If it "points nowhere," how is it directional?
I think it's funny to talk of bras as pointing somewhere, given that some, but not all, bras are pointy.
Gallagher explains his position: "It expresses something, primarily, about how thin the models are. You look at these outfits and your only real takeaway is 'Well, gee, she’s skinny.' It’s doing that thing fashion often does — making us think about our own bodies and how they differ by comparison...."
So fashion is speaking to you, and what it's saying is you can't wear this. It's like a shopkeeper telling you you can't buy this mechanical bird. It's aggravating.
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'Points to nowhere' ? ? I beg to differ, although it depends on the bra.
In the 1950s bras really did point.
"She was a black haired beauty with big dark eyes
And points all her own sitting way up high
Way up firm and high"
Bob Seger -- Night Moves
"It's like a shopkeeper telling you you can't buy this mechanical bird."
I know a telescope distributor who only sells to people he likes. Fortunately, he like me.
One would think that bras should/would be modeled by women who had some use for them.
Skinny model? Wouldn’t the question then be is anyone wearing a shirt as a bra? Not that shirts have the support, but if you don’t have anything that needs support.
Gender disparities.
Diversity, Inequity, and Equalization
I have to be careful what I say here because I am hiding from the fashion police. I did burn my bra outside on the front lawn - bonfire style... hoping the smoke signal would appease the experts.
Eyes down here. Misogyny, obviously. This is why walk like a slut was not a viable movement.
Thrift shops and costco. my fashion statement is the middle finger.
Reminds me of these embarrassing lines:
πππ π ππ π πππππ-ππππππ ππππππ’ π πππ πππ ππππ ππ’ππ
π°ππ ππππππ πππ πππ ππ π, ππππππ' π ππ’ ππ ππππ
πππ’ ππ ππππ πππ ππππ
The missile nose cone shape was popular in the 50s.
Imagine removing one of those pointy bras and the breasts actually were that shape. Many young men in the 50's must have been startled. It clearly did dissuade my dad.
An example from 1954,
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS9B_55QklaVQDxvn9FpYGjRD_uchSedNrGmgqFSXJ_9J8hLxGGuzn1SOx7&s=10
A happy mix, bouncing and behaving
To me the pointy bras are inexorably linked to Madonna's 'Truth or Dare'.
The good ones point nowhere, but support the pointing of others.
It's pointing to the general direction of the void. Kinda like Route 50 in Nevada.
Sydney Sweeney begs to differ.....I didn't read the article, but out of mild curiosity, I clicked through to see the pictures to see how much they could subvert the concept of prurient interest and the male gaze. They didn't disappoint.
If you're strong enough or bored enough or horny enough to read through to the end you'll see that it's just an attention getter to set up the sales pitches and links for a variety of luxury items.
What's the difference between a sports bra and a bra and a shirt?
The ability to discern nipples?
“I Was the First Woman to Burn My Bra; It Took the Fire Department Four Days to Put It Out.” — Dolly Parton
West TX - thanks.
Dolly! She is the best.
Sophie Cunningham had a chat with Sydney Sweenie.
Sophie said something like....
'Opps I forgot to bring my cleavage.'
LOL. Real girl talk.
“It expresses something, primarily, about how thin the models are.”
The models are fine. That’s why they’re models. It’s expressing how fat you are. Also, how old.
Brings to mind one of my few original jokes: "How is our soprano section like runway fashion models? Because they are flat on top and little behind." The altos loved it. The sopranos didn't understand it, but knew they should resent it.
Apologies to the non-singers here.
Snow cone bras
One of many similar comments at the NYT:
“I teach in a large public high school. Yes, girls wear bras as shirts. It’s ridiculous.”
Not for the first time, I feel that I was born too soon.
Snow cones? Lick, don't look. Delectable interpretations.
Vectoral fashion.
You have to corral them somehow, you can’t just leave them hanging around town like some goat shit sheep herder.
So we got an attractive woman, wearing a bra, no top, walkin' around in broad daylight. She's flouting society's conventions!
That's totally inappropriate. It's lewd, lascivious, salacious, outrageous!
“ n.n said...
Vectoral fashion.”
Or pectoral fashion.
And then the outer bra wearing girl said, “hey, my tits are down here!”
I don’t like being stared at.
"pectoral fashion"
Vectoral, pectoral fashion. Poignant, and pointed, abreast of climate change, particularly when chill.
Elaine: "Sue Ellen, it's not a top, it's a bra."
Thanks Scott for referencing Sue Ellen Mischke. My first thought on this topic.
Sue Ellen Mishkee. LOL the candy bar heiress
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