Project Outline:

Have you ever wondered why A, B, C, D, DD, E, F, G, and how the letters are used to define bra sizes?

If you have wondered why, but couldn't figure out what the letters stood for, it is about time you became informed!

{A} Almost Boobs... {B} Barely there. {C} Can't Complain! {D} Dang! {DD} Double dang! {E} Enormous! {F} Fake. {G} Get a Reduction. {H} Help me, I've fallen and I can't get up.

Topic:

Bras have existed in some form since the kalasiris of Ancient Greece, and the corsettes of the Snake Goddess in Minoan Crete, and still dominate the image of the "modern sexy woman." We wish to look at the history of the bra; the changes in bra design and uses; as well as the greater social values, stereotypes, and stigmas attached to the bra.

Table of Contents

Before the Modern Bra

Design Evolution of the Modern Bra

Bras: Liberating or Constraining

Advertisements and Perceptions

Styles and Proper Fitting

Bra Adventures--Personal Experiences

Sources for the site

Most of our information is gathered from various sources on the internet. Other than the section on personal experiences and our own theories bras, we do not claim any of the borrowed information to be our own.

*Victoria's Secret Homepage

*Wonderbra Homepage

*Bra History

*USA Today Article of Bra History

*Cursory History of the Bra from 2500BCE-1973

*Bra History from a Feminist Perspective

*Wikipedia Entry of the History of Brassieres

*http://www.fashion-era.com/bras_and_girdles.htm

*http://www.jenellerose.com/htmlpostings/history_of_the_bra.htm

*http://www.nzgirl.co.nz/articles/2511

*http://www.mrbra.com/historyofbras.ivnu

*http://www.breasttalk.co.uk/bra_styles.asp

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Posted at Feb 17/2007 01:01PM:
Cori: Great topic, but potentially huge. I would suggest that you come up with a couple of specific questions or connections and develop them in depth.

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Posted at Feb 18/2007 04:07PM:
Sebastian: Great classification schema, by the way. Who would've known?