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Japanese 'Bust Up Bra'
an Overnight Sensation

culture clash

Oct 15, 2009 12:58 PM CDT

Japanese 'Bust Up Bra' an Overnight Sensation

Japanese product latest in long line of often-wacky breast solutions

(Newser) - All sorts of Japanese products, from “biscuits and beverages to rather bizarre rack rearranging rollers,” claim to give women larger or more pleasingly shaped breasts, Lee Chapman blogs for Tokyo Times. But those probably all take effort, you cry. Enter the “Sleeping Bust Up Bra,” which...

Chastain Gets Her Bra Back

Jul 1, 2009 3:56 AM CDT

Chastain Gets Her Bra Back

Symbol of '99 World Cup victory rescued from bankruptcy court

(Newser) - The sports bra Brandi Chastain was wearing when she shredded her shirt after making a game-winning penalty kick in the 1999 World Cup has been returned to her, USA Today reports. Like much other memorabilia at New York City’s short-lived Sports Museum of America, it was taken by a...

UK Shop Ends
Bra-Size Discrimination

May 8, 2009 12:24 PM CDT

UK Shop Ends Bra-Size Discrimination

Surcharge for large-chested women corrected after public uproar

(Newser) - British retailer Marks & Spencer has agreed to standardize prices across bra sizes so bustier women won’t pay more for their undergarments, the BBC reports. The store ran advertisements in UK newspapers admitting it had “boobed” by adding an extra $3 for bras over DD size. It was...

UK Women
Wash Bras
Just 6 Times
Per Year

May 1, 2009 2:18 PM CDT

UK Women Wash Bras Just 6 Times Per Year

(Newser) - British women wash their bras only six times a year, the Daily Express reports. The slightly confusing results of a study indicate that although women own an average of 15 bras, they wear each one seven times before throwing it in the hamper. “The extra dirt is clearly not...

Can Your Bra Power Your iPod?

Jun 25, 2008 9:28 AM CDT

Can Your Bra Power Your iPod?

Writer wants to put her breasts to work

(Newser) - For all the embarrassing bouncing and awkward jiggling they do, there must be a way to capture the power of breast motion, Adrienne So writes in Slate. “Human-powered devices are showing up everywhere. … Could someone design an iPod-powering bra for me?” she asks. A sports bra design consultant...