The fashion industry revolution that Mary Phelps Jacob incited in 1910 is being proudly carried on by the team at Underoutfit to this day, as they put women’s comfort above all else to make some ...

And celebrating in this manner is actually in line with 19-year-old socialite Mary Phelps Jacob’s intention when she first created the “Backless Brassiere” a century ago.

Her name was Mary Phelps Jacob, and she was born a child of privilege just before the turn of the 20th century. She seemed to have everything. Her family owned estates in Connecticut and ...

Mary Phelps-Jacob, the inventor of the modern bra. SCRC, MORRIS LIBRARY, SIU CARBONDALE There were other versions before hers, but New York socialite Mary Phelps-Jacob is widely credited with ...

Mary Phelps Jacob, also known as Caresse Crosby, passed away on January 24, 1970, at the age of 78. Her invention of the modern bra revolutionized women's undergarments and continues to be an ...

When she patented her “backless brassiere” in 1914, Mary Phelps Jacob would probably have found the notion of her now ubiquitous undergarment being sold at Victoria’s Secret a bit odd. She ...

It was a century ago that New York socialite Mary Phelps Jacob invented the first modern brassiere after finding she had no suitable undergarments for a recently purchased sheer evening gown.

I am not an expert in brassieres. All I know I learned from an internet site that claims the American version was patented in 1914 by a woman named Mary Phelps Jacob. The new garment caught on ...

On 3 November 1914, the bra was patented in the United States and officially became part of the world of dress, courtesy of Mary Phelps Jacob (aka Caresse Crosby). However, NPR reports that the very ...

Mary Phelps Jacob invented the modern brassiere in 1913. Mary Phelps Jacob invented the modern brassiere in 1913. Skip to Article. Set weather. Back To Main Menu Close. Quick Look- ...

Fashion Institute of Technology Professor Lori Thomas and bra historian and author Jené Luciani join dozens of models attired in periodic brassieres celebrating the 100th anniversary of the ...