Interesting Lingerie Facts 1
Female1: Today, we’re bringing you facts about lingerie. The famous lingerie store Fredericks of Hollywood was opened in 1946 by Frederick Mellinger. One thing you may not know is that he also was the inventor of the first push up bra. The largest consumers of lingerie are in North America and Western Europe. This accounts for 65 percent of retail sales across the world. Bra wearers are getting younger and younger. 20 years ago, 12 and 13 year olds are buying teen bras but now, 8 and 9 year olds are taking a plunge. Breast sizes across the earth are continuing to grow. The average size has gone from a 34B to a 36C in the past 10 years. Many people wonder, who is Victoria from Victoria’s Secret? Well Victoria’s Secret was established in San Francisco by a man named Roy Raymond in the 1970s. In 2007, Americans spent almost 10 billion dollars in lingerie. You may think that lingerie is sexy but the origin of the word really isn’t. It comes from a French word linge meaning washable as in ferdilinge to do the laundry. So the word linge is washable linen. Today, girls are buying lingerie at a much earlier age. In fact, girls buy their first piece of lingerie around the age of 8 or 9. In the French language, the word lingerie applies to any undergarments worn by women or men, where the English language specifically applies itself to undergarments worn by women to be visually appealing or erotic. 20 years ago, the double D cup was unusual. Nowadays, a girl can wear a G cup. You may ask yourself, how did that happen? Well, poor diet and the pill maybe the culprits. By garment category, bras account for 56 percent of global retail sales where panties take 32 percent, and shape wear like corsets or girdles take the remaining 12. Today’s bras are built to enhance your figure. But in the early 1900s, the bra was designed to flatten your chest. The world’s largest lingerie manufacturer, Victoria’s Secret, operates exclusively in North America where in Europe, the lingerie leaders are Triumph International and DB Apparel. In a future video, we’ll be bringing you more facts about lingerie. Internet coming video, we’re kicking it ninja style bringing you facts about ninjas. Thanks for watching today’s video. Please be sure to rate it, leave any comments or suggestions, and we’ll see you next time.
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