie D. The club was founded in 1913 and...
The Bra Boys are a gang centred on surf culture, founded and based in Maroubra, an eastern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales in the 1990s. The gang has...
Bra sausage (in Piedmontese sautissa ëd Bra) is a sausage recognized as an Italian Traditional Agri-food Product (P.A.T.). The sausage is produced in...
born 23 November 1994), known professionally as Capital Bra (German pronunciation: [kɐpiˌtal ˈbɾa]), is a German rapper. Born in a small town in Siberia...
Quatre Bras ([kat.ʁə bʁɑ], French for crossroads; literally "four arms") is a hamlet in the municipality of Genappe, Wallonia, Belgium. It lies on the...
A sports bra is a bra that provides support to the breasts during physical exercise. Sturdier than typical bras, they minimize breast movement and alleviate...
millennials, who have expressed opposition to and are giving up wearing bras. In 2016, Allure magazine fashion director Rachael Wang wrote, "Going braless...
An underwire bra (also under wire bra, under-wire bra, or underwired bra) is a brassiere that utilizes a thin, semi-circular strip of rigid material fitted...
The history of bras (brassières; variously pronounced) is closely tied to the social status of women, the evolution of fashion, and shifting views of the...
Male bra – also known as a compression bra, compression vest, or gynecomastia vest – refers to brassieres that are worn by men. Men sometimes develop...
A nursing bra is a specialized brassiere that provides additional support to women who are lactating and permits comfortable breastfeeding without the...
Look up bras in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Bras or BRAS may refer to: Bras, Var, a commune in the Var département of France Bras (surname), a surname...
No Bra Day is an annual observance on October 13 on which women are encouraged to go braless as a means to encourage breast cancer awareness. No Bra Day...
A panty tree (or bra tree or bra/panty tree) is a tree underneath a ski lift decorated with bras, panties, and Mardi Gras beads cast off by skiers riding...
The Italian cheese Bra originates from the town of Bra, in province of Cuneo, in the region of Piedmont. Production of Bra may take place all year, but...
Lemuel Lawrence de Bra (December 10, 1884 – August 24, 1954) was an American author, mostly of short stories. While working for the Bureau of Internal...
to BRA, is a Swedish regional airline headquartered in Stockholm. It was founded in 2016 and is one of the largest domestic airlines in Sweden. BRA Braathens...
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