Welcome to Bandeau Boudoir An Image Collection Specializing in Classic Bras and Foundation Garments!

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(Bra Links page last updated 7/12/99)

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This site is dedicated to those who have a special appreciation for that most feminine of garments, the bra. In times past, it was the most unmentionable of unmentionables, only glimpsed as a pale image hiding beneath a sheer bodice or blouse. Today, it is worn openly on television, and depicted on billboards as if it were outerwear. To many men, it is a memory of childhood, an image that stirs strong feelings of forbidden desire. For many women, it was the symbol of coming of age, of becoming a grownup. Not so long ago, in a more turbulent era, it was shunned as a symbol of oppresion by the politically active. Yet the garment endures, both as costume and fashion necessity. In these pages, we present images of bras, both classic and modern, with emphasis on styles worn by women in everyday life. We think you will agree that that they all deserve a place in fashion history. With the appropriate click in your browser, each one can be downloaded for inclusion in your personal collection.

About the pictures on this site: Most of the images you will see here at Bandeau Boudoir are from commercial advertising. We have carefully tried to avoid duplication of images found on other bra-related sites. In other words, we do our own work, and do not borrow from others. We pay attention to image quality and presentation, so that you will have an enjoyable experience while browsing. Note that some images will provide enlargements when clicked, such as the Sky Bali image to the right. (This is one of the most famous classic structural bras still being worn by many women today, and a favorite of your hosts.)

Click here for more detailed information on the image selection process. By popular request, we are now accepting submissions by U.S. Mail! Read all about it, and send in your contribution today! Don't miss our extensive list of other bra related sites: Bandeau Boudoir's Bra Links Note that this list is updated independently of the site.

Departments Enjoy your stay here at the Boudoir! Click on the links below to see our image collection, which is updated as often as possible, given the restraints of time and the availablilty of new, quality material. Once again, please remember that we do not sell merchandise at this site.

Join us for a strange journey through one of the most famous advertising campaigns ever devised! Fully clothed, usually, save for a top, these bra-clad models ended up in some of the most unlikely and humorous situations, proudly displaying the company's products, as if totally unaware of the exposure. Although mild by today's standards, these ads contained some of the most erotic images ever to grace a magazine page. Pleasant dreams!

In Your Dreams...	Dreaming Twice	Dreaming In Color
	Strange Dreams	Dreaming Abroad
	Dreaming On Air	Moving Dreams
	Late Dreams	Ready, Aim, Fire!
Legendary Dreams	Stop and Go Dreams	Extended Dreams

From The Virginian, of Zona fame:

A New York Times article on Maidenform's new advertising image. You can also see the new ad campaign for yourself!

Playtex... for your Desktop! Click to download a 640x480 version of this image, a bewitching photo of a lace Cross-Your-Heart bra from a 1960's Italian magazine. It makes great wallpaper for your PC! It's a .jpg, and you will need to convert it to suit your platform.

(http://www.geocities.com/~girdlezone) This large and excellent site features pictures, history, opinion, discussion and stories about the girdle. If you're a girdle fancier, here's your Mecca. The Virginian maintains this site, and contributed a number of the great Maidenform ads seen here at Bandeau Boudoir - for which we thank him heartily!

The Bullet Bra

Bullet Bras (http://www.echonyc.com/~aeonflux/bra/bulletb.html) This is a humorous look at those wonderful structural bras from the 40's through the early 60's. There are no duplications of pictures found on this site, so be sure to pay a visit.

Sylvia Aster's Place

Be sure to visit Sylvia Aster's Place (http://www.ruralamerica.net/~aster/place/), our other sister site, which features a photo essay on the SLIP, and some lovely classic dresses from Europe. PLEASE NOTE: The URL for this site has changed, as of 10/5/97.

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