From the category archives:

Bra Facts and Fictions

Do Sports Bras Harm Your Respiratory Tract?

I was extolling the virtues of sports bras (yes, plural… I wear both the Activa Zip Front and the Enell) to a friend the other day. I said I don’t care if they give me the “uni-boob” look – I love the comfort and support.
She looked skeptical, saying that she’d heard that tight fitting [...]

Read the full article →

The 5 Biggest Bra Myths You Don’t Need to Accept

Women have been strapping themselves into some kind of breast containing device for eons. Historical records show that some type of bra was worn by women as far back as far back as ancient Greece when Grecian female athletes bound their chests while exercising.
There are many myths about bras, but the 5 bra [...]

Read the full article →

The Truth About Jane Russell’s Cone Bra

The struggle to buttress what is naturally low-lying has produced its own mythology. When filming his movie “The Outlaws” it was widely reported that the well known recluse, Howard Hughes, used burgeoning airplane technology to design the “cone bra” — the perfect support to give star Jane Russell those amazingly pointy breasts.
However, this myth was [...]

Read the full article →

The Myth of the Perky Breast

Despite a never ending stream of hype, mass media exploitation and unrealistic portrayals of women with breasts that “naturally” stand to attention on command (via a little help from augmentation, that is), the actual fact of the matter is, sagging breasts are quite natural.
More and more females are becoming increasingly obsessed with obtaining perky, perfect [...]

Read the full article →

Why Breasts Sag

Despite a never ending stream of hype and unrealistic media portrayals of women with breasts that “naturally” stand to attention (via a little help from plastic surgery, that is), the fact is sagging breasts are quite natural.
Sadly, we live in a culture where women feel shame at having breasts that are anything less than perfect. [...]

Read the full article →

Did Feminists Really Burn Their Bras?

There are as many myths about bras as there are styles. One of the most prevalent bra myths is that feminists in the late 1960s and 70’s burnt their bras in public demonstrations.
Although this myth has been repeated for decades, no documented proof has ever surfaced that women actually set fire to their bras. They [...]

Read the full article →

Does Wearing a Bra Contribute to Breast Cancer?

A few years ago my parents told me about a radio program that reported wearing a bra contributes to breast cancer. Although I loved the idea that my parents would henceforth approve of me going bra-less, I wondered if the report was actually true.
Well, it isn’t. Ongoing and intensive research into the causes of [...]

Read the full article →
UA-2527154