The report of the discovery of four bras, each around 600 years old, in an Austrian castle. has recently been released, shocking fashion historians back into the 15th century. The history of the bra, which was originally thought to have been invented in the 19th century following the fading fad of corsetry, has just gained a new chapter. [TheGuardian]
Medieval Bras Shock The Fashion World
The discovery of a 600 year old bra sets the invention of the undergarment back 500 years.
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