Posted on 11/09/2005 6:58:06 AM PST by Millee
A leading lingerie company has joined Japan's fight against high fuel use, unveiling a heated bra for winter.
The fluffy creation contains special pads filled with an eco-friendly gel that can be easily heated in a microwave or with a hot water bottle.
The design also includes a furry boa designed to double as a winter scarf.
Lingerie giant Triumph unveiled the bra months after PM Junichiro Koizumi urged Japan's office workers to ditch ties to save on air conditioning.
Being padded, the new bra packs a little more bulk than most regular designs, but the Japanese arm of Triumph insisted the look was more chic than sheep.
"We hope this will not only help prevent global warming but also provide a little fashion chic to the office," the company said in a statement.
The bra, which comes only in white, also features a pendant shaped like a chilli pepper dangling on its front.
Environmental support
The bra comes with matching shorts, but is not being offered for general sale. Instead the set is being viewed as a prototype product, the first step towards mass-producing eco-friendly clothing.
Japan's government is encouraging people not to set their domestic heating higher than 20C this winter, to reduce fuel consumption and conserve energy stocks.
During the summer, Mr Koizumi surprised Japan's traditionally well-dressed office workers by discarding his tie and urging his countrymen to do the same.
The drive to reduce air-conditioning use and thus greenhouse gas emissions was estimated to have saved enough power to supply 240,000 homes for a month.
that is so 5th grade. i remember sitting behind mark destefano who had a book titled aBRAham lincoln and he covered up the rest of the letters to have it say BRA. of course that was umpteen years ago, Lord knows what they are spelling out in 5th grade now!
I had every line of that album memorized.
Hey, I'm moving upwards! HUZZAH!
But where are the terminal... nevermind.
A heated bra does seem to be...well... stupid.
I like my heated car seats and I like my Uggs on really cold days. But, I live in CA and may not be the best judge of cold weather.
Last year, I had my heat on twice - maybe three times.
Ah, for the good old days in the USA, when a woman could be sexual assaulted at work.
Hmmmmm...
weenies. I keep my house set at 16 degrees C....sweaters are cheaper than natural gas this year! But actually, I like it that way. In summer, up to 29 degrees C... Fans are cheaper than central air...
Side effect of growing up in New Orleans, where cold weather is appreciated....as a change from the sweatbox.
Japan and its gadgets...
Red on the right, black on the left.
The slang word nipply comes to mind.
"I'm trying to work up a "burning bra" quip but my mind is stuck on the imagery."
Try "Liebfraugmilch"
An "I don't even know what to say" ping.
<hand waving in air>
ooo...ooo... pick me... pick me!
</hand waving in air>
5th grade !?!?
Jeez, where'djinz goeta school -- Liberty Ave??
Cripes, they didn't learn us this stuff until 8th grade algeBRA.
catholic school.....
Please use the proper grammar. This sentence is incomprehensible. Let me fix it for you:
"Jeez, where'djinz goeta school at?"
That's better.
SD
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