The departure towards the brassière-bretelle, therefore, comes as a surprise. It has helped give La Perla more of a profile and cemented its reputation as a style leader. The chain-kini is in the brassière-bretelle style. However, innovations should not, as a rule, be kept back because of style concerns.
   When it was first shown last October, the company believed the design to be unprecedented. Modelled after men’s braces and combined with the best of lingerie manufacture, the brassière-bretelle is a bold step whose sales record will be seen in following months.

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