Its a Bra-bright moonlit night, tonight...
- 7 October 2013 11:02247423An uplifting tale...
About a century before 'freedom-fries'
two handkerchiefs became just the job
and ladies threw off their bonds and ties
all thanks to one Mary Phelps Jacob
With the days of whalebone at an end
and cantilevered creations too felt scorn
came the advent of a girls' best friend
and the age of the brassier was born
100 years of the bra - a girl's best friend
"...Next month, we celebrate the centenary of the moment that Mary Phelps Jacob put on a new sheer gown and discovered that it didn't flow properly over the stiff bones of her corset. So, with the help of her maid Marie, she rustled up two silk handkerchiefs and a length of ribbon and sewed them together to create a lightweight garment with shoulder straps that created a graceful "monobosom". In this eureka moment, the modern bra was born. She liberated women from being strait-laced, and gave men a great deal of pleasure in the process..."
http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/article/TMG10357764/100-years-of-the-bra-a-girls-best-friend.htmlIgnorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing. - 7 October 2013 11:41247426A girl's best friend? I don't think so
- Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
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7 October 2013 12:06247429I could not agree more Carole, I suppose it is better than the old fashioned corset but not by much.-----------------------------------------------------------------------
I try to be neutral and polite but it is hard and getting even more difficult at times.
------------------------------------------------------------------- - 7 October 2013 12:59247436Instruments of torture on occasions Jan. Particularly in hot weather.
- 7 October 2013 15:09247452On an entirely unrelated subject...
Male brain versus female brain: How do they differ?
"...The most obvious difference between the brains of men and women is overall size - men's brains are, on average, between 10 and 15 per cent larger than women's..."
http://www.theguardian.com/science/neurophilosophy/2013/oct/06/male-brain-versus-female-brain
But after all is said and done, as reading the article will confirm, what has size got to do with functionality?Ignorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing. - 7 October 2013 16:07247461Well I expect the 10 to 15 per cent is full of hot air
- Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,931
7 October 2013 17:28247464Is that why men never grow up because of that extra bit to try and fill but they never quite manage it.
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I try to be neutral and polite but it is hard and getting even more difficult at times.
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