Description
Black and white 9 1/2″ x 13″ ad for their Cymbal Strapless Bra. This ad has a photo of a lady wearing an ornate skirt, gloves and a white Cymbal Strapless bra appearing in the center of a very shiny dinner plate. The ad headline has her saying “I dreamed I was a real dish in my Maidenform bra“ and the text has her claiming to be “the belle in the china shop”. It talks about the secret recipe being the shapely spiral-stitched cups, lightly lined with foam rubber while having cushioned under-wiring for a ladylike lift. It is priced at $3.95 for the A. B and C cups with a price of $4.95 for the D cups.
Source: May 16, 1960 Life magazine.
