These are the bras women wore in the '40s and '50s! And we complain about the tastes of young people.

I recently saw one of Madonna’s old but highly acclaimed clips and was just blown away! But not singing this beautiful and forever young pop diva, but her image in that video.

Now I am very interested in design shows. And even more fashion history. In order to better understand where it came from and why it is again at the peak of popularity.

The image of the singer in the video was created by Jean-Paul Gaultier in 1990. Couturier dressed Madonna in corset on his chest. He borrowed this idea from the bullet bra, which was used by the sexy Marilyn Monroe.

If you didn't know what it was before braYou might think it's something dangerous. And it is - this pointed bra can accidentally gouge out an eye!

A bra with very hard and sharp cups came into fashion in the 1940s and reigned until the late 1950s. It was called bullet bra, but for simplicity it was called bra bullet.

The undeniable plus of this bra was that he made even the most ordinary sweater with a throat incredibly sexy outfit. However, in pursuit of especially daring breasts, girls reached caricature images.

Editorial "Site" We invite you to see a selection of photos of beauties of the middle of the XX century, who used such linen. Perhaps these photos will bring you some memories, but our comments on this item of women’s wardrobe will definitely tell you something new.

1. Lift-bullet was extremely popular in America in the 40-50s of the twentieth century. The reason for this is the images of pinup heroines, designed by their deliberate sexuality and literally protruding breasts to cheer up American soldiers participating in the battles of World War II.
   
   
   
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3. Marilyn Monroe in the underwear bullet bra. Interesting fact: the bra in which Norma Jean starred in the famous film “Itching of the seventh year”, was put up for auction in 2009.
   
   The model with additional double straps, a wire frame and increasing the volume of cups that the actress was wearing when she stood above the ventilation of the subway in a fluttering dress, was bought for fabulous money.
   
   
   
   
   
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5. In fact, this is how the bra corset looked, which because of its design was nicknamed “bullets”.
   
   
   
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7. Many Hollywood actresses of that time were fans of bullet bra. They wore a tight sweater on top to accentuate the bra's shape, and in 1990 even Madonna wore a "bullet" from Jean-Paul Gaultier. The fashion designer transformed the corset from a tight object of clothing into a symbol of sexual power, presenting the female body not for sexual arousal, but for aggressive self-expression. The most memorable bras of Madonna became silk pink and gold.
   
   
   
   
   
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9. Ten years later, after the apparent peak of bullet bras, protruding breasts were still the main trend of American youth. Girls had to hammer bullet bra cups all in a row, since the shape of the bra is extremely unphysiological.
   
   
   
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11. Look closely! Does that remind you of anything? As you can see, this was photographed in the 40s!
    
    
    
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13. It’s no secret that clothes change the way women look and live. With the invention of the bra, the fair sex got more freedom. Throughout its almost 150-year history, the bra, as well as its predecessor, the corset, has changed in accordance with the requirements of society. In a society where women have the right to vote, it has become easier to choose lingerie by figure, lifestyle and ideas about sexuality.
    
    
    
    
    
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15. In 1999, the vintage lingerie company What Katie Did began producing bullet bras again, and then several more companies followed suit.
    
    
    
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17. What do you think of that pinup beauty in a bra-pool? My friend admitted that she wanted to make her own clothes.
    
    
    
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19. Did you know that bullet bras are coming back? Do you think it's an alluring attraction or a caricature?
    
    
    
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21. The most memorable version of the “bullet” was her comeback in the 90s, when Jean-Paul Gaultier prepared for the tour “Blond Ambition” Madonna provocative series of stage costumes, developing a series of costumes. lingerie as outerwear. Following Madonna, bullet bras and cones began to be worn as regular wardrobe items, over T-shirts and blouses. Later, Gauthier and Madonna repeatedly returned to this model, showing its new relevant interpretations.
    
    
    
    
    
    

I hope you were interested in diving into history and maybe discovering something new.

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