Bras by the Numbers
In honor of bra month, I've rounded up some of my favorite bra-related trivia. (It might not be laced with most critical, life-saving information, but oh well—it's interesting.)
$12.5 million
The cost of the world's most expensive bra—the Heavenly Star Bra by Victoria's Secret.
Source: Guinness Book of World Records
$16 billion
Money spent on bras worldwide per year.
Source: Redbook magazine
80
Percentage of women who wear an incorrect bra size
Source: Chiropractic & Osteopathy Journal
70
Percentage of women who wear underwire bras
Source: The Washington Post
6
Times the average woman's bra size changes in her life time
Source: Redbook magazine
1934
Year when people started abbreviating the word "brassiere" into "bra"
Source: Uplift: The Bra in America
7
World record for the number of bras put on and taken off in one minute.
Source: Guinness Book of World Records
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