History of women's underwear

[nappylover78]

One of my favourite articles here: http://mentalfloss.com/article/51840/7-things-historical-women-wore-under-their-skirts

Mainly due to the last paragraph, which says: 

"Before women wore fitted underpants every day, they wore them only monthly, to keep pads in place. Some historians believe the menstrual brief may have been designed based on diapers, which in turn inspired the prototype of all modern women’s underwear."

I like to think of it as... "All women wear diapers, only their thickness varies" 

[kaori]

interesting, and it makes sense! Thanks for sharing this bit of history.