1. By Erin, Grace, Jaclyn, Katherine and Kendra

2. Characteristics of the Girdle
First used by the Egyptians
Focused on hips and buttocks
Paul Poiret
Zona: The Girdle Zone. Jan Oct

3. Characteristics of the Bra
Mary Phelps Jacob
Paul Poiret
Support a woman’s bust
Ikenson, Ben. “Bra.” Ingenious Inventions: How They Work and How They Came to Be. New York: Black Dog and Leventhal,

4. Mary Phelps Jacob Credited with the bra’s creation.
It was called the “backless brassiere”
Lived a very strange life…
PICTURE
SKETCH

5. Herminie Cadolle Improved the girdle Worked to develop the bra
Family business still run today
Stores in Argentina and France

6. Before WWI Hourglass shape Conspicuous consumption Gibson Girls

7. During WWI Clothes were more practical Silk replaced cotton and wool

8. After WWI Flapper style Ready to wear was introduced

9. Contrasting the Bra and the Girdle
Accentuate breasts
Comfort
Light weight
Popular during and after WWI
Could wear revealing clothes
The Girdle:
Waist, hips, (whole torso)
Restricting
Heavy (at first)
Unpopular during and after WWI
Could only wear modest clothing

10. Similarities Both made of light fabric
Both fastened (for the most part) in the back