Cleavage
As cleavage [ dekɔlteː ], alternatively (since 1996 ) neckline , Switzerland neckline (also wrongly and decollete. Ä. Of French. Le décolleté derived from le col "neck" or le collet "collar"), is In women's outerwear, the deep neckline of blouses , dresses, etc. refers to the bosom .
The cleavage
With the décolleté, women can consciously emphasize their erotic charisma . Men can also use a deep neckline for an erotic effect, but this is just as little covered by the term cleavage as a deep neckline on the back , which is not uncommon in women's clothing. Both sexes shape the openness of the cutout more or less freely depending on the desired effect. It can be enlarged up to the belly .
To increase the effect particular can bras are used, for example, push-up bras that lift the female breast something and show the more fullness. Another possibility of increasing the effect is the use of a shoulder-free neckline by using spaghetti straps or completely strapless clothing. The choice of partially transparent fabrics and a body-hugging cut can also support the intended effect.
In professional life , a deep cleavage is usually perceived as inappropriate. Only in prostitution is it not unusual to wear a particularly deep neckline to attract the attention of suitors .
In the past, the décolleté was subject to moral and fashionable dictates. It was frowned upon at certain times, but very common at other times. In the old European aristocratic and court society, the décolleté was required for the ladies of the class, while bourgeois women had to cover their breasts with a breast cloth ( fichu ). Fashionable dirndls from the end of the 19th century (in contrast to historical costume) often have a rather pronounced cleavage.
Décolleté through the ages
16th Century
17th century
18th century
19th century
20th century
Trivia
Classic masonry décolleté
Maurerdekolleté in the Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich
In the 20th century, ironic terms such as bricklayer décolleté , construction workers décolleté or similar were developed to describe the back view of a crouched craftsman whose low waistband inadvertently reveals part of the buttocks .
literature
- Marvin Chlada : Dialectic of the cleavage. To the critical theory of bust size . Alibri, Aschaffenburg 2006, ISBN 3-86569-019-X .
- Desmond Morris : body signals . Volume 2: From the cleavage to the toe . Heyne Taschenbuchverlag, Munich 1996, ISBN 3-453-07027-5 .
- Jörg Scheller : On the bosom of culture. On the aesthetics of the male breast. In: Martin Hähnel, Marcus Knaup (Hrsg.): Body and life: Perspectives for a new culture of physicality . Scientific Book Society, Darmstadt 2013, ISBN 978-3-534-25933-5 . Re-publication in 2015 on pop-zeitschrift.de
- Marilyn Yalom: A History of the Breast . Ballantine Books, New York 1997, ISBN 0-345-38894-1
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Décolleté, décolleté, das. Internet article. duden .de, accessed on October 6, 2015 .
- ↑ Duden . 22nd edition. Dudenverlag, Mannheim, Leipzig, Vienna, Zurich 2000, ISBN 3-411-04012-2 , pp. 280 .
- ↑ Hanna Grimm: The mason décolleté. "Word of the week" section. dw.com ( Deutsche Welle ), archived from the original on March 4, 2016 ; accessed on November 10, 2017 . ()
- ↑ The construction worker cleavage. “Gone into the net” section (video). Star .com, May 4th 2009, accessed on 10 November 2017 .