Apr 24 National Lingerie Day
The first bra was only designed a hundred years ago, in 1914. It was created and patented by a writer named Caresse Crosby.
Lingerie is a French word, meaning underwear (just sounds more sexy and sophisticated), The term was first used to refer to bras and underwear in 1922.
Bras take up 56% of the lingerie market, briefs 29%. The rest would include "accessories" or specialty pieces.
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