Changing the subject line since there is more info than modern
fitting thank you for the interesting tid bits!
>My daughter hated training bras but loved sports bras.
What exactly is a "training bra" ?
I remember shopping for the first bra, back around 1975. A-cups all
had padding. They would explain that the "fiberfill" was to help
fill out the cup. Well, why not just make cups the right size? I
was lucky to be in the post-bra era. I remember once shopping for
something to go under a Quiana dress. (Quiana is a clingy shiny
synthetic knit.) Everything created spectacular wrinkles, so I went
without a bra and it looked fine. I still have the dress. It was
still a few years before the stretchy knits were used in bras.
Some girls in late elementary/junior high wore half-undershirts.
They were not as structured as a sports bra. I suppose camisoles
would do the same thing, but the maybe the half-shirt felt a bit more
grown-up and bra-like.
>> There are ways of hiding not wearing a bra (the nipple issue.)
Interestingly enough, I find most bras these days do not hide erect
nipples. The knits are supportive, but when it's cold they show. I
figured it was more socially acceptable now, the same way bra straps
are visible. Back in the 70s, it was embarrasing to have a bra strap
show!
So are the band-aids a requirement in certain dressing applications,
or is it a preference being from an era when women were supposed to
hide them?
I did read the blog of a woman who has nipple piercings, she uses the
stick-ons when she is wearing something clingy and does not want the
whole world to see she is pierced.
-Carol
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