Caresse Crosby invented the modern bra, and lived a wild life on Vimeo
Caresse Crosby went by many different names in her youth, but ‘Mary’ and ‘Polly’ just didn’t suit her as well as the name she eventually…
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Inventing the Bra Was The Least Interesting Thing This Blue-Blooded Bohemian Did
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Caresse Crosby aka Mary Phelps Jacob patents brassiere 1914
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Caresse Crosby: The Inventor of the Modern Bra Born Mary Phelps Jacob in 1891, the young Caresse seemed destined for a quiet life, marry
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Inventing the Bra Was The Least Interesting Thing This Blue-Blooded Bohemian Did
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First Bra Patent 1913
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Caresse Crosby - Wikipedia
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Caresse Crosby
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Caresse Crosby, inventor of the modern bra, and her whippet Clytoris, 1922. : r/OldSchoolCool
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Inventing the Bra Was The Least Interesting Thing This Blue-Blooded Bohemian Did
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Caresse Crosby aka Mary Phelps Jacob patents brassiere 1914