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Bullet Bras Were All The Rage In The 1940s And 1950s, And These 98 Pics Will Poke Your Eyes
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If you don’t know what a bullet bra is then you could be forgiven for thinking it’s something dangerous. And in a way it is, because its extremely conical points are sharp enough to poke your eye out.
You don’t see many of these vintage bras these days but they were very popular during the 1940s and 1950s. They were made famous by the sweater girls (various Hollywood actresses who adopted the fashion of wearing tight sweaters over a bullet-shaped or cone bra), and Madonna even wore one designed by Jean Paul Gaultier during her Blond Ambition Tour back in 1990. A vintage fashion lingerie company called What Katie Did was the first company to bring bullet bras back into modern production in 1999, and since then other companies have also started to make their own version of the iconic underwear. Scroll down for a collection of vintage photos featuring women modeling bullet bras in true 1950s fashion. Don’t forget to vote for your favorite!
(h/t: vintage everyday)
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Vintage Underwear
This is the one picture so far that looks alright to me. Probably because it's not under a sweater, making it look like the woman has oddly deformed breasts.
Vintage Fashion
Really thinking I need to invest in one of these bad boys. Bring this fashion trend back!
The One And Only Marilyn Monroe
Maybe it's because Marilyn Monroe is wearing them but this picture doesn't look ridiculous
Elizabeth Taylor
Old Hollywood Fashion
Vintage Outfit
Vintage Blonde Bombshell
Vintage Fashion
TV Announcer: before the Wonder Bra, before the Push Up Bra,before Plastic Surgery there was (dramatic music)...THE BULLET BRA! (Audience applause)
Jayne Mansfield
Jane Mansfield. Mariska Hargitay's (from law and order) mother. You can see the resemblance.
Marilyn Monroe
Are her pointy boobs closer to her waist than modern day boobs? Or is it an illusion created by the clothes and point of view?
Bullet Bra
Vintage Fashion
Vintage Undergarments
Sweater Girl
Jane Russell
Bettie Page
Carole Lesley
This is the British actress Carole Lesley - she was a friend of my Grandma.
Jayne Mansfield And Diana Dors
Vintage Fashion
Anne Francis? She had a mole (beauty mark) on the right of her chin.
Vintage Summer Look
Dorothy Lamour
Okay, on Dorothy Lamour it almost looks natural. For one thing they're not hiked up to her armpits.
Brigitte Bardot
Lovely, and NOT pointed, at least not by 1960's norms. This the lift and separate look you heard advertised on radio and TV. This might be the playtex 18 hour which some today might consider a bullet style, but thank goodness no spear points.
Vintage Fashion
Vintage Look
Bullet Bra
She might fit behind the tree to hide, but her bullet boobs won't! LOL! 🤣🤣
Joan Collins And Jayne Mansfield
Bunny Yeager
Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn was making a face here I had never seen before. I didn't know it was her until in another place it was verified as her.
