http://www.randyasplund.com/browse/medieval/chausse1.html Scroll down to the first of the last two pictures. These are not as loose as the previous. Similar to a previously presented print. http://realmofvenus.renaissanceitaly.net/library/Semiramis.gif
De -----Original Message----- 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 ----------------------------- Habeo metrum - musicamque, hominem meam. Expectat alium quid? -Georgeus Gershwinus ----------------------------- _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume