| Birth Day | April 20, 1891 |
| Birth Place | New Rochelle, NY |
| Age | 128 YEARS OLD |
| Died On | Jan 26, 1970 (age 78) |
| Birth Sign | Taurus |
Caresse Crosby, a renowned entrepreneur based in New York, is expected to have an impressive net worth of $17 million by 2024. Born as Mary Phelps Jacob, she gained recognition for her innovation in the fashion industry, particularly for inventing the modern bra design. Through her entrepreneurial ventures, Crosby managed to amass substantial wealth and establish herself as a prominent figure in the business world. She continues to inspire and pave the way for aspiring entrepreneurs with her success and contributions to the industry.
Socialite and patron of the arts who patented the first widely used brassiere.
She got the idea of making her garment after finding that the whalebone corset in fashion at the time was unfashionably visible in her evening dress.
She named her new invention the Backless Brassiere after the old French term for the upper arm, and she sold her patent for $1,500 to The Warner Brothers Corset Company.
She was born in New Rochelle, New York, the descendant of the original American colonists.
She was not alone in popularizing the brassiere as a garment. Ida Rosenthal, the founder of Maidenform, helped in that she created the first standard sizes for it.
