Yes, I saw that one, too. Wonderful to have actual 'real people' photos, isn't it?
As far as the underwear, I agree that the article is rather sensationalized, which I suppose is just part of today's general media. I'd love to read reports written by textile experts and directed towards educated enthusiasts such as myself and others. I consider the Daily Mail article but a teaser! Still, what I take away from it is that here is proof of undergarments being worn, in a style similar to what we thought of as much later. Were they worn everywhere by everyone? I'd say that remains to be determined. And besides, the list is in its typical summer doldrums. We needed *something* to talk about!! Linda -----Original Message----- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Marjorie Wilser Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 12:28 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Interesting Underwear find, more I followed up on a link on the same page and it yielded more deliciousness, this time Edwardian: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2173872/Edwardian-street-style-Ast onishing-amateur-images-capture-fashion-women-London-Paris-century-ago.html or (thanks to TinyURL): http://tinyurl.com/72jubj9 Like many of us, I question the attribution of "bra" and especially "knickers" to the items shown in your original post. I can see the so- called bra as a part of a Germanic underbodice of some sort. The other might just be a "sanitary" garment, but there's also no indication whether or not it was worn by male or female persons. The layers-- if we can really tell from the photo-- might indicate female. But without closer examination by an actual costume historian, the online article sounds rather (dare I say) bogus. :) ==Marjorie Wilser @..@ @..@ @..@ Three Toad Press http://3toad.blogspot.com/ > > http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2174568/Found-castle-vault-scraps- lace-lingerie-rage-500-years-ago.html _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
