The bra as we know it, is one hundred years old, and I am here to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!
I don't know what I would have done without all of you, those of you who have belonged to me throughout the years, starting from the age of twelve, each and every one of you my most favorite, my most worn, my most cherished brassiere.
I just read that there is a bra out there that takes twenty minutes to make. The person who found this out, a manager of a company who makes these bras, was amazed to find they took that long to make.
Twenty minutes to make a whole live bra, the very bra that clings to our breasts, providing safety and warmth to the accouterments of our body that might otherwise flap in the wind, fall down to the navel, or even, inadvertently get stuck in a door? I would think such a blessed gizmo as this would take hours, weeks, years to create.
Of course the world was created in a week, but still--
These are our brassieres we're talking about.
I found out also, that our darling bras, always so full of whimsy and fun, and always up for being torn off at just the right moment by an appreciative other party, have a new favorite color.
PETUNIA. This is a color just too fabulous to be ignored. Way back when, they simply came in black, ecru, white and lace (when lace had to count as a color). Apparently orange and berry red are also topping the list of our ever present companions, but I don't see how, when they dance next to petunia.
Petunia has definitely won my heart.
It seems these are excellent times for our bras. In addition to all the fun new colors, coming up are technologically innovative possibilities like the creation of fabrics that will release curative essences while being worn. I can feel the aloe and sage now, and I feel so much better for it.
Also, the possibility of fabrics that could release cosmetic essences, you know, like a lifting essence, are 
being looked into. I think a bit of blush to add to the rosiness of our lovely breasts at just the right moment is a good cosmetic essence to look into, but I would expect they have already thought of that.
And finally, much to my relief, there's been a revival of the guipure inlay... I have really really missed the guipure inlay, and will sleep so much more soundly when it returns.
Happy birthday, dear friends.
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