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        文胸的起源
        [ 2007-02-27 14:36 ]

        文胸是女性的實用生活用品之一。它不僅可以幫助女性保持美麗的胸部姿態(tài),還可以預防胸部下垂等疾病。那么,文胸是怎樣出現的呢?下文就來為大家探討一下文胸的起源。

        The history of the brassiere, more commonly known as the bra, reveals that its form and purpose has been shaped by fashion trends. Along with the many changes to this female undergarment comes a debate over who should be credited with the creation of the modern bra.

        Few disagree that the bra dates as far back as 2,500 BC, when Minoan women on the Greek island of Crete wore a garment similar to a bra, which lifted their busts out of their clothes, leaving them exposed. The custom of ancient Greek and Roman women, to minimize the bust size, completely reversed the Minoan trend. To minimize their chest size, these women strapped bands over their busts to rein them in.

        The debate over the true inventor of the modern bra has not been entirely resolved. A gentleman named Hoag Levins spent a great deal of time in the U.S. Patent Office doing research for a book, and concluded that Marie Tucek obtained a patent for the first brassiere in 1893. She named her invention the "breast supporter," because it had separate pockets for each, straps that went over the shoulders, and hook-and-eye fasteners in the back. Unfortunately, Marie never marketed her invention, which very much resembled the modern bra.

        In 1913, Mary Phelps Jacob, a.k.a. Caresse Crosby, a New York socialite who is credited with inventing the first modern bra, invented it out of necessity. For a prominent social gathering she planned to attend, she purchased a sheer evening gown. The undergarment at that time consisted of a corset stiffened by whaleback bones, one that would simply ruin the appearance of Mary's new gown. She enlisted the help of her French maid, Marie, and together they fashioned a basic, backless brassiere made from two handkerchiefs, ribbon, and cord.

        The bra, not Mary, was the belle of the ball, and Mary began sewing bras for friends and family. When she received a request for a bra from a stranger, who enclosed money for the undergarment, dollar signs flashed in her eyes, Mary grabbed her sketches, and headed straight for the U.S. Patent Office. The Office granted the patent for the "Backless Brassiere" to Mary in November 1914. After making several hundred bras, and selling few, Mary closed the doors to her young business. She had made the fatal mistake of failing to publicize her venture and, in an unwise business move, she sold her rights to the brassiere to the Connecticut based Warner Brothers Corset Company for a token $1,500.

        Since Mary's basic bra arrived on the scene, people have adjusted its design many times. For example, the fad in the roaring 1920s, the flat-chested "flapper" era, was to bind the bust. Sensibility came from Ida Rosenthal, an immigrant from Mother Russia, who, together with her husband, William, founded the a company called Maidenform. She felt strongly that all women did not fit into the same bust size category, painstakingly grouped women into different cup sizes, and engineered bras to fit females throughout all stages of life, from puberty to maturity.

        Today, the types of bras available are too numerous to count, but concerns exist over potential health risks associated with wearing a bra. A 1994 study of 4,730 women, conducted by Sydney Ross Singer and Soma Grismaijerin, suggests that wearing a bra may increase the risk of breast cancer. Critics found the study to be flawed, because the results did not include key criteria, especially that of the participants' lifestyles. Until there is conclusive evidence that the bra poses a serious health threat to women, it will continue to support them.

        (來源:coolquiz.com 英語點津 Annabel 編輯)

         
         
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