Harnessing the power of the sun/catastrophic climate change/women's bodies to advertise bras?
by Jess McCabe // 15 May 2008, 17:51
Bra-maker Triumph International is "demonstrating" the solar-powered bra. By "demonstrating", of course I mean "shamelessly hopping on the green bandwagon for PR, because bras are worn under clothing and therefore not actually good collectors of sunlight" - as Treehugger and, well, even Triumph point out.
Those weird little plastic pockets? Beverage containers. Yes, this is the lingerie equivalent to a beer hat. Are they meant to go on the other side of the cup?!
So... what is the point of this? You'd think the idea is was to promote Triumph - and yet... doesn't the contraption look sort of awful? Maybe it's meant to convey "this company is silly and quirky, and doesn't take itself seriously". I'm just confused. I guess any excuse to parade around scantily clad models? Women's bodies selling green initiatives, green initiatives selling lingerie?
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