The history of the bra: from the Romans to present day

The bra is probably, historically, the most politicised item of clothing - but do you know the history of its design?

For example, we never knew that in the 70s there was a nipple bra for a “cold weather look”. Yes, really.

Glamour magazine has taken us through its history in a concise video, detailing the evolutions in design and politics that shaped the bra to become what we know it as today.

And as we’ll know it in the future apparently…

To watch the full video, see below:

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