A tube bra, also known as a bandeau, is a strapless garment that covers the breasts and can be fastened in the back or made of elastic material. It offers light support and can be worn as sportswear, nightwear, or lingerie. Tube tops are wider versions of tube bras, and the garment has been around since the 1920s.
A tube bra is also known as a bandeau or bandeau bra, and by definition it doesn’t have straps to keep it in place. The garment covers the breasts and fastens in the back or is made of elastic material to slip over the body. Tube bras generally offer light support for the breasts and rarely come with underwire or pads like a strappy bra. Some tube bra pieces are very simple, while others are more lacy and ruffled to wear as intimates. In addition to their use as a simple bra, these strapless garments are commonly found in clothing stores in Western countries to be used as sportswear, nightwear, and lingerie.
This strapless garment is usually made of a stretchy fabric such as cotton. It is essentially a thin tube and is commonly built into tube garments to provide support for the wearer’s breasts so that they do not have to wear a strappy bra. In fact, a tube bra with a wider tube is called a tube top, and a tube bra with straps is a bra. Similarly, a tube bra with a wider tube and a strap that goes around the neck is called a tank top.
While a sleeveless bra is commonly worn as a simple, strapless bra to provide light support, it is also used as lingerie and sportswear. The construction and appearance of the latter two usually vary quite a bit. Lingerie is often lace, ruffled, or made of a thinner fabric, while activewear is typically cotton or spandex and designed to provide the greatest amount of support that tube bras can. Some people also prefer to sleep in tubes or regular bras because they find them more comfortable than sleeping without one, or they believe that doing so will help prevent their breasts from sagging later in life.
Bandeaus have been around since the 1920s, when tube bras were simple bras or garments intended to flatten the breasts to give the wearer a lighter appearance. Eventually the garment became less popular but made a comeback in the 1940s as part of a new style of bikini. Since then, the term bandeau has largely fallen out of use, replaced by the term tube top. The designs of these tops have become increasingly elaborate, sometimes incorporating O-rings and twists into the fabric. In historical times and in some cultures, tube bra-like garments generally have another term.
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