Does wearing a bra cause cancer? Does it make your breasts more likely to sag rather than preventing it? As preposterous as these questions may seem, where the topics of breasts, women’s health, and body image intersect, you can count on speculation masquerading as science to connect the dots. It’s all hokum; wearing a bra… Read More »
Category: Bra
Making a better bra on the inside: learning from the master bra maker
You may know that I have been working on the concept of an internal bra, so recently I decided to go to Paris to see the original source of the brassiere: Madam Poupie Cadolle, whose family has been in the bra business since 1889 when her ancestor Herminie Cadolle first patented it. I wanted to see… Read More »
BRA day event a success, more work to do for reconstruction awareness
A special thanks to everyone who attended the Seattle Breast Reconstruction Awareness Day Soiree on Oct 17, and the many donors and participants who made it possible. I especially want to thank the many breast cancer survivors who were there. We have heard so many compliments, and I think our intent to raise awareness about a serious… Read More »