According to many books, the bra was invented by a man named Voto Tizlin. The earliest record of Tizlin's invention of bra is Juarez rayburn's Stand Up: The Development History of Voto Tizlin. This book claims that Tizlin invented the bra in 19 12 with the help of his assistant Hans Delven. They were designed for a Swedish athlete at that time. It is said that Tizlin also sued a Frenchman named Philippe de Brasseux in 1930s, accusing him of infringing his patent right. However, the far-fetched social writing trace of this story is too strong in the future (Brassiere is the English name of bra), and many people have questioned it. If we look through the relevant materials of modern history, we will find another true and credible story: the first modern bra was invented by a new york socialite, Mary Phelps Aiding Zhe Ke, in 19 13. That year, Mary just bought a new evening dress and was going to wear it to her frequent social activities. But she met a problem. At that time, the underwear worn by women was all corsets with whale bones. Besides, Mary's new evening dress is very thin, and this kind of hard underwear obviously doesn't match. In desperation, Mary, who has always been ingenious, suddenly came up with a brilliant idea. She asked her French maid for help, and together they designed a simple backless bra with two handkerchiefs, some ribbons and strings. Needless to say, Mary cut a dash at the party. For a time, among women, the bra she used to wear became the focus of discussion. Since then, some relatives and friends have always asked Mary to sew their bras, and Mary is happy to help. One day, she received a letter from a stranger asking her to make a bra, and put 1 USD in the letter as a reward. Mary suddenly realized that she immediately took her bra design and ran to the patent office to apply for a patent. 19141kloc-0/In June, Mary obtained the patent right of "backless bra". Mary then made hundreds of bras, but unfortunately not many people knew about her new invention, so the business could not continue. Fortunately, the bra didn't disappear. Mary sold the patent right of this bra to Warner Bros. Corset Company in Connecticut. The transfer price is only 1500 USD. In fact, the best reference book to reveal the true and complete face of bra history is the book American Sex Machine written by Hogg Levis. Haug conducted an in-depth investigation and research on all patents on appliances registered in the US Patent Office, and found several patents on bra invention. Haug concluded that Ms. Mary Tucker was the first person to apply for a patent for a bra. 1893, she obtained the patent of "corset", which looks very similar to modern bras. The design of "chest support device" includes two independent bras and two shoulder straps with buttonholes. The bra patented by Mary Aiding Zhe Ke in 19 14, although the name is consistent with the current patent, is somewhat different from the modern bra in design. The bra she registered to design is lightweight, and there is no cup to hold breasts, so wearing it will make women's breasts look flat. Since then, there have been other subtle innovations in the development of bras, which are getting closer to modern bras. For example, elastic suspenders, standard cup sizes, and strapless bras. In the 1920s, flat-chested bras were very popular. Ida Rosenthal, a Russian woman who immigrated to the United States, is determined to resist this feminization trend. With the help of her husband, she set up a bra production company, which classified women according to their bust size and designed bras into several categories with different cup sizes. And we should design suitable bras for women of all ages from adolescence to maturity. The 1960 s was a hard time for bras. At the beginning of the sexual liberation movement, the bra was burned because it was regarded as a symbol of bondage and conservatism by women. However, the bra did not quit the world of women because of this catastrophe. The objective requirement of sex for solemnity and the need of old women to protect their breasts all depend on bras. Therefore, after the 1960s, bras made a rapid comeback, and their unshakable status has continued to this day. There are more and more kinds of bras, which are more and more suitable for different needs of women on different occasions. Women can't live without bras.