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.
There was a discussion on this very subject here in Jan 06, if you want
to look up what's already been posted. Not that new discussion isn't
wanted, but you can read what folks have already figured out, and what
theories we have.
ARCHIVES:
To search by keyword, use Eric Praetzel's searchable archive at:
http://sca.uwaterloo.ca/Fashion
I'm sure there are older discussions too, as this topic comes up on
nearly every costume group I've been on.
Dawn
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