I Made an Ancient Greek "Bra"

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At 2AM one morning, I went down a research rabbithole: what did the Ancient Greek people do for underwear, more specifically bust support? That led me to learn about the Ancient Greek "bra" (it's not really a bra, well it sort of is. I guess that could be the closest modern equivalent). In this video, I discuss my research and findings, as well as do a little experimental archaeology by recreating the "bra" (strophion) and wearing it myself to see if it actually works as bust support. 🕯 Support my art on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/vbirchwood ✨ Leave a donation: https://ko-fi.com/vbirchwood 🌙 Books I read, supplies I use, gear I film with (affiliate links): https://www.amazon.com/shop/v.birchwood 🪡 Follow me on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/vasibirchwood/ 📖 Business inquiries - [email protected] Ancient Roman replication: https://www.reddit.com/r/ancientrome/comments/wzgf4n/replication_of_a_roman_strophium_ormamillare/ Further reading: Department of Greek and Roman Art. “Ancient Greek Dress.” In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/grdr/hd_grdr.htm (October 2003) https://kbender.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-girdle-of-aphrodite-venusor-was-it.html https://moufflon.com.cy/product/ancient-cyprus-cultures-in-dialogue/ https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/body-dress-and-identity-in-ancient-greece/2A12CA949D6473861714FE4DD847BA97 https://old-rags.weebly.com/strophium.html https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Literature_and_Literacy/World_Literature/Compact_Anthology_of_World_Literature_(Getty_and_Kwon)/01%3A_Middle_East_Near_East_Greece/1.03%3A_The_Iliad_And_The_Odyssey Image Sources: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Elizabeth_Vernon_big.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Corset,_1770-1790._MoMu_-_Fashion_Museum_Province_of_Antwerp,_www.momu.be._Photo_by_Hugo_Maertens,_Bruges..jpg Corset, 1770-1790. Jacoba de Jonge Collection in MoMu - Fashion Museum Province of Antwerp, www.momu.be / Photo by Hugo Maertens, Bruges, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Corset_MET_DT200606.jpg Metropolitan Museum of Art, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Villa_Romana_del_Casale_Bikini_Maedchen_modified.jpg Clemensfranz, CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/, via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bronze_spiral-type_fibula_(safety_pin)_MET_DP244032.jpg Metropolitan Museum of Art, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Caryatid_Erechtheion_BM_Sc407.jpg © Marie-Lan Nguyen / Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Limestone_statue_of_a_female_lyre_player_MET_DP211203.jpg Metropolitan Museum of Art, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/247903 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tatarzy_kaza%C5%84scy_w_XiX_wieku.JPG https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tatar_people%D1%8B1862.jpg