Tori Ruhl wrote:
I understand the "there is no evidence one way or the other" about women
wearing underpants in pre-16th century Europe.
but what about during their menses?
I haven't done any research, but I would speculate that they would need to wrap or tie something around them in order to keep the linen "pads" in place.
I defer to those that know a lot more than I do about such things to enlighten
me. :)
Only the Shadow knows...
OK, actually the Shadow doesn't know either. Nobody knows. But it
seems unlikely that menstruation would have had a big effect on
braies-wearing, since they wouldn't have been snug enough to keep
anything in place. Immediately before modern adhesive pads came into
use, a belt-and-pad arrangement was the norm-- it's possible that
Medieval women had something similar.
--
Adele de Maisieres
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Habeo metrum - musicamque,
hominem meam. Expectat alium quid?
-Georgeus Gershwinus
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