The History of Lingerie: Rise of the Bra
The history of lingerie dates back to before there was even such a word for it, at around 3,000 BC in Egypt and Babylonia. Figurines in terra cotta have been unearthed, depicting women wearing little more than loincloths. In ancient Crete, archaeologists discovered another female figurine, dating to 2,000 BC, wearing a bodice that pushed …