'Bra ban' wins backing on women's front
By CAROLYN BOWERS Kansan Staff Writer
The controversial miniskirt has been upstaged by the decision to ban the bra.
Although it's uncertain that this trend has not been around for years, it has recently become a fad among college women along with the "free woman" movement and clothing styles which emphasize natural lines.
According to several KU coeds, the trend is big on the East and West coasts, but hasn't reached Kansas yet.
"It always takes two years for styles to reach Kansas," said one emancipated coed.
She added that many KU women are afraid of getting in trouble (with University officials) for not wearing a bra.
But there is evidence that "ban the bra" has support at KU.
A student clerk in a Lawrence women's clothing store said when customers try on dresses, many remark they don't have to wear bras with some clothes.
An over 21-year-old merchant attributes the bra's sagging popularity to the present nudity trend.
"And," she said, "men still prefer mvsterv."
The student clerk who predicts bra-lessness is here to stay, believes "men really like it."
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One KU male said it made no difference to him. "If they don't wear one, they usually wear something that doesn't show they're not wearing it."
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Most no-bra advocates contend they are tight and binding.
One KU coed, who has hated bras since her first trainer in the eighth grade, says "wearing bras gives men a false impression, as we really aren't shaped that way."
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"Today we are living in an unnatural age, so we dress unnaturally," said another.
A local gynecologist argues that bras give form and shape, just as bones and cartilage do to ears and hands.
If tissues are allowed to stretch for a long time, it will cause painful sagging, he says.
Has the fashion freedom caused Lawrence bra sales to flop?
Apparently not, one clerk reported as she looked over her flat supply.
"If they aren't wearing them, I don't know why—I'm almost sold out."
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Robert Shelton, Asst. Professor, School of Religion.
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October 19 "The Role of the University in Society"
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