tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post6966902052317444860..comments2023-10-20T11:17:47.246-04:00Comments on Two Nerdy History Girls: Fashions for September 1862Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-59403122517834057122018-07-03T02:12:40.996-04:002018-07-03T02:12:40.996-04:00But the underwear thing is true... Women didnt wea...But the underwear thing is true... Women didnt wear underwear in the sense that we understand until the 1940s... In the 1800s they wore union suits, but before then they didnt wear underwear. They wore a chemise and some form of stays, but not underwear.LauraDeLunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04466329497203339928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-92220155541751503762017-09-17T12:48:42.848-04:002017-09-17T12:48:42.848-04:00These immediately reminded me of both Scarlett O&#...These immediately reminded me of both Scarlett O'Hara and Louisa May Alcott's <i>Little Women</i>, both of which start during this period of time. Very enjoyable blog. Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01134502777800553682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-68412779533678339402017-09-16T10:03:21.452-04:002017-09-16T10:03:21.452-04:00Off topic, but I was directed to this blog (Mary C...Off topic, but I was directed to this blog (Mary Corbett) and thought it might be of interest if you didn't know about it.<br />http://costumehistorian.blogspot.ca/2017/09/embroidered-jackets-or-waistcoats.html<br />Love the Nerdy posts!Suztatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15703965965474209546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-8918233724818445352017-09-15T10:20:11.869-04:002017-09-15T10:20:11.869-04:00You're quite right, Anonymous. Unfortunately, ...You're quite right, Anonymous. Unfortunately, time didn't permit my commenting on some of the inaccuracies in the article. Mea culpa. Mainly I wanted to show the development of the crinoline. This is like the nonsense we read about corsets. In the early 19th century, it was claimed that those "thin" muslin dresses were always catching fire...that they were damped...that women wore no underwear...Loretta Chasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13144208933494829602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-36678550939083561752017-09-15T08:29:03.364-04:002017-09-15T08:29:03.364-04:00Saying that "thousands of women" died as...Saying that "thousands of women" died as a result of their crinolines catching on fire is a preposterous statement. There are at most only a handful of documented incidents. That false statistic is more propaganda from nineteenth century costume reformers and modern fashion-haters, and belongs in the same category as tales about punctured lungs caused by tight lacing of corsets. Like all fake news, repeating it only gives it credence. <br />IT DID NOT HAPPEN. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com