1310 B.C.: Embroidered Underwear
Humans like stuff—ridiculous, silly, unnecessary or simply beautiful—and we always will. How else to explain decorative needlework on ancient underpants and the continued success of Victoria's Secret?
"The Netherlands grave of Emmer-Erfscheidenveen Man, dated to 1310 B.C., included woolen underwear decorated with embroidery, sheepskin cap, calfskin cape and deerskin shoes," reports Leigh Fenly in a sidebar to "Threads of Old," a great article on ancient clothing.
(Don't miss the so-called ice maiden, a manga-character-like corpse whose "thigh-high riding boots" were supposedly "still supple" a mere 2,400 years after her death. By the time she was discovered, I'm guessing the boots were the only supple thing left.)
"The Netherlands grave of Emmer-Erfscheidenveen Man, dated to 1310 B.C., included woolen underwear decorated with embroidery, sheepskin cap, calfskin cape and deerskin shoes," reports Leigh Fenly in a sidebar to "Threads of Old," a great article on ancient clothing.
(Don't miss the so-called ice maiden, a manga-character-like corpse whose "thigh-high riding boots" were supposedly "still supple" a mere 2,400 years after her death. By the time she was discovered, I'm guessing the boots were the only supple thing left.)
