The invention of a brassiere, commonly referred to as a bra, was immensely important in terms of women’s health. The bra liberated women from the corset which had inflicted irrevocable damage to health over the course of many centuries. It is rather difficult to tell when exactly this most popular form of underwear for the upper body was invented. The point is that the bra has been invented for several times over the history of mankind. Women have used various garments to cover or restrain their breasts from time immemorial. Women’s torsos depicted on several archeological finds look completely naked. On the other hand, brassiere-like “covers” for the breasts were unearthed during the excavation of burial grounds in the vicinity of Susa. However, there is no evidence that the article of clothing was worn by women on a regular basis at the time. Perhaps the garment was a part of the formal attire for the burial rite.
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Crete
At about 2100 BC, women wore an underbodice, which elevated the breasts without covering them. Pieces of leather attached to the garment were meant to trim the silhouette and enhance the appearance of breasts. Some experts believe the first corset was built in the same period.
Egypt
Egyptian women wore a kind of work blouse in the second century BC. The garment was designed to emphasize the beauty of the bust without actually covering it.
Greece
Greek women used a corset laced up to the breasts, which were left naked. Women were banned from wearing the corset and crinoline, and therefore they wore apodesme, a band of fine material tied around the torso for supporting the breasts during movement. A narrower variety of apodesme, called mastodeton, came into use in later times. There were other varieties of the garment under different names associated with parts of the body on which the garment was fixed.
Rome
Roman women apparently borrowed apodesme from their Greeks, and changed the names of it into mamillare, fascia, capitium, and toenia. Girls were supposed to wear fascia to curb the growth of breasts. Mamillare were used by busty ladies. The sole purpose of storphium was to provide support of the breasts.
France
One of the frescos on the Arch of Triumph in Paris depicts a group of Gallic women wearing nothing but long skirts. Women of Gallia began wearing bando only after Julius Caesar conquered their country.
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