Uplift” Changes Brassieres: 1917 to 1929 (Part 1)

I've often mentioned the book Uplift: The Bra in America, by Jane Farrell-Beck and Colleen Gau. It's scholarly but also very readable, and packed with related information on women's lives. It feeds my interest in old advertisements, too -- I'll be sharing a small selection of underwear ads and patterns from the 1920's and 1930's…

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Uplift” Changes Brassieres: 1917 to 1929 (Part 1)

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