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  • July 19, 2012 at 7:22 am #3272 Reply
    scout1067
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    Who knew that medieval women needed bosom support as well?  Medieval bras discovered at Austrian castle

    July 19, 2012 at 1:03 pm #27322 Reply
    Phidippides
    Keymaster

    One wonders why this idea faded from history until it was revived in the twentieth century.

    July 19, 2012 at 2:57 pm #27323 Reply
    scout1067
    Participant

    I am guessing they were not popular clothing articles.  Perhaps they were very uncomfortable and that is why the idea faded or some strange religious objection.

    July 19, 2012 at 3:01 pm #27324 Reply
    Aetheling
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    it might have faded because of Liberty

    July 19, 2012 at 5:22 pm #27325 Reply
    Phidippides
    Keymaster

    Though the utility of such clothing was known well before that time…512px-Villa16%28js%29.jpgVilla16(js) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], by Jerzy Strzelecki (Own work), from Wikimedia Commons

    July 20, 2012 at 12:25 pm #27326 Reply
    scout1067
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    The picture accompanying the original article don't look like a sports bra.

    July 20, 2012 at 1:23 pm #27327 Reply
    donroc
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    I thought there was a Great Western Bra — Head 'em up and move 'em out!  😀 Attributed to female comic Rusty Warren.

    July 20, 2012 at 2:25 pm #27328 Reply
    Phidippides
    Keymaster

    I was just kind of joking with that photo….the discussion made me think of that mosaic from Piazza Armerina.  It's the earliest such example of similar clothing that I am aware of.

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