AdvertisementBra History: How A War Shortage Reshaped Modern ShapewearAugust 05, 2014MELISSA PANDIKAfacebookEmailIllustration from Caresse Crosby's patent application for a "backless brassiere." Born Mary Phelps Jacob, Crosby changed her name after she sold her bra business to the Warner Brothers Corset Co. (U.S. Patent and Trademark Office)
