Breast in Show: 127 Years After It Was Invented, the Bra Is Still Ready for Its Close-Up Inline

  • Debbie Harry
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    Debbie Harry, 1977

    American singer and actress Debbie Harry of punk band Blondie in New York City, February 1977. (Photo by Michael Brennan/Getty Images)

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    Studio 54, 1980

    Portrait of an unidentified party-goer at the nightclub Studio 54, New York, New York, 1980. She is wears a transparent black top over a bra with a green snakeskin design and leather pants with green snakeskin accents. (Photo by Rose Hartman/Getty Images)

  • Madonna 1985
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    Madonna, 1985

    Madonna on stage for her 1985 Virgin Tour. (Photo by Mark Downey Lucid Images/Corbis via Getty Images)

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    Annie Lennox

    Annie Lennox of the Eurythmics (Photo by Lynn Goldsmith/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images)

  • Donna Summer circa 1985
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    Donna Summer, circa 1985

    Disco performer Donna Summer dazzles in a red suit and black lace bra, circa 1985. (Photo by Dave Hogan/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)