and now, the story. my father had 7 sisters. SEVEN. and so, things were purchased so that the most usage could be got out of them, for example, ALL sewing patterns were bought in a size 12, then you were measured and the pattern folded and adjusted accordingly. (or let out. you get the idea.)
anyway. when "first bra time" came, a 34B was bought, no matter the size of the girl. and if the girl was too small in the cup for the bra? it was turned inside out and a seam sewn straight across. my aunts were hysterical with laughter screeching "WE ALL HAD SQUARE TITS!"
Your family sounds like a hoot. My Da had five sisters, so he was in the same boat. My sister used to wear bras like this and we used to called B-54s. She'd get so mad at us. Heh, heh, heh, good times.
I think these hail from a time when comfort wasn't part of the equation. I remember seeing some of my sister's bras and they were akin to torture devices. Don't even get me started on the girdles. *Shudder*
I wish I could get one of these and wear it to work under a tight sweater without saying anything. I only ever wear sports, bras so I'm not known for busty-ness. One of these wold either make people laugh or turn away shy. :-)
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Date: 2015-04-21 04:00 pm (UTC)and now, the story. my father had 7 sisters. SEVEN. and so, things were purchased so that the most usage could be got out of them, for example, ALL sewing patterns were bought in a size 12, then you were measured and the pattern folded and adjusted accordingly. (or let out. you get the idea.)
anyway. when "first bra time" came, a 34B was bought, no matter the size of the girl. and if the girl was too small in the cup for the bra? it was turned inside out and a seam sewn straight across. my aunts were hysterical with laughter screeching "WE ALL HAD SQUARE TITS!"
...we're a rather earthy family. ;)
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Date: 2015-04-22 03:01 am (UTC)http://www.secretsinlace.com/category/Bullet_Bras
I have friends who wear vintage clothes, and a lot of them won't fit right without undergarments in the style of the same time period.
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Date: 2015-04-21 11:04 pm (UTC)I learned something today!
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