Historical undergarments.

I'm definitely going to be digging through my underwear drawer.

Thanks TEM, it's really interesting to know that. I'd no idea they were worth that much, but I'm not sure I could bring myself to part with them - not after all these years.

My own research suggests that a lacy version of men's boxer shorts was commonly available to women by 1910 and the first modern panties, really very sort boxers, were worn by women in the 1920s largely necessitated by the very short skirts and dresses that were popular with the flappers of the roaring twenties.

I tried to do some research into current ladies' undergarment trends, only to run into strident objection to my peeking up under their skirts.

Funny that, I would have thought that all women would be only too happy to encourage the advancement of knowledge

njrick
You probably forgot to say pretty please.

I believe women's knickers of any sort are a relatively recent innovation. For much of history they didn't wear anything beneath their skirts and petticoats.

That will be hard for me to research using my particular method.

This reminds me of an old joke:

An older man goes in for his yearly physical, with his wife tagging along.

When the doctor enters the examination room he says, "I will need a urine sample, a stool sample, and a sperm sample."

The old man, being hard of hearing, turns to his wife and asks, "What did he say?"

The wife yells back to him, "GIVE HIM YOUR UNDERWEAR!"

I've heard it before, but it still makes me laugh.