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Drawers and chemises were combined in 1877 as combinations, sometimes high-necked and longsleeved for day wear in linen, merino, calico or nainsook, but by the 1890s sleeveless and more glamorous with frills, tucks, lace trimmings and ribbons.
- Regency Underwear
- Victorian Undergarments
- Combinations Combination Vests and Chemise Panty
- Designer Knickers
Pantaloons
The Empire fashionsat the turn of the 19th century were often little more than sheer nightgowns. The practical solution to the discomfort of lighter clothing was to simply adopt the warm undergarment called pantaloons which were already worn by men. Women's pantaloons were made of light stockinet in a flesh toned nude colour and reached to just below the knee, or even all the way to the ankles. This is why Empire women often appear to be wearing no underwear when seen in paintings of the era....
Knickerbockers
The term knickers comes from the book written by Washington Irving in 1809 and called History of New York. He used the pen name Diedrick Knickerbocker. Herr Knickerbocker was supposedly descended from the original Dutch settlers in New York and was lampooned by the well-known caricaturist George Cruikshank. You can see from illustrations in the book that the Knickerbocker men were dressed in loose breeches, strapped or tied at the knee. From the 1820s onward the breeches were known as knicker...
Victorian Drawers to Combinations and Knickers Drawers 1840-76
Queen Victoria's standards of propriety were so stringent that she soon ensured that the fashion for knickers became a staple of every Victorian woman's wardrobe. In her younger days she was a leader of fashion, for example, her hairstyle was much copied. Other styles she favoured such as tartan fabrics in clothing were also followed. Such was her long term influence on Victorian knickers that by the dawn of the Edwardian era in 1901only the poorest women went without underwear simply due to...
Drawers Merge Into Knickers
In the 1840s Victorian drawers were plain and reached well below the knees. In the 1850s they became more embellished so that by 1868 decoration on knickers was usual. Often the lower leg edges of Victorian knickers were trimmed with lace and had 5 or 6 tucks above it. Left - French cambric and broderie anglaise lace Victorian drawers of 1867 and still open-legged. By 1876 the drawer legs of knickers merged to become closed. That is, the open nature of the crotch was closed and an opening of...
Combinations Arrive in 1877
From 1877 onward the popular Victorian drawers had new competition from combinations. Just as today women wear panties, knickers, thongs, briefs, g-strings, boy-shorts, bodies etc., so women sought the perfect underwear for their sense of self in Victorian times. The undergarment competition came in the form of a new underwear item called combinations. Combinations were first developed as a Victorian undergarment in 1877. They were initially made from linen, silk, merino, calico, cambric or n...
This 1939 open seat vest (C) had a back opening and was all-in-one with legs from thigh to knee. They appear to be called vests in the advert and defined by having either closed or open seats (as in astronaut/airman fighter parachutists suits), yet they still seem to be in effect modern ladies combinations. The decades change and so do the undergar...
Designer knickers, which were very functional pieces in wash and wear materials, became usual with designer brand names suddenly getting attention. Sloggi and Calvin Klein were popular panty brief names of the 1980s to the extent of letting show the designer woven waistband. CK underwear became a known brand name worldwide as it was constantly adve...
Bloom admires the profusion of underwear as Gerty leans back to follow the fireworks. Nainsook knickers, with their trimmed French lace (optional), were garments of choice for the discerning ladies of Dublin, and their less discerning counterparts.
The History of Underclothes. A fascinating survey of various undergarments worn by the English over six centuries. A well-documented, scholarly presentation enhanced with over 100 period...
Undetwear is made of every conceivable sort of material, as silk, cotton, wool, linen, stockinette, spun silk, lace, cambric, merino, flannel, nainsook, elastic, jean, muslin, etc. There has been much dispute among the advocates of the various fibers as to •which was the most suitable for underwear.
Nainsook fabric is commonly woven with a stripe pattern. It was originally made in India and was very popular during the 19 th Century, it is very rare now but was used for underwear, nightwear and baby clothing. The word ‘Nainsook’ comes from the Hindu language and means ‘Eyes Delight.’
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