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elleng

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8. 'a shortage of metal, the dominant material in corsets, led to a redistribution of resources

Reply to sheshe2 (Original post)

Thu Aug 31, 2023, 06:45 PM

Aug 2023

as well as a cultural shift. Steel went toward planes and tanks and other military equipment, and American women went to work in factories to contribute to the war effort. Hard labor, however, could not be performed in a corset'

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World War I helped popularize the modern bra. [View all] sheshe2 Aug 2023 OP

Men don't have the problem of things on their chest Aussie105 Aug 2023 #1

Trump could use one. sheshe2 Aug 2023 #3

Kramer thought of it 20 some years ago MichMan Aug 2023 #7

He called it the "bro" n/t TexasBushwhacker Aug 2023 #9

There was a plant in front of my screen, and I had "Latest Threads" queued up. Scrivener7 Aug 2023 #2

Lol. sheshe2 Aug 2023 #4

And thank God you did! Scrivener7 Aug 2023 #6

Bless you my child, I did it for us all. sheshe2 Aug 2023 #10

Lolz Drum Aug 2023 #5

'a shortage of metal, the dominant material in corsets, led to a redistribution of resources elleng Aug 2023 #8

Most bras, to varying degrees, are uncomfortable. 3catwoman3 Aug 2023 #11

I've read a number of defenses of the corset. Collimator Aug 2023 #12

Women who complain about their bra being uncomfortable are almost universally wearing the wrong bra wackadoo wabbit Aug 2023 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author no_hypocrisy Sep 2023 #14