Vintage bra

These vintage bullet bras (also called sweater bras) were considered flattering and sexy around the '50s. Take a look back and see what you think of the style!

If you look up "hourglass figure" in the dictionary, Betty Brosmer's picture should probably be next to it (if you Google it, she's right there next to Kim Kardashian). Meet the highest paid pin-up girl of the 1950s, considered by many as the first true supermodel, Betty appeared in thousands of mag

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Vintage Bullet Bra free sewing pattern and sew-along from Va-Voom Vintage

Bullet Bra is a full-support bra with cups in the shape of a paraboloid with its axis perpendicular to the breast. The bullet bra usually features concentric circles or spirals of decorative stitching centred on the nipples. Invented in the late-1940s, they became popular in the 1950s, and worn by the Sweater Girl, a busty and wholesome "girl next door" whose tight-fitting outergarments accentuated her artificially enhanced curves. These photos show young women, mostly Hollywood actresses…