Who invented underwear?
The underwear was introduced in 1849 by Amelia Bloomer. The underwear was known as bloomers.
Early Women’s Underwear
During the Renaissance, underpants or drawers were considered a chastity device as they helped women to maintain hygiene and protect themselves from the cold. The ancient Egyptians wore one-piece garments called loincloths. Romans also wore underwear, a loincloth or shorts called subligaculum. From the 16th century, women started wearing corsets with whalebone. When women began to ride horses, they required drawers to prevent the thighs from being seen.
19th Century Underwear
Underwear became famous in the 19th century. The English wore undergarments called pantaloons in the 18th century. Eventually, the word was shortened to pants in the 19th century. The pants were designed to cover the whole leg. Underwear is also referred to as a drawer. Later, women’s underwear was also called knickerbockers. In the 19th century, the term was shortened to knickers. Underwear is called panties in the United States. Panties in the 19th century featured two separate legs attached at the waist. In 1947, tennis player Gertrude Moran was summoned to court for wearing a short tennis dress with a pair of ruffled lace-trimmed knickers in the Wimbledon Tennis Championships which made headlines across the world. Panties also came with lace and bands.