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==Manufacturers and products== |
==Manufacturers and products== |
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===Half-cup=== |
===Half-cup=== |
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;Bravissimo |
;Bravissimo |
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+ | :Demi Diva |
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+ | :Mademoiselle |
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+ | :Moulin Rose |
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+ | :Parisien Plume |
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+ | :Rococo Charm |
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+ | ;Panache |
| + | :Cleo Juna |
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| − | : Juna (6461) and related cuts (Sadie/Ellie/Darcy/Rita/Martha/Poppy/Rihanna) |
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| + | :Masquerade Rhea |
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| + | :Masquerade Coco |
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| + | :Masquerade Delphi |
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| + | :Masquerade Anise |
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;Freya |
;Freya |
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| + | :Brooke |
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| + | :Ellie |
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| − | (Libby 4332, Teagan 1183, Daphne 1143, Keisha 4881, Ingrid 4453, Monet 4631, Marina 1273, Martha 1303, Patsy 1223) |
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| − | (Brooke 4991, Erin 4133, Elize 1173, Pixie 1113, Coco 0251, Totally Tartan 1423, Ginny 1263) |
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| − | ;Masquerade by Panache (called Harlequin in the US) |
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| − | :Rhea |
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:Coco |
:Coco |
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| + | :Darcy |
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| − | :Delphi |
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| + | :Elize |
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| − | :Anise |
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| + | :Erin |
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| + | :Ginny |
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| + | :Martha |
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| + | :Pixie |
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| + | :Poppy |
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| + | :Rihanna |
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| + | :Rita |
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| + | :Sadie |
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;Miss Mandalay |
;Miss Mandalay |
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+ | :Vava Bra |
===Three-quarter-cup=== |
===Three-quarter-cup=== |
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Revision as of 10:09, 8 January 2013
This is a woman wearing a half-cup bra.[1]
A balconette bra, also known as a shelf bra, is a type of either demi-cup or three-quarter-cup bra that lifts breasts in order to enhance their appearance, shape, and cleavage.[2]
Balconette means different things in different countries. In France and Germany, balconette is synonymous with demi-cup. On some US sites, it means quarter-cup bra, also known as chopper bra. In the UK, a balconette is usually a three-quarter-cup bra, or sometimes a demi-cup bra.
History
The bra's name came from the concept that when looking down from a balcony, a balconette bra cannot be seen.[3] It was first designed in the United States around 1938, but it didn't become fashionable in the mainstream until the 1950s.[2]
In Southern Germany and Austria halfcup bras are primarily worn under the tradtional Dirndl dress.
Manufacturers and products
Half-cup
- Bravissimo
- Demi Diva
- Mademoiselle
- Moulin Rose
- Parisien Plume
- Rococo Charm
- Panache
- Cleo Juna
- Cleo Lepel
- Cleo Fiore Padded Balconette
- Masquerade Rhea
- Masquerade Coco
- Masquerade Delphi
- Masquerade Anise
- Freya
- Brooke
- Ellie
- Coco
- Darcy
- Elize
- Erin
- Ginny
- Lauren Padded Halfcup
- Martha
- Pixie
- Poppy
- Rihanna
- Rita
- Sadie
- Summer Padded Halfcup
- Miss Mandalay
- Vava Bra
Three-quarter-cup
- Panache
- Tango II — 28-44; D-K