1914-1918: The outbreak of World War I forces women into the workforce.  Many women begin working in factories and wearing uniforms, making the use of daily corset wear a problem.

1917: The US War Industries Board requests women to stop buying corsets to reduce the consumption of metal.  Sources say up to 28,000 tons of metal was conserved through this effort - “enough to build two battleships”

1918: Corset-makers began making bras designed to flatten rather than enhance the breasts.

YIKES!!