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Panniers or side hoops are women's undergarments worn in the 17th and 18th centuries to extend the width of the skirts at the side while leaving the front and back relatively flat. This provided a panel where woven patterns, elaborate decorations and rich embroidery could be displayed and fully appreciated.
Fundoshi (ふんどし/褌) is a traditional Japanese undergarment for males and females, made from a length of cotton.. Before World War II, the fundoshi was the main form of underwear for Japanese men and women. [1]
The word "petticoat" came from Middle English pety cote [4] or pety coote, [5] meaning "a small coat/cote". [6] Petticoat is also sometimes spelled "petty coat". [7] The original petticoat was meant to be seen and was worn with an open gown. [3] The practice of wearing petticoats as undergarments was well established in England by 1585. [8]
Free-hanging pockets were tied around the waist and were accessed through pocket slits in the gown or petticoat. Loose gowns, sometimes with a wrapped or surplice front closure, were worn over the shift ( chemise ), petticoat and stays (corset) for at-home wear, and it was fashionable to have one's portrait painted wearing these fashions.
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One time, she seemingly flashed her underwear in strapless dress with a sky-high slit. The second time around , she exposed her breasts in a super see-through number.
The word cilice derives from the Latin cilicium, a covering made of goat's hair from Cilicia, a Roman province in south-east Asia Minor. [11] The reputed first Scriptural use of this exact term is in the Vulgate (Latin) translation of Psalm 35:13, "Ego autem, cum mihi molesti essent, induebar cilicio."