But the woman would have both a shift and the stays to protect, most of the
bodice has the stays behind. Only the shoulder pieces perhaps is not
protected.
Could it simply be, that men was feeling a bigger rank, than a woman, and
therefore was using silk in stead of linen.
I know there are mens garments lined with linnen, but most aristocracy
fashion is lined with silk.
Bjarne
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Sent: Sunday, March 05, 2006 9:52 PM
Subject: Re: [h-cost] difference of the sexes
In a message dated 3/5/2006 11:25:30 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
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All gentlements garments in 18th century is lined with silk, but all
ladies
garments lined with linnen?
Is there any natural explantation of this?
I don't think that is necessarily true. I'm sure there are men's coats
and
waistcoats lined with linen.
However, my two cents' worth--a man's shirt covered him more completely
than
a woman's shift, I think, so he had a fuller under layer of linen next to
his skin.
Ann Wass
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