The Histori Bra

Long before the emergence of Bra, women had already familiar with corset. Bodie was first introduced by Catherine de Medici, wife of King Henri II of France, in the mid 15th century. At that time the female body is considered to be perfect is a very slim waist. Catherine ukurang itself has about 10-13 inch waist. Girdle is very excruciating pain because it makes the stomach area, chest and back.

Mary Phelps Jacob can be called to the rescue women from torture corset. It was he who discovered the first modern bra in 1913. This bra itself is created by accident. At that time Mary intends to attend a party in New York, the plan he will be wearing evening gowns. However, Mary found that the corset, it will deform the dress she was wearing, because the dress was made of very thin material [At that time girdle using the framework of steel.

He then made an alternative underwear from two silk handkerchiefs with the addition of some ribbon hers. That is when the bra was first discovered. Bra itself comes from Old French meaning 'upper arm'. Mary later patent in February 1914 with the name 'backless brassiere'. He then founded the company with the name Caresse Crosby, and began production of his findings.

 In further developments in 1922, Ida Rosenthal and Enid Bissett, founder Meidenform Inc. company., perfected form of a bra with forms such as bowls, with different sizes based on breast size women. They call this bra, "Maidenform".

In Indonesia, the bras are known by the name of BH. Entrance through the Dutch women, who come together with their husbands. This underwear is then imitated by the women of Indonesia, and began to be reversed kebaya or noni Dutch-style dress. Maybe until now, few people know stands for BH. BH stands for 'Buste Hounder' [dutch language], which means 'holder of milk / breast'