Medieval "lingerie"

[mandie_rw]

Saw 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...

Comments

[blackcat452.livejournal.com]

I don't know what to make of the bra, but my first thoughts about the panties are the same as Robins. During that time of the month, they might have been used to support the "rags"they used, or so I have been told.

[mandie-rw.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that's what made sense to me too, with the undies. The bra looks like it was about waist-length originally (the piece hanging down has eyelets), so I guess it's proof that at least one person, in that particular area, was wearing a support garment in c1480! I don't know enough about pre-16thc clothing to know how much that rocks some people's world, haha.