The Quiz: Made to enhance Jane Russell’s bust in his film “The Outlaw,” what director is credited with inventing the underwire push-up bra?
Alfred Hitchcock
Orson Welles
Howard Hughes
Roman Polanski
Billionaire Howard Hughes created the first underwire push-up bra to enhance Jane Russell’s bust in his 1943 film, The Outlaw. Incidentally, the amount of cleavage Russell revealed in the resulting film was deemed inappropriate, and censors banned the film. When the film was eventually released, its notoriety caused ticket sales to skyrocket, and Russell became a star overnight. Years later, she revealed that Hughes’ bra was so uncomfortable that she secretly wore her own during the film. No one, not even Hughes, was the wiser. The provocative bra proved ahead of its time, paving the way for future styles to come.
The correct answer to this quiz is Howard Hughes.