The no-bra movement is taking over 2021 fashion — and it's leaving many women behind

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a quick search of the term “braless movement” reveals a host of recent articles from major publications like The New York Times and Vogue, and more declaring that “2020 could be the end of the line for the bra.”

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The pandemic allowed people all over the world to prioritize comfort over style and, in turn, enabled many women to do away with the uncomfortable and restricting bras they had come to resent. The push to make widespread bralessness a permanent fixture of modern life is surely meant to to liberate women from a tool used to oppress and objectify them for decades.

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“I would totally be one of those people if I could be, but I’m not, so I’m watching from afar and very envious,” says Abby Seitz, a 24-year-old woman who wears the cup size 40F.

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"There are some health benefits to me, just as someone who has back pain and things like that. When I walk around a lot without wearing a bra, then I bounce a lot and that hurts my back,” says Metraux, who wears a size 32GG. “When I’m sitting at home and not moving, that’s fine, but it’s a very different situation when I’m going places.”

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Metraux’s proportions have always made shopping for clothes no small feat, but she estimates that approximately 80 per cent of the items being sold by major retailers right now don’t work for her body type. Just shopping for bras in the first place is a challenge in and of itself, she says, due to her small waist and large bust.

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