Marilyn Monroe’s Curves Got A Boost With Early Wonderbra Prototype
Posted by: Wendy Atterberry
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6:45AM, Thursday July 16th 2009
Marilyn Monroe’s old underwear is going up for auction this weekend and her bra alone is expected to fetch up to £2,000 (about $3,285). And you thought your bras were expensive! This is no ordinary bra though, of course. In addition to being worn by one of the most famous and arguably sexiest women of all time, it is considered to be a sort of early “Wonderbra” with all sorts of special pockets, cups, straps and ribbons that helped give the illusion that Marilyn was even bustier than she really was. Auctioneer Richard Davie said: “The bra looks very complicated at first glance and it actually has four cups inside it - sort of like an early Wonderbra. There’s an inner cup which it almost hidden, which would support her chest as normal. But then there’s an another larger cup about an inch further out, to give the impression she had a bigger chest.”
Marilyn was reportedly a 36D, which brings up a topic that’s been on my mind lately. Why on earth do women who are already so big want extra padding? I’m a D-cup in most bras and I tried a few on yesterday in the strapless variety to wear on my wedding day next week and almost every single bra in my size had, like, 2 inches of padding. I’d topple over if my boobs were any bigger than they already are! I don’t know, I’d say the Wonderbra isn’t all that wonderful if you’ve already got handful. But then again, I’m no Marilyn Monroe, so what do I know? [via Daily Mail]
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Lynn
wrote on July 16 2009 @ 09:41 am: [report]
I’m an H cup, and I’ll say that there are a couple times a year when I wish I could get more padding. It’s a totally lost cause because no one is going to make a padded bra in my size, but still - why not make the most of what you’ve got, even if you already have enough? For everyday, I don’t always want a chest this big. But for a day when my main goal is to be drop-dead sexy (hot date? seduction of the boyfriend? oh yeah) I don’t know if you can have too much of a good thing!
Plus, Marilyn’s whole job was based on her being attractive. So if anyone is going to want to add some oomph to their chest, it’s going to be someone in her position.
GreenAura
wrote on July 16 2009 @ 10:42 am: [report]
I am also a D and I own 2 padded bras, for Halloween costumes. But for everyday life, I couldn’t wear them, I would look ridiculous. And I feel sorta bad for guys that date women who wear padded bras, since its really misleading. I think most guys would be much more appreciative if you rocked what you got instead of pretending to rock something you don’t possess.
Milla
wrote on July 16 2009 @ 11:05 am: [report]
I am a DD (possibly an E, but I need to go get measured) and it drives me crazy when I see padding in bras. Seriously, shirts are hard enough to fit already, since I’m a small in my shoulders, a medium in my waist, and an XXL in my chest. Hourglass proportions are overrated.
eden
wrote on July 16 2009 @ 05:58 pm: [report]
You say why would Marilyn want more padding, but she did some crazy body contouring - she always wore corsets, etc, so god knows what she needed to do to get some balance.