Fashion experts describe the find as surprising because the bra had commonly been thought to be only little more than 100 years old... Although the linen garments were unearthed in 2008, they did not make news until now says Beatrix Nutz, the archaeologist responsible for the discovery. Researching the items and carbon dating them to make sure they were genuine took some time. "We didn't believe it ourselves," she said in a telephone call from the Tyrolean city of Innsbruck. "From what we knew, there was no such thing as bra-like garments in the 15th century."Lest the lads feel left out, also discovered was this sexy number, which is a pair of men's underwear:
The university said the four bras were among more than 2,700 textile fragments — some linen, others linen combined with cotton — that were found intermixed with dirt, wood, straw and pieces of leather. "Four linen textiles resemble modern-time bras" with distinct cups and one in particular looks like today's version, it said, with "two broad shoulder straps and a possible back strap, not preserved but indicated by partially torn edges of the cups onto which it was attached." And the lingerie was not only functional. The bras were intricately decorated with lace and other ornamentation, the statement said, suggesting they were also meant to please a suitor. While paintings of the era show outerwear, they do not reveal what women wore beneath. Davidson, the fashion curator, described the finds as "kind of a missing link" in the history of women's underwear
"We didn't believe it
ourselves," she said in a telephone call from the Tyrolean city of
Innsbruck. "From what we knew, there was no such thing as bra-like
garments in the 15th century."
The university said the four bras were among more than 2,700 textile
fragments — some linen, others linen combined with cotton — that were
found intermixed with dirt, wood, straw and pieces of leather.
"Four linen textiles resemble modern-time bras" with distinct cups and
one in particular looks like today's version, it said, with "two broad
shoulder straps and a possible back strap, not preserved but indicated
by partially torn edges of the cups onto which it was attached."
And the lingerie was not only functional.
The bras were intricately decorated with lace and other ornamentation,
the statement said, suggesting they were also meant to please a suitor.
While paintings of the era show outerwear, they do not reveal what women
wore beneath. Davidson, the fashion curator, described the finds as
"kind of a missing link" in the history of women's underwear.
Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2012-07-year-old-linen-bras-austrian-castle.html#jCp
Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2012-07-year-old-linen-bras-austrian-castle.html#jCp
Good for budgie-smuggling and not much else!
Gross, I bet that smells bad haha
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