Shaping the Ladies: A Brief History of the Bra — The Exploress
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Bras have been around for a long time in one form or another. Let’s follow their evolution from ancient times to more modern ones, tracing the many shapes they’ve taken and what they have to tell us about women’s lives throughout history.
Time traveling back through women’s history.
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Shaping the Ladies: A Brief History of the Bra — The Exploress
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Shaping the Ladies: A Brief History of the Bra — The Exploress
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Shaping the Ladies: A Brief History of the Bra — The Exploress
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Shaping the Ladies: A Brief History of the Bra — The Exploress
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Shaping the Ladies: A Brief History of the Bra — The Exploress
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Shaping the Ladies: A Brief History of the Bra — The Exploress
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Shaping the Ladies: A Brief History of the Bra — The Exploress
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Shaping the Ladies: A Brief History of the Bra
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