National Cleavage Day is an annual celebration held in either March or April and sponsored by the brassiere marketer Wonderbra. National Cleavage Day was started in 2002 and held at the beginning of April every year. Wonderbra together with the Cosmopolitan magazine and 5fm, a SABC radio station mainly based in Johannesburg, sponsored the National Cleavage Day.
According to Samantha Paterson, the brand manager for Wonderbra, the National Cleavage Day is started according to a design to solemnise women's independence and power in all facets of life, from their careers to their relationships to their own destiny. Anita Meiring, public relations consultant for Wonderbra, explained the event. "It is a day for women to realise that their cleavage is something unique and that they should be proud of it." Paterson explained "It gives women a chance to be beautiful and glow in the furtive, yet appreciative, glances their cleavage evokes from men". She also explained "It gives men a legitimate reason to stare at boobs."
Paterson said that the day is intended to be lighthearted amusement; however, she claimed that the gross revenue will be donated to the Sunflower Fund, a non-governmental and non-profit organisation based in Cape Town with a stated aim to help South African citizens diagnosed with leukaemia and other life-threatening blood diseases. In the wake of the celebration in 2007, Paterson said "We will be donating money for every bra that gets sold in March. We will donate money to the Sunflower fund. We are having big parties, we have special National Cleavage Day cocktails that have been created and for every cocktail bought R2 will be donated to the sunflower fund."
National Cleavage Day is being celebrated at office premises, restaurants and bars throughout the nation. Most people polled on the streets during the celebrations in 2002 expressed positive view on this event. During the occasion of the National Cleavage Day in 2002, twenty local girls in Johannesburg and another twenty girls in Cape Town were called in for the purpose of distributing stickers and G-strings to selected female drivers. The celebration of the NCD in 2006 started early in the morning of 7 April when women showing their cleavages in Edgars, Foschini and Truworths at La Lucia Mall, Gateway Shopping Centre and the Pavilion handed out Cosmopolitan magazines free of cost to customers. A competition was organised at the Cafe Vacca Matta called the "Best Cleavage." Thousands of women in the province of KwaZulu-Natal displayed their cleavages in support of this event. Local manufacturers and retailers of undergarments have joined in support of the celebration of the NCD and it marks some new industry shifts.
In April 2009, references to National Cleavage Day were so popular on Twitter that the term "National Cleavage" was briefly number one on the website's top ten trend list.
Happy National Cleavage Day! Five Boob Songs For You
5. "Tootin on the Hooters," Doctor Dre & Ed Lover: The original hosts of Yo! MTV Raps released this salicious ode to boobs in 1994 off their album Back Up Off Me. With lyrics like "Hooters, I love them hooters/ Can I get a tooter on your hooters," it's safe to say that they're fans of breasts.
4. "Put Em On The Glass," Sir Mix A Lot: Coming from the guy who brought you the classic "Baby Got Back," it should be no surprise that the Seattle rapper came up with a song in praise of another famous female body part. Similarly to his hit, Sir Mix A Lot's fast flow and sexual lyrics have made this song a strip club anthem, and a hit amongst boob aficionados.
3. "My Humps," Black Eyed Peas: Many people may associate this tune with butts, but if you listen carefully to lyrics (a challenging task for any BEP song, I know), but when Fergie refers to her lumps instead her humps, voila, we have a song about boobs.
2. "Titties N Beer," Frank Zappa: Ever the iconoclast, Zappa's ode to the average man's fantasy is one of the most well known songs about boobs. The premise of the tune is a negotiation between the narrator and the devil, with whom the narrator is trying to reacquire his two favorite things.
1. "Rack City," Tyga: Though a new song, the title of this soon-to-be strip club anthem says everything about the song's theme. Thus earning a spot as the number one song about boobs. Happy boob day everyone!
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