This Is the Mostly Unwearable Bra That $10 Million Will Buy You
"So excited to be wearing the fantasy bra this year in the @victoriassecret fashion show! It was moulded on my body months ago, finally I can let the secret out," wrote model Candice Swanepoel. Girl, nothing's getting out of that thing.
This Is What Happens If You Actually Try to Burn a Bra
Welcome to Girl Dicks, a new Jezebel series in which amateur gumshoes Madeleine Davies and I investigate a variety of pressing women's issues. We're here to solve sexism, no matter how much work it takes. For our first case, we find out what happens when a couple of feminists burn their bras.
TV Reporter Admits to Occasional Free-Boobing, Gets Fired by Network
Shea Allen, a (now former) special investigations reporter for the ABC affiliate in Huntsville, Alabama, recently came under fire after confessing on her personal blog that she has — AT LEAST ONCE — "gone bra-less during a live broadcast and no one was the wiser." First of all, BFD. I go bra-less on the reg and…
If You Are Hella Bored, You Can Make Your Own Clap-Off Bra
Have you ever used your clapper to turn out the lights at night — and then drifted asleep, dreaming of something even bigger? Like, what else could you possibly clap-on, clap-off? Well, one person dared to dream that dream — and they're here to show you how to apply the same technology to make your own clap-off over…
Bras Are Not From Outer Space and We Can Totally Figure Out This Crap
Good grief with the whinging about your bras, ladies! This one is furious at being told that her bra doesn't fit her (it doesn't). This one has just spent a small fortune on new bras, so taken was she with her own bosom once it was introduced to boulder holders that fit properly. And this one insists on putting her…
Are Bras From Outer Space? Why Can't We Figure Out Bras?
In the past month, I feel like I've read approximately 9,847,601 articles about bra size and bra fitting and bra washing and bra conspiracies and bra science and bra crime and why everybody on earth is doing bras better than me. This is the thing right now. Huh, they snort. Did you know that 250% of women are wearing…
Mother and Daughter Somehow Cram $60k Into Their Bras
Ever stash stuff in your bra? Lipgloss, iPhone, cash? I've been known to tuck a few bills into the left cup for safe keeping. But a when a 51-year-old Canadian woman and her 16-year-old daughter were stopped at the US border earlier this month, they had more than a couple of Hamiltons in their cleavage.
Your Bra Is Trying to Murder You While You Sleep
Ugh, I am like the worst bra-haver on earth. I abuse bras. I throw them on the floor and I warp them in the dryer and I pull their underwires out with pliers when they turn on me and begin to stab my tender armpit-meat. AND THEN I HUMILIATE THE UNDERWIRES IN FRONT OF THOSE WHOSE RESPECT THEY MOST CRAVE. Because fuck…
The Great Bra Washing Extravaganza
Jolie Kerr is a cleaning expert and advice columnist. She'll be here every other week helping to answer your filthiest questions. Are you dirty? Email her.
87-Year-Old Barkeep Fights for Her Right to Hang Bras From Ceiling
If you aren't already aware, bars in Wisconsin are a special breed of cheese curds and bizarre tradition. In a state with one bar for every 240 residents in one county, there's pretty much a watering hole for everyone, whether you're a burly biker with beef jerky breath or a soccer mom who likes to take shotskis on…
Buy a Properly Sized Bra and Put It On Correctly, Dammit
I wore the wrong bra size for years. I knew it, too, but I was always too lazy/poor/ashamed of my body to do anything about it. One day I was feeling emotionally tough and financially wealthy, I marched into Nordstrom, located the oldest employee in the lingerie section — figuring she knew best because she had the…
Bra Company’s ‘MILF’ Ad Campaign Seems Like a Pretty Bad Idea
There are bad advertising campaigns, and then there are bad advertising campaigns. With “Are You a MILF?” True & Co., the online bra company with the magical algorithm that’s supposed to make in-store bra fitting a thing of our shameful, barbarous past, has probably launched a campaign that’s just a misguided…
Your Bra Is Actually Making Your Breasts Saggier, According to This French Boob Scientist
Well, it only took 15 years of rigorous study, but one French researcher has finally unearthed the truth about your brassiere: It isn't keeping your boobs from sagging, like you thought, it's actually causing them to sag. So take it off. Take it off!!! 911!!!!! Aaaaaaahhhhhh!!! (Oh, but not you, old ladies. It's too…
Your Giant Boobs Are in Danger of Giving You Black Eyes
At least, that's what these ads for sports bras would have you believe. What do you think — clever or creepy? It's jarring because these sorts of images are often associated with violence against women, and in a society that often doesn't take that violence very seriously, these ads can read scary. Also, the largest…
Ye Olde Breastbags: Archeologists Have Discovered the World's Oldest Bra
When it comes to undergarments, don't you just love the vintage look? Sure, we could talk about the bullet bras of the garters of the '50s, the underpinnings of the '40s or the tap pants and teddies of the '20s, but if you want to be legitimate in your enthusiasm for old-timey undies, you need to look back farther…


