1951 – The Inflatable Bra – Mid-Century Page
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Fashion and industry shaped women’s desired hourglass figure in the 1950s, leading to the invention of the inflatable bra.
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1964 MAIDENFORM BRA Lingerie I Dreamed I Went to Work= Retro Vintg Print AD
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2003 Images of Bikini found, art and culture images and photos from Bridgeman Images
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Biography - Archivio Missoni
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1,695 1950 Bathing Stock Photos, High-Res Pictures, and Images
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Mid Century Bra - Ireland
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Vintage images show 1950s women donning inflatable bras to look like Marilyn Monroe
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Women: Do you have the ideal figure? Here's what 'they' thought in 1950 - Click Americana
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1952 I Dreamed I Won the Election – Mid-Century Page
1951 – Mid-Century Page