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The Bullet Bra: A Look at a Bizarre Fashion Trend from the 1940s and 50s

By A Mystery Man Writer

Even if you’ve never heard its name, you know the bullet bra: the iconic pointy cone bra Madonna wore in 1990. But they first showed up in the 1940s, and were explicitly meant to accentuate a woman’s figure. Bullet bras were a key part of the whole “Sweater Girl” look, popularized by midcentury movie stars like Lana Turner, […]

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