Bandeau soft fabric and delicate trimmings providing little support or shaping. The design was patented in 1916 in the United States by Edgar Guggenheim and resembled the contours and wrapping effects of the scultetus binder used in hospitals. It was sometimes made from an elastic material to flatten or suppress the breasts in the style of the period. When the "boyish" silhouette went out of fashion, the word "brassiere" or later "bra" became the term for more shapely support garments. The term bandeau also refers to the thin headband traditionally worn—until recently—underneath and supporting the veil by the nuns of many
Bandeau Video Music Award, fueling the trend of wearing a bandeau top as an out-of-home dress. Miley Cyrus also wore a bandeau top with cropped high waisted pants at the 2014 VMA Awards and Jourdan Dunn wore a bandeau top with a long skirt. The outfits consisted of a bandeau top and a high waisted bottom, covering the navel. Wearing a bandeau to support a woman's breasts may date back to ancient Greece, where they were called "apodesmos" (), later "stēthodesmē" (Gr: στηθοδέσμη), "mastodesmos" (Gr: μαστόδεσμος) and "mastodeton" (Gr: μαστόδετον), all meaning "breast-band". It consisted of a band of wool or