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Yvonne Ncube, Showbiz Reporter
What began as a celebrity fashion breakthrough has in no time swept throughout the female population like fake news.
American models and celebrities can be spotted on several occasions rocking outfits with no bra. Without going too far celebrities from neighbouring South Africa have adopted this trend too.
These groups have proven to be quite influential as we are seeing quite a number of females in the City of Kings and Queens and the country as a whole subscribing to this drift in style.
While some do it as a follow of trends, others have taken that to free themselves from the burden of wearing the underclothing. Others have let their guard down to cater to this new freedom of breasts.
Some people who spoke to Saturday Leisure described it as a form of liberation.
Any woman can attest to how liberating it feels to take her bra off at the end of the day, especially on a hot day. A bra is that constrictive mechanism that the female gender love to hate.
With one movement, you are free of the compressing band around your ribs. The underwire under your breasts is gone. The straps that had been twisting, irritating and digging into your skin all day have been removed. It’s a relief inexpressible.
Few things feel better than letting your breasts be free of a garment that holds them up artificially and puts unwarranted pressure on one’s back and shoulders.
Although it is not a debate that nipples might have a mind of their own, thus one has to be cautious of the occasion.
Going braless is not all bliss for every occasion.
People who prefer to go braless are often met with astonishment by underwear traditionalists. You may come across comments like, “Your breasts will slump,” or “Aren’t you worried people will be able to see your nipples?”
It is as though going braless marks one as some kind of devious or irresponsible person, but what these traditionalists do not know is that going braless is actually healthier.
Like Miley Cyrus always says it is a personal choice! The Hanna Montana superstar advocates and subscribes to the free the nipple drive.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and its 13th day is annually commemorated as the No bra day. On this day women from all over the world are encouraged not to wear bra as a sign of appreciating the breasts.
Studies have pin pointed the bra as one of the causes of breast cancer while conspiracies have emerged that wearing a black bra during the summer season causes breast cancer. Although such conspiracies have not been proven yet medical experts encourage the no bra campaign.
Saturday Leisure took to the streets to find out from Bulawayo residents how they perceive the new and fast spreading no bra trend.
“I would say I won’t be going braless more than I already am only because I prefer the way my outfits look when I’m wearing a bra. However, I do have a somewhat, newfound love of bodysuits, which look amazing without a bra because of their tighter nature. Nonetheless they might not look all amazing with a bra on. I like not having to worry about adjusting or focusing on my posture to keep straps up.
“Personally I yes this trend because it’s a starting point of liberating females from oppression. Oppression in the sense that we cannot live by the social norms forever, the society expects us to practice things that we are not comfortable with which is somehow against our rights. For as long as a woman is covering her breasts, one should not be bothered as to why they are not wearing a bra,” said a 24-year-old woman from Bulawayo.
A 47-year-old woman who preferred to be anonymous said wearing a bra is a matter of choice.
“During our days when we were growing up, wearing a bra was a privilege. Our parents used to say bras make ones breast saggy although I do not know how true that is. So most of us, when we received our first pay, that’s when we started buying these fancy undergarments for ourselves.
“Thus I think there is no problem with one not wearing a bra, this should be a personal choice. If people back then were not affected when we couldn’t afford, why should they be affected now?”
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