Bras have long been totems of reductive female archetypes, like the bombshell or the prim housewife. In the 1950s, bullet bras (before Mrs. Prada got her hands on them) helped create the dominant ...

A week later, bras were on display again, this time with pointed precision, as Miuccia Prada revived the 1950s bullet-bra silhouette on the Miu Miu runway.

Back in my bedroom I got to styling the thing – this beautiful thing that worships the breasts. On Miu Miu’s autumn/winter 2025 runway, bullet bras (so called because of their popularity during WW2) ...

In the case of the bullet bra, a dominant style from the 1940s through the 1960s, that meant movie stars like Monroe and Jayne Mansfield. “People have modeled themselves after actresses since ...

Whether you’re going vintage or new, here’s how to get the bullet-bra look that swept the Miu Miu fall 2025 runway and finds fans in Madonna and Addison Rae.

Most historians credit the bra as we know it to a 1910 invention by Mary Phelps Jacob, who was then just 19 years old. According to sources, Jacob had purchased a sheer gown for a debutante ball ...

But those bullet bras were, well … the point. They looked as if they could take your eye out if you got too close. You can bet money they will be coming soon to a TikTok video near you.

Bras have long been totems of reductive female archetypes, like the bombshell or the prim housewife. In the 1950s, bullet bras (before Mrs. Prada got her hands on them) helped create the dominant ...