[Prodigal Son]

However, if one is familar with the bra's calsp mechanism, it's possible to simply squeeze the material around the clasp and hook(s) and voila! The thing simply flies off!

Yeah, it works. But when I was young, I got burned once doing it that way and from then on I figured- stick with the percentages. Don't matter if you use the handrail when you climb the stairs- point is getting to the top. That's just me though. This thread makes me think about that scene in Bull Durham where Costner loosened Sarandon's garter strap with practiced ease.

[spokeshave]

On a separate but related issue...I have noticed numerous techniques of lacing (and un-lacing) corsets and boots...perhaps this also needs further investigation.

No doubt the Euroweenies have an ISO9000 standard for corsets and boots...the propper lacing off