^ 1.01.1Akbar, Arifa. Underwired bra saved shooting victim's life. The Independent. 2005-10-08 [2009-04-22]. (原始内容存档于2009-03-04). Helen Kelly's underwired bra deflected the bullet which doctors believe was heading towards her heart. The narrow piece of metal wiring, which snapped under the impact of the shot, bounced the bullet away from her heart and through her right breast.
^ 2.02.1Stokes, Paul. Barmaid saved from stabbing by £6 Asda bra. The Daily Telegraph. 2008-09-07 [2009-04-22]. (原始内容存档于2019-12-10). During a struggle the youth thrust the weapon at her chest, the point puncturing her skin. But the blade's serrated edge snagged on the wire under the cup of the cheap supermarket bra and prevented it penetrating further.
^ 3.03.1Riordan, Teresa. Patents; In bra technology, an incremental improvement can translate into comfort. The New York Times. 2002-10-28 [2009-04-21]. (原始内容存档于2009-04-24). Professor Farrell-Beck said the antecedents for underwire in bras date to at least 1893, when Marie Tucek of New York City patented a breast supporter, a sort of early push-up bra made of either metal or cardboard and then covered with fabric.
^Kanner, Bernice. The Bra's not for Burning. New York Magazine (New York Media). 1983-12-12, 16 (49): 26–30 [2009-04-21]. ISSN 0028-7369. In 1938, strapless and under-wire bras were invented, but neither hit it big until the 1950s, when exaggerated, pointed bras—with cups that bore more resemblance to those from paper-cup dispensers or Brünnhilde's breatplate than to the human body—were also popular.
^ 11.011.1Seigel, Jessica. The Cups Runneth Over. The New York Times. 2004-02-13 [2013-05-09]. (原始内容存档于2018-06-12). The new lift and separation evolved into the torpedo shape of the 1940s, which went nuclear with underwire in the 1950s, when the war's end freed metal for domestic use [...] The struggle to buttress what is naturally low-lying has produced its own mythology, like the legend that in the 1940s Howard Hughes used airplane technology to build a better bra for Jane Russell in The Outlaw.
^Schiro, Anne-Marie. Fashion; Half a Yard or So of Nylon and Spandex, and Voila!. The New York Times. 1990-05-13 [2009-04-24]. (原始内容存档于2019-12-10). The big news this year is the return of the bra. Norma Kamali pioneered the swimsuit with underwire bra, and the idea has caught on with manufacturers like Too Hot Brazil, La Blanca and Karla Coletto that cater to the daring young woman
^美国专利4798557 (PDF 版本)(于1989年01月17日注册)Scott M. Lucretia——Camisole underwire bra garment。
^Charnos takes the plunge with a brand new bra. UK: Aroq Ltd. 2000-10-25 [2009-04-22]. (原始内容存档于2012-03-10). The underwired bra accounts for 60 per cent of the market, but women with average or fuller busts must wonder why it is so popular. It is uncomfortable, non-machine washable, and difficult to make, but there has been nothing to replace it
^Boom in Bras as Women Go Busty. [[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]]. 2005-10-12 [2009-04-22]. (原始内容存档于2005-10-24). Demand for the underwired bra is up by 12 per cent in the last two years and now makes up 70 per cent of the bra market.
^Lingerie – UK – September 2005 – Market Research Report. Mintel. September 2005 [2009-04-21]. (原始内容存档于2010-11-09). Sales of underwired bras have been growing at a faster rate when compared to both soft bras and sport and maternity (12% between 2003 & 2005)
^Madaras, Lynda. The "what's happening to my body?" book for girls Third. Newmarket Press. 2007: 48–50 [2009-04-21]. ISBN 1-55704-764-2. Underwire bras have a flexible wire sewn into the lower edge and sides of the cup for support. They also lift the breasts for a fuller look.
^Brady, George Stuart; Henry R. Clauser, John A. Vaccari. Materials Handbook 15. McGraw-Hill Professional. 2002: 633 [2009-05-09]. ISBN 978-0-07-136076-0.引文使用过时参数coauthors (帮助)
^Jones, Gail; Michael R. Falvo, Amy R. Taylor, Bethany P. Broadwell. Nanomaterials: Memory Wire. Nanoscale science Illustrated. NSTA Press. 2007: 109 [2009-05-09]. ISBN 1-933531-05-3.引文使用过时参数coauthors (帮助)
^Bra repair invention strikes gold. BBC. 2008-11-28 [2009-04-24]. (原始内容存档于2009-04-30). Scott Dutton, from Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, came up with a simple DIY device to fix his wife Laura's bra when the underwire popped out of the seams
^Mills, Dixie. The mystery of breast pain — and how to solve it. 1999-01-25 [2009-05-08]. (原始内容存档于2013-07-24). Some underwire bras, or too-tight bras, can pinch or cause constant rubbing which irritates skin and breast tissue and leads to pain
^Boobs! an owner's guide. Girl's Life (The Free Library). 2002-10-01 [2009-05-08]. (原始内容存档于2019-07-01). If you are sensitive to nickel and other metals, it could cause contact dermatitis when you sweat [...] The metal comes in contact with the skin due to the moisture connecting the two
^Lauersen, Niels H.; Eileen Stukane. The Complete Book of Breast Care Illustrated. Ballantine Books. 1998 [2009-05-08]. ISBN 0-449-91241-8. Sometimes the material covering the underwire deteriorates, exposing the metal underwire, leading to skin irritations, perhaps due to an allergic reaction to metal引文使用过时参数coauthors (帮助)
^Is your bra making you ill?. The Independent. 2008-12-02 [2009-04-26]. (原始内容存档于2009-03-31). The metal in underwired bras is unpopular with acupuncturists as it crosses the body's meridians and blocks the flow of chi, they say, which can cause energy to stagnate
^Littleton, Lynna Y.; Joan Engebretson. Maternal, Neonatal, and Women's Health Nursing. Cengage Learning. 2002: 915 [2009-05-05]. ISBN 0-7668-0121-7. Avoid tight clothing, underwire bras, infant carriers that may block milk ducts or prevent breasts from emptying adequately引文使用过时参数coauthors (帮助)
^Hatfield, Nancy T.; Violet Broadribb. Broadribb's Introductory Pediatric Nursing. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. 2007: 194 [2009-05-05]. ISBN 0-7817-7706-2. ... and to avoid constricting clothing or bras, including underwire bras.引文使用过时参数coauthors (帮助)
^To underwire or not to underwire, that is the question. The Guardian. 2001-12-30 [2009-04-24]. (原始内容存档于2012-07-31). The reason the advice is conflicting is because your breast size (as you are finding out) fluctuates a great deal during pregnancy and it is essential that you are properly fitted for a bra, otherwise you will be uncomfortable and your breasts won't be well-supported
^Burden, Nancy. Ambulatory Surgical Nursing. W.B. Saunders. 2000: 742. ISBN 978-0-7216-6847-5. Most surgeons recommend that patients wear a brassiere, without underwire, to provide support for several days postoperatively.
^Gates, Rose A.; Regina M. Fink. 240 Oncology Nursing Secrets 请检查|url=值 (帮助). Elsevier Health Sciences. 2007 [2014-06-04]. ISBN 978-0-323-04457-8. (原始内容存档于2014-07-09). Women should avoid underwire support postoperatively and during radiation therapy, when the breast is tender and edematous.引文使用过时参数coauthor (帮助)
^Scott, Shana. Shocking Defibrillator. b5media. 2008-03-19 [2009-05-22]. (原始内容存档于2008-05-08). the team will test whether a defibrillator can burn someone if the electricity connects with: 1. an under-wire bra 2. a nipple piercing
^Fargen, Jessica. Heavy metal: Underwire bra trips up airport cops. Boston Herald. 18 August 2008 [24 April 2009]. (原始内容存档于2009年4月30日). A California woman is crying gender discrimination after she claims she was forced to strip off her bra and walk through airport security without support after being busted when the underwires in her lingerie set off a metal detector
^Comfort, Megan. Doing Time Together: Love and Familyin the Shadow of the Prison Illustrated. University of Chicago Press. 2008: 54 [2009-04-21]. ISBN 0-226-11463-5. The regulation of garments during visitor processing even encompasses undergarments, and virtually every woman on her first visit is sent away to remove the wire from her underwire bra so that she can pass through the metal detector without triggering the alarm.
^Sullivan, Dennis; Larry Tifft. Handbook of restorative justice: a global perspective Illustrated. Routledge. 2006: 266 [2009-04-21]. ISBN 0-415-35356-4. Women with an underwire bra can trigger the metal detector, requiring them to go into the bathroom with a paper bag, remove their bra, place it in the bag, return bare breasted under often revealing blouses, suffer the stares of the correctional officers, take back the bag and redress.引文使用过时参数coauthors (帮助)
^Bra saves girl's life. London, England: The Mirror. 1996-07-05 [2009-04-22]. (原始内容存档于2012-11-04). A girl's underwired bra saved her life when she was impaled on railings. Caroline Baptiste, 14, slipped as she climbed the fence after being locked inside a park at Dartford, Kent. An iron spike went into her body under the left arm. Mum Patricia said yesterday: "The hospital told me the spike was probably deflected from Caroline's heart by her underwired bra."
^Bra Deflects Bullet, Saves Woman's Life. Geekologie. 2009-04-21 [2009-04-22]. (原始内容存档于2019-10-29). The bullet shattered the woman's living room window but barely grazed her skin. Police said it was the underwire in her bra that deflected the bullet.