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Bullet Bras Were All The Rage In The 1940s And 1950s, And These 98 Pics Will Poke Your Eyes
If you don’t know what a bullet bra is then you could be forgiven for thinking it’s something dangerous. And in a way it is, because its extremely conical points are sharp enough to poke your eye out.
You don’t see many of these vintage bras these days but they were very popular during the 1940s and 1950s. They were made famous by the sweater girls (various Hollywood actresses who adopted the fashion of wearing tight sweaters over a bullet-shaped or cone bra), and Madonna even wore one designed by Jean Paul Gaultier during her Blond Ambition Tour back in 1990. A vintage fashion lingerie company called What Katie Did was the first company to bring bullet bras back into modern production in 1999, and since then other companies have also started to make their own version of the iconic underwear. Scroll down for a collection of vintage photos featuring women modeling bullet bras in true 1950s fashion. Don’t forget to vote for your favorite!
(h/t: vintage everyday)
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A Sweater Girl
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Master Markus 7 years ago
This is the one picture so far that looks alright to me. Probably because it's not under a sweater, making it look like the woman has oddly deformed breasts.
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Vintage Fashion
Allison Cockburn 7 years ago
Really thinking I need to invest in one of these bad boys. Bring this fashion trend back!
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The One And Only Marilyn Monroe
coffee zombie 7 years ago
Maybe it's because Marilyn Monroe is wearing them but this picture doesn't look ridiculous
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Elizabeth Taylor
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Jayne Mansfield
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Marilyn Monroe
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Jilltdcatlady 7 years ago
TV Announcer: before the Wonder Bra, before the Push Up Bra,before Plastic Surgery there was (dramatic music)...THE BULLET BRA! (Audience applause)
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A Sweater Girl
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Jayne Mansfield
Debra Starr Moon 7 years ago
Jane Mansfield. Mariska Hargitay's (from law and order) mother. You can see the resemblance.
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Marilyn Monroe
Jilltdcatlady 7 years ago
Are her pointy boobs closer to her waist than modern day boobs? Or is it an illusion created by the clothes and point of view?
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Bullet Bra
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Jane Russell
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Bettie Page
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Carole Lesley
Debbie Saloman 7 years ago
This is the British actress Carole Lesley - she was a friend of my Grandma.
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Fashionable Looks
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Jayne Mansfield And Diana Dors
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Sharon Vaughn 7 years ago
Anne Francis? She had a mole (beauty mark) on the right of her chin.
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Glamour Shot
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Vintage Summer Look
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Dorothy Lamour
Connie Martin 7 years ago
Okay, on Dorothy Lamour it almost looks natural. For one thing they're not hiked up to her armpits.
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Brigitte Bardot
Morgan Painter 6 years ago
Lovely, and NOT pointed, at least not by 1960's norms. This the lift and separate look you heard advertised on radio and TV. This might be the playtex 18 hour which some today might consider a bullet style, but thank goodness no spear points.
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Bullet Bra Fashion
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Tina Louise
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Mat Gdowski 7 years ago
She might fit behind the tree to hide, but her bullet boobs won't! LOL! 🤣🤣
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Hollywood Starlet
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Vintage Look
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Joan Collins And Jayne Mansfield
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Vintage Photoshoot
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Bunny Yeager
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Marilyn Monroe
Morgan Painter 6 years ago
Marilyn was making a face here I had never seen before. I didn't know it was her until in another place it was verified as her.
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Bettie Page
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Debra Starr Moon 7 years ago
Am I the only one who thinks she looks a bit like Anna Nicole smith?
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Patti Page
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Karen Steele
Friedlander Rosenzweig 7 years ago
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0824606/mediaviewer/rm168536832 Karen Steele played Eve McHuron on Star Trek.
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Bullet Bra Fashion
Mat Gdowski 7 years ago
The hair dryer looks like the bra. Maybe that is where he inspiration came from? 😳
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Gloria Talbott
David Hogan 3 years ago
A good actress, famed as the unhappy bride in I Married a Monster from Outer Space (silly title for a thoughtful, scary thriller).
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Evelyn West
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Martha Hyer
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Sweater Girl
Connie Martin 7 years ago
It's about the sheer damn sweaters, gals. It looks like your nipples are going to poke through, and that makes viewers uncomfortable.
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Vintage Summer Fashion
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Vintage Magazine Cover Photo
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Mamie Van Doren
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Piper Laurie
Debra Starr Moon 7 years ago
Piper Laurie, the mother from the original "Carrie" with Sissy Spacek.
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Bullet Bra
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Jacques Godin 7 years ago
And I thought I was the only one to show up at work in my underwear, I had forgotten to wear my pants! LOL
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Vintage Glamour
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Sweater Girl
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Betty Grable
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Bullet Bra
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Morgan Painter 6 years ago
Something is wrong with the one in the middle. Her bullets are pointing at the ground!
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Bullet Bra
Jacques Godin 7 years ago
And I thought that they couldn't wear that on the streets, it's quite unsafe, distracting male drivers!
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Barbara Windsor
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Vera Day
Jilltdcatlady 7 years ago
I keep getting the "I'm not talking to you" "well I'm not talking to you either" vibe with some of the pictures.
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Dorothy Malone
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Bullet Bra
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Darius B. 7 years ago
Special mention to the Mazinger Z female mechas :P venusalfa-...26f709.gif 
Shari H 7 years ago
I never realized this was an intentional fashion trend, and have always been thankful that bra technology advanced past "cone boob" phase. I guess some day people will look back at our round boob bras and wonder "WTF were they thinking?"
Jilltdcatlady 7 years ago
I had the same idea! Only I thought it had to do with shortages caused by WW2, the major ingredients like cotton and rubber. And they Had to be that shape because there wasn't any other materials available for the "boob" shape.
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Wezbie 7 years ago
I just want to see how boobs actually fit in that space. Wouldn't there be a massive gap between boob to point of cone? I suppose they are good protection for bumping against stuff XD
Mieke Sorée 7 years ago
But if you would bump into something, wouldn't that create a dent? How ridiculous would that look!
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Darius B. 7 years ago
Special mention to the Mazinger Z female mechas :P venusalfa-...26f709.gif
Shari H 7 years ago
I never realized this was an intentional fashion trend, and have always been thankful that bra technology advanced past "cone boob" phase. I guess some day people will look back at our round boob bras and wonder "WTF were they thinking?"
Jilltdcatlady 7 years ago
I had the same idea! Only I thought it had to do with shortages caused by WW2, the major ingredients like cotton and rubber. And they Had to be that shape because there wasn't any other materials available for the "boob" shape.
Load More Replies... Wezbie 7 years ago
I just want to see how boobs actually fit in that space. Wouldn't there be a massive gap between boob to point of cone? I suppose they are good protection for bumping against stuff XD
Mieke Sorée 7 years ago
But if you would bump into something, wouldn't that create a dent? How ridiculous would that look!
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