Historic underwear
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queensthiefThey found some actual medieval lingerie. Now our sartorial speculations have a, ahem, *firmer* foundation in reality:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2174568/Austrian-dates-bras-15th-century-The-scraps-lace-castle-vault.html#ixzz20trdywo1
Now I'm speculating wildly, not so much about Gen's underthings, but about Irene & Eddis. You just know Gen had some made special, in "cheerful" colors.
;)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2174568/Austrian-dates-bras-15th-century-The-scraps-lace-castle-vault.html#ixzz20trdywo1
Now I'm speculating wildly, not so much about Gen's underthings, but about Irene & Eddis. You just know Gen had some made special, in "cheerful" colors.
;)
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Date: 7/23/12 07:08 pm (UTC)http://realmofvenus.renaissanceitaly.net/workbox/extdraw2.htm
ETA: Anybody want to join me in snickering over the idea of a pair of drawers embroidered with "may you be successful in your endeavors"? Hee.
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Date: 7/23/12 07:36 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 7/23/12 07:50 pm (UTC)you know Eddis had some made for Attolia as a wedding gift, and the first time Gen saw them he ended up laughing so hard that it completely ruined the mood. And then Eddis received a very curt note from Attolia about her sense of humor.
heh heh heh.
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Date: 7/23/12 08:09 pm (UTC)And it traveled the diplomatic channels through Ornon! So Eddis sent back a pair embroidered with sheep.
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Date: 7/23/12 08:18 pm (UTC)and one day Ornon bleats under his breath at Attolia in passing and she knows, SHE KNOWS WHO DID IT, she knows who to blame for why Gen was laughing so hard he fell out of bed and landed on his bad ribs and was out of commission for the next three days.
and then Ornon had to deal with sand in his dinner.
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Date: 7/23/12 08:33 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 7/23/12 08:37 pm (UTC)It also starts some comments about the Queen's undergarments in general, but those tend to die quickly because nobody REALLY wants to picture the Queen in her underthings. It just--doesn't work like it would with a normal woman, as Aris points out.
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Date: 7/23/12 09:02 pm (UTC)nobody REALLY wants to picture the Queen in her underthings. It just--doesn't work like it would with a normal woman, as Aris points out.
Goddesses do tend to favor either total nudity or artistic draping. There's no in between.
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Date: 7/23/12 09:11 pm (UTC)Goddesses do tend to favor either total nudity or artistic draping. There's no in between.
(I laughed aloud and clapped with sheer delight at that one. Brilliant! :-) )
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Date: 7/23/12 09:35 pm (UTC)(I laughed aloud and clapped with sheer delight at that one. Brilliant! :-) )
Thanks! :D
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Date: 7/23/12 07:54 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 7/23/12 11:43 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 7/24/12 12:09 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 7/24/12 01:46 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 7/24/12 02:50 am (UTC)I can imagine Attolian monograms on the underwear, worn under brocade.
But of course Gen would have spent his childhood getting his knickers worn out and torn by climbing in odd places...