Bra history of early modern bra style for smart lady

In early ages before modern era bra is use to minimize their breast. Generally they use tight size bra for their breast. Early corsets of the 18th century consisted of paste-stiffened linen and a primitive bask at the front, but later included iron supports at the side and back. The emphasis now was on form, with compression of the breasts forcing them upwards to the point of almost spilling out, so a considerable part of the breast was exposed. The ideal form was a flat torso, which inevitably pushed the breasts up and out. The laboring class by contrast wore a simple front-lacing cotter.

The only period in which women were 'liberated' was the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars, during which any garment associated with the aristocracy, was frowned upon, including those with visible décolletage. The breasts were often supported by a tie below the bust. In 1814 the court and the corset returned. The history of the bra overlaps considerably that of the corset, from which it was derived. Some degree of emphasis of form can also be traced back to Greece, where a leather band style 'corset' could be worn to give definition to the hips and bust under the chiton. Early 'stays', as used in the 18th century, did not involve the bodice directly, but concentrated on constricting the waist, indirectly thrusting up the upper body parts. With time the stay came to involve support in the upper front part of the body as well. These are supported and raised the breasts. The term 'corset' eventually replaced the stay. The décolletage was always visible, but until the 1921s breasts were always treated en masse. While the breasts were pushed out, they still essentially remained loose, or were flattened by overlying garments, like the modern encompassing constraints.