Medieval "lingerie"
Jul. 17th, 2012 03:50 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mandie_rwSaw this floating around Facebook - what do you guys think of it?
Discovered in a castle vault, the scraps of lace that show lingerie was all the rage 500 years ago
My knowledge of pre-16thc clothing is sketchy at best, but after a good look, I think saying the find "totally rewrites" fashion history is a bit of a stretch. A fascinating find? Yes, definitely. But it hasn't totally blown my mind and made me question everything I know about the history of women's undergarments!
Of course, it is the Daily Mail...
Discovered in a castle vault, the scraps of lace that show lingerie was all the rage 500 years ago
My knowledge of pre-16thc clothing is sketchy at best, but after a good look, I think saying the find "totally rewrites" fashion history is a bit of a stretch. A fascinating find? Yes, definitely. But it hasn't totally blown my mind and made me question everything I know about the history of women's undergarments!
Of course, it is the Daily Mail...