LMAO

by lamamaba , Saturday, October 13, 2012, 16:49 @ JuddBonus

OMG.. I had forgotten about that one... lol... Seriously though, "bras" were prevalent way before the 19th century... and evidently a woman had some say in it as well...

The term "brassiere" was first used in the English language in 1893.[notes 1] It gained wider acceptance when the DeBevoise Company invoked the cachet of the French word “brassiere” in 1904 in its advertising to describe their latest bust supporter.[4] That product and other early versions of the brassiere resembled a camisole stiffened with boning.[5] Vogue magazine first used the term in 1907,[6][dead link] and by 1911 the word had made its way into the Oxford English Dictionary.[7] On 13 November 1914, the newly formed U.S. patent category for "brassieres" was inaugurated[8] with a patent issued to Mary Phelps Jacob.[9] In the 1930s, "brassiere" was gradually shortened to "bra."

Linky: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brassiere

Guess I have to say a man wasn't the only one responsible... I still hate them though... lol