Menu
Home
People
Places
Arts
History
Plants & Animals
Science
Life & Culture
Technology
Reference.org
Balconet
open-in-new
<h2 id="balconette-brassieres">Balconette brassieres</h2> <p>The term has also been applied to a style of <a href="/facts/Brassiere/t9Bsnf08">brassiere</a> featuring low-cut cups and wide set straps that give the appearance of a square neckline. The name "balconette" came from men in the balcony of a theatre looking down upon women. A balconette bra could not be seen from above.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="materials">Materials</h2> <p>Balconets or Juliet balconies can be made from various materials. As they used to be made out of stone quite often, with modern advances there has been more options to create aesthetically pleasing balconets. Newer Juliet balconies can range from glass panels to stainless steel, to provide a more modern look to a building. </p> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/French_window/ts2uMoVm">French window</a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <p> Media related to Balconets at Wikimedia Commons </p> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Balconet". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 23 March 2012. <a href="http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-balconet.html" target="_blank">http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-balconet.html</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"Juliet balconies". Balconette. Retrieved 23 March 2012. <a href="http://www.balconette.co.uk/Products/Juliette/" target="_blank">http://www.balconette.co.uk/Products/Juliette/</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"Bras glossary". www.glamorousamorous.com. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2012. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130726183206/http://www.glamorousamorous.com/bras-glossary-i65" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20130726183206/http://www.glamorousamorous.com/bras-glossary-i65</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>