Undergarment Boudreaux showed the world that an American woman could establish and run a company, and she also caused a revolution in the underwear industry. In 1913, a New York socialite named Mary Phelps Jacob created the first modern brassiere by tying two handkerchiefs together with ribbon. Jacob's original intention was to cover the whalebone sticking out of her corset, which was visible through her sheer dress. Jacob began making brassieres for her family and friends, and news of the garment soon spread by word of mouth. By 1914, Jacob had a patent for her design and was marketing it throughout
Item number Khan performed an item number of sorts during the opening credits of "Kaal" but later had an item number in a truer sense of the word with "Dard-e-Disco" in "Om Shanti Om", where he was shot in a more typical "item girl" manner, with Khan wearing minimal clothing (though this number did have a connection, albeit tenuous, with the plot of the film). In "Krazzy 4", Hrithik Roshan has an item number during the end credits. Ranbir Kapoor made his debut in an item number in "Chillar Party" (2011); drawing inspiration from Rishi Kapoor's Qawwali song "Parda" from "Amar Akbar