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Most texts or art dedicated to breasts have been from a man’s point of view and until recently, breasts have never been a social issue. Until about 70,000 years ago we all went naked, even today there are still places where people go naked - yes completely.

Breasts in art before and into  the early Christian era portrayed breasts in a sacred manner - like Isis offering her breast to her baby Horus and of Mary offering her breast to Jesus.

In Minoan Crete around 2500 years ago, there was a 'breasts out' fashion as in the left image which may be popular at some parties but is hardly street wear today.

Throughout the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, the ideal breasts were celebrated in poems, dialogues and many artworks where a woman with small breasts and wide hips was adored. The ideal breasts were high and round like fruit, small and white, and quite wide apart.

However such idealism was the reserve of the wealthy, as the peasants preferred a more comely woman with wide hips for ease of childbirth and ample breasts to produce lots of milk for the many babies in a time of high mortality rates.

So how do women feel about their own breasts now? When looking at the multi-billion dollar industry that surrounds breasts, perhaps we could say that many are still unsatisfied or simply confused.

Nowadays, the beauty ideal is a skinny body with bounteous breasts. As such, the most popular forms of plastic surgery in America are now liposuction and breast augmentation. Women also spend billions of dollars on bras, ointments, exercises and surgery. They also sell their breasts to sell products completely unrelated to them!

You could say that breasts are an industry and they are often displayed in competitions, in nightclubs, on the beach and anywhere by naturalists. Women can sometimes let their breasts out in public on the beach or when breast feeding although some Americanized communities prohibit this.

Bras
Early forms of breast support have been around since possibly the early 1300’s. Corsets came into fashion about the 15th century, but were really only available for the bourgeois and noble ladies. Constricting the waist and pushing up the breasts, they were responsible for many ills that afflicted women around this time - the tiny waists idealised by corsets meant the internal organs were pushed together. It was around the start of the 20th century that bras (formally known as brassieres) were invented. The first patented bra was the invention of New York debutante who created it out of two handkerchiefs and ribbon. From there, the industry took off, especially after World War II, when fabrics such as nylon and rayon became available for use.

There is a huge range of bras on the market, from sport bras, the Ahh Bra or Jennie Bra to nursing and Wonder bras. Whichever bra a woman may buy (for whatever reason, be it comfort while playing sport or for ‘killer cleavage!’) it is important to make sure it fits correctly. Sales assistants are trained to fit bras properly so always ask if you are unsure.

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