When and how were 'bra' women dressed?

  

Girls, please wear a 'skin color' bra or camisole and a shirt over it. ' 

A few days ago, the notice was allegedly issued to students of class IX to XII in a well-known school in Delhi. 

What was their purpose? Why only skin color underwear? And what does it mean to wear a shamiz on a bra in this scorching summer of Delhi? 

By the way, these statements about girls' dress in school are not new. 

Women also get upset  

Women's underwear, especially 'bra', has been seen as an emotional sexual object. 

And that's probably why so many women today keep them hidden under towels, scarves or other clothes to dry. Does a man teach by hiding his vest and underwear? This can be an interesting topic of research. 

Even today, people get upset when they see a girl's 'bra strap'. Not only men but also women get upset and gesture to the girl to cover it. 

If you think these things are a thing of the past, then the report that Kananga Ranaut's bra was blurred by the Indian censor board in the film 'Queen' will not be without interest. 

Bra and panties 

Last year, the Fine Arts Council in Delhi reportedly stopped offering him a play for unusual reasons. 

The play's script and dialogue were said at the time to use words such as "bra" and "panties" in some of its scenes. 

However, the organizers said that they not only used words like bra and panties but also used many "dirty" words. 

If you talk to women, you will know that it is important to wear a bra and it is also annoying for them. 

Gradually got used to it 

Initially, Rachna, 24, hated wearing bra, but gradually she got used to it. 

"As a teenager, I used to get very angry when my mother asked me to wear a bra," she says. The body looked strangely tight. Then it gradually became a habit and it seems strange if I don't wear it now. ' 

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Thousands of kinds of bra

The Gita shares a similar view: "If we feel uneasy in ourselves, others will feel it." 

"At first I was anxious to go somewhere without harm, but then I was satisfied." 

There are thousands of types of bras on the market today, from padded to underwear and strapless to sports bras. 

Some of them claim to increase the physical height of women while some claim to hide and reduce them. 

But how did the trend of wearing bra start? 

According to an article published in Culture, the word "bra" is a shortened form of the French word "bra" which also means upper body and tightness. 

The first modern bra was made in France. 

In 1869, Hermione Cadell of France cut the corset into two pieces and made the underwear. Later, the upper part of it was worn as a bra and sold. 

However, it is very difficult to tell where and how the first evil happened. 

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In Greek history, there is a mention of a bra-like dress in which Roman women used to wrap a cloth around their breasts. 

Greek women, on the other hand, used a belt to lift their breasts. 

Preparations for the kind of evil we see today began in the 1930s, while Asia has no clear history. 

Bra was opposed 

The popular fashion magazine Vogue played a key role in popularizing the word "bra" around 1907, but with it began to emerge. 

This was the time when feminist organizations raised awareness about the dangers of women wearing bra and encouraged them to wear clothes that would free them from all kinds of social and political restrictions. 

The beginning of modern bra

The term "bra" was first added to the Oxford Dictionary in 1911. 

Then, in 1913, Marie Phelps, a well-known American socialite, made a bra for herself with a silk handkerchief and ribbon, and patented it the following year. 

Mary's bra can be called the beginning of modern bra, but it had many flaws. 

It flattened the breasts instead of holding them and was only available in one size. 

When the women set fire to the bra 

Then in 1921, the American designer Idea Rosenthal came up with the idea of ​​different cup sizes and she started making different types of bras. 

The campaign to promote evil that began after that continues to this day. 

In 1968, about 400 women gathered to protest Miss America's beauty pageant and threw several items in the trash, including bras, make-up and high heels. 

The dumpster in which these items were dumped was called the "Freedom Trash Can". 

The protest was aimed at imposing beauty standards on women. 

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No bra, no problem. ' 

The practice of burning bras became very popular among women in the 1960's, while very few women burned bras. 

It was a symbolic protest. Many women did not burn the bra but came out to protest without the bra. 

In 2016, the anti-evil campaign once again gained momentum on social media. This happened when 17-year-old Caitlin Jouch arrived at school wearing a bra top and was asked by her deputy principal why she was not wearing a bra. 

Bra and women's health 

Caitlin described the incident on Snap Chat and received overwhelming support. Thus began the 'No bra, No Problem' campaign. 

There are many myths about bra but the benefits or harms of wearing it have not been proven yet. 

Talking about the possibility of breast cancer from wearing bra But according to the American Cancer Society, no scientific evidence has been found yet. 

However, wearing a bra for 24 hours or wearing the wrong size bra can be harmful. 

Therefore, doctors advise not to wear too loose or too loose bra. Similarly, it is advisable to wear light and loose clothing while sleeping. 

It is also true that evil helps women to move their bodies. Helps especially during exercise, sports or physical activity. 

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Why is society so restless? 

Now that bad has become an important part of women's clothing, voices are now being raised against it, albeit suppressed. 

But the bigger question than supporting or opposing evil is why society is so dissatisfied with it. 

Trouble with the color of bra, trouble with looking bra, trouble with openly teaching bra and even trouble with the word 'bra'. 

Why try to control a woman's body and her clothes in this way? 

Like shirts, pants and vests, bra is a dress. It would be better if we look at it like a cloth.