<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=167462.msg7999241#msg7999241">Quote from: Kuroneko on 04-04-2013, 07:00:08</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">If anyone wants to pick my brain about period clothing, my PM box is open.  This is what I do for a living, and I teach fashion history.  I also regularly distort and redesign clothing to suit the needs of show settings ;).   <br/><br/>The Romans actually invented the bandeau and the first prototype of the bikini, but despite the early use of the term brassiere in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the modern bra as we know it today didn't come into existance until Howard Hughes created the underwire, pushup bra for Jane Russell for <em>The Outlaw</em> in the 40's.<br/><br/>There have been some recent discoveries of brassiere like garments in medieval garment finds, which is really interesting from a costume history perspective.  I personally can't believe that women wouldn't have figured out <em>some </em> kind of garment that provided support for their breasts until corsetry in the late Quattrocento. <br/><br/>Oh and, I have all kinds of pictures I can share.<br/><br/>Annnnnnd, my geek is showing.  *backs away slowly*<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>I would love to know what you've got.<br/><br/>I did some research as well, a few years ago when I was playing Onneca. I think I came to some of the same conclusions, but there was one earlier prototype that I was convinced might've inspired Onneca, from England I think? I'm sure it was one of many designs through the ages that didn't catch on. It sounds like there were more than I know about.<br/><br/>Because her work is centered around women's comfort, because she is not a great fan of the corset, and because she herself is blessed with extra oomph, she is indeed searching for solutions to this problem. Her custom made dresses will have built in support (like modern backless dresses and tank tops, but more sophisticated, better tailored). What she wears herself is going to have a three panel support. I don't know how many of the ladies out west will need that level of support, but this is fantasy, so<em>probably all of them. </em><br/><br/>So yeah, Onneca can make you a brassiere of some kind. It would probably fit better than most bras today.<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=167462.msg7999318#msg7999318">Quote from: Kuroneko on 04-04-2013, 07:15:33</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Sure thing, hun.  I can also do a sketch up quick if you like.  Which reminds me ... I owe someone a sketch beyond finishing the game map.  Dhi, that was you, yes?  The butterfly dress?  Oi ... I need to make some lists.</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>Pish tosh! You do not owe me anything. I'd love to see one, but don't worry about it.