Underwear history: everything you wanted to know
Update: 2024-12-15
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When did people first start wearing underwear? What's the difference between drawers and bloomers? Did medieval women wear bras? Were Victorian corsets really as uncomfortable to wear as you might imagine? And why did men wear codpieces? In this 'everything you wanted to know' episode, Dr Serena Dyer answers listener questions on the history of underwear, in conversation with David Musgrove.
The HistoryExtra podcast is produced by the team behind BBC History Magazine.
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