Medieval "Lingerie" From 15th Century Austrian Castle Stuns Fashion Historians

ecouterre.com 18 Jul '12, 3pm

Medieval "Lingerie" From 15th Century Austrian Castle Stuns Fashion Historians | Ecouterre

Archaeologists have unearthed several 600-year-old bras that experts say could rewrite fashion history . While they’ll hardly send pulses racing by today’s standards, the lace-and-linen underpinnings predate the invention of the modern brassiere by hundreds of years. Found hidden under the floorboards of Lengberg Castle in Austria’s East Tyrol , along with some 2,700 textile remains and one completely preserved pair of (presumably male) linen underpants, the four intact and two fragmented specimens are believed to date to the 15th century, a hypothesis scientists later confirmed through carbon-dating.

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@drmarthalee » 14 Aug '12, 2am
Learn about Medieval “Lingerie” From 15th Century [link]
@OzanSezgin » 01 Aug '12, 8am
RT @immoraltales: 15.Yüzyıl İç Çamaşırı Modası-Medieval "Lingerie" From 15th Century Austrian Castle Stuns Fashion Historians [link]
@immoraltales » 01 Aug '12, 7am
15.Yüzyıl İç Çamaşırı Modası-Medieval "Lingerie" From 15th Century Austrian Castle Stuns Fashion Historians [link]
@bedlamsbard » 31 Jul '12, 6pm
@aellairene [link] which makes me go, "What's so confounding about breasts, guys?"
@codenamestrike » 30 Jul '12, 9pm
[link] So against popular belief, lingerie DID exist even before Nobuna used it. Whaddya say now? Still want to win? #Nobuna
@guilleramirez » 27 Jul '12, 8pm
Historiadores y arqueólogos encuentran lencería del siglo XV [link]
@loren_bella » 27 Jul '12, 6pm
wow!!! [link] #vintage
@JannesVintage » 27 Jul '12, 5pm
RT @dressvintage: 600-year-old bras could rewrite fashion history! Found hidden under the floorboards of Austrian castle. [link] @Ecouterre
@dressvintage » 27 Jul '12, 5pm
600-year-old bras could rewrite fashion history! Found hidden under the floorboards of Austrian castle. [link] @Ecouterre
@m3lang3 » 25 Jul '12, 9pm
@wazzra [link]
@Abwzdrx » 24 Jul '12, 8pm
Funny - #lingerie from Middle Ages - I always thought that women in the past just didn't use underwear ;-) [link]
@hyggehouse » 24 Jul '12, 8pm
RT @jasminchua: LAST WEEK'S MOST POPULAR STORY: 15th century "lingerie" rewrites fashion history [link]
@jasminchua » 24 Jul '12, 7pm
LAST WEEK'S MOST POPULAR STORY: 15th century "lingerie" rewrites fashion history [link]
@aquefot » 22 Jul '12, 11pm
Unas bragas de 600 años! [link]
@Indigenous » 22 Jul '12, 8pm
Archaeologists have unearthed several 600 year old bras that could rewrite fashion history [link] @ModCloth Retweet
@omondra » 22 Jul '12, 2pm
Contrario a lo que se pensaba, el brassier es una prenda que se ha usado desde el siglo XV. [link]
@papanikole » 22 Jul '12, 12pm
Lingerie a long time ago... [link]
@CitizenWald » 21 Jul '12, 4pm
update: Medieval "Lingerie" From 15th Century Austrian Castle Stuns Fashion Historians | Ecouterre [link]
@Dfg » 21 Jul '12, 4pm
Holy shit, that's is SEXY AS HELL! Medieval “Lingerie” From 15th Century Castle Stuns Fashion Historians [link]
@gadg3ts » 21 Jul '12, 4pm
For the fashion people, the 500 year old bra! :) [link]
@TheWebRecluse » 21 Jul '12, 3pm
Medieval “Lingerie” From 15th Century Austrian Castle Shocks Fashion Historians. [link]
@mranti » 21 Jul '12, 2pm
RT @xuyihua: 改寫時尚史：六百年前的性感文胸系帶小褲褲出土 [link]
@xuyihua » 21 Jul '12, 2pm
改寫時尚史：六百年前的性感文胸系帶小褲褲出土 [link]
@chrisiscreative » 21 Jul '12, 2am
RT @hannry: [link] Looks like something from Anthropologie.
@hannry » 21 Jul '12, 1am
[link] Looks like something from Anthropologie.
@phlogiston4lyfe » 20 Jul '12, 10pm
I want a girl with a short skirt, a long jacket, and a bra from the 15th century. [link]
@Cris_Aguilo » 20 Jul '12, 9pm
Lencería de hace 600 años! > [link]
@bedlamsbard » 20 Jul '12, 8pm
@molarpolar There's a great (translated) 15th century poem on the subject at the end of this article: [link]
@mikehollihan » 20 Jul '12, 8pm
15th century bras and underwear may rewrite fashion history. [link]
@bedlamsbard » 20 Jul '12, 7pm
"Breasts continue to compel and confound us till this very day." What's so confounding about breasts, guys? [link]
@Stroppy_Girl » 20 Jul '12, 7pm
RT @gotmedieval: "History has shown little indication that bras with clearly visible cups existed before the 19th century." [link]
@gotmedieval » 20 Jul '12, 7pm
"History has shown little indication that bras with clearly visible cups existed before the 19th century." [link]
@zLockout » 20 Jul '12, 6pm
600 gadus veci pupturi [link]
@BigDamn_Heroes » 20 Jul '12, 5pm
Non-gaming news...Bras are apparently hundreds of years older then anyone thought! [link]
@linnea_west » 20 Jul '12, 3pm
RT @mrseb: Medieval “Lingerie” From 15th Century Castle Stuns Fashion Historians [link] // v. cool. re-writing history!
@toxickore » 20 Jul '12, 2pm
:O brassieres de hace 600 años [link]
@nramkarran » 20 Jul '12, 1pm
So #bras are considerably older that originally thought; there really is nothing new in the world. [link] #fashion #underwear
@Cyandie » 20 Jul '12, 1pm
@KTGierszewski @katekowalski HI KRISTEN [link]
@gin1311 » 20 Jul '12, 12pm
Impresionante la lingerie medivale [link]
@homashi » 20 Jul '12, 12pm
RT @HEKEMOKO_: オーストリアで600年前のブラジャー発見される。専門家「ファッション史を書き換える可能性」：[link] ちなみに下の紐パンは男性用らしいので興奮したら損。
@HEKEMOKO_ » 20 Jul '12, 12pm
オーストリアで600年前のブラジャー発見される。専門家「ファッション史を書き換える可能性」：[link] ちなみに下の紐パンは男性用らしいので興奮したら損。
@vilms_5000 » 20 Jul '12, 12pm
Medieval lingerie found under castle floor: [link] - 'stuns' fashion historians? C'mon, it's not like it's a piano necktie ffs
@iainsut » 20 Jul '12, 11am
When someone says they have underwear older than you, they might be telling the truth [link]
@vwhiteland » 20 Jul '12, 11am
BRA & BRIEFS - MEDIEVAL STYLE ... Amazing find!... [link]
@taciturnus » 20 Jul '12, 10am
@acompanhante Sutiã do século XV encontrado escondido em castelo autríaco: [link]
@HackerYolk » 20 Jul '12, 10am
Medieval "Lingerie" From 15th Century Castle Stuns Fashion Historians - [link] /HN
@mrseb » 20 Jul '12, 10am
Medieval “Lingerie” From 15th Century Castle Stuns Fashion Historians [link] // v. cool. re-writing history!
@socialcolonic » 20 Jul '12, 9am
wow. even medieval ppl have seen Raquel Welch in One Million Years B.C. [link]
@ofir_i » 20 Jul '12, 7am
Who said #archaeology isn't interesting?? [link]
@pasqualm » 20 Jul '12, 7am
sorprenent! Medieval "Lingerie" From 15th Century Austrian Castle Stuns Fashion Historians | Ecouterre [link]