Deconstructed bra
National Geographic Channel

National Gepgraphic's Man made show about The secret history of the bra makes a great analysis of the bra through history.

MSNBC hightlights part of the show, from that page some intereting facts:

  • How many ounces in a cup of these bras? An A cup — approximately 8 fluid ounces; B cup — 13 ounces; C cup — 21 ounces; and D cup — 27 ounces.
  • There are over 40 components of a bra
  • Each woman owns an average of six and a half bras.
  • Over 4 million new bras are created on average every day and consumers spend around $16 billion a year on bras.
  • In the last 15 years, the average bust size has increased from 34B to 36C.
  • Women’s breasts can range from 10 ounces to 20 pounds, and a 1.6-ounce bra has to support all shapes and sizes in between.