Knickers: An Intimate Appraisal By Rosemary Hawthorne

Humorous and informative, this guide chronicles the history of undergarments, from the early days to the 1960s.
Did you know
– that before 1800 no nice women wore knickers at all?
– that underneath their crinolines Victorian women wore knickers with separate legs?
– that before the advent of elastic, knickers were held up with buttons, tapes and even shoulder straps?
– that until World War II many poorer people made their knickers out of old flour bags?
– that during the War women made hand-knitted knickers?
– that 60s women enjoyed a craze for throwaway paper panties?
– that in the USA you can buy edible, cherry-flavoured knickers?
This is the book that gets to the bottom of what is worn next to nothing