How Did They Pee in Those Dresses? A Superficial History of Underwear

*[2:19] In the English-written sources I've found so far. Unfortunately I can't presently speak for primary accounts written in other languages. FURTHER READING: Portraits of ladies not wearing underwear but that I couldn't include in the video for Proprietary Reasons, lol Mid-18th century: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bei_der_Toilette.jpg Mid-18th c, "La Jupe Relevée" Francois Boucher https://p6.storage.canalblog.com/68/02/388090/22611666_p.jpg Full analysis of the 15th century Lengberg Castle finds: https://www.academia.edu/27335143/The_Lengberg_Finds_Remnants_of_the_Lost_15th_Century_Tailoring_Revolution Extra special thanks to Izabela at Prior Attire for permission to use her demonstration video! She has also just put out a video discussing how Victorians dealt with needing to pee: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ED-wKZBAl5w Abby Cox on 18th Century periods: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iV2TgwjjhOE&t=954s Karolina Żebrowska on Victorian periods: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2d_QP7D77is Footnotes and image credits can be found at: http://www.bernadettebanner.co.uk/how-did-they-pee Want to get started with hand sewing? 🧵 🕯Check out my Skillshare original course, “Hand Sewing Basics: Working Wonders with Fabric, Needle & Thread”. To sign up for a free trial and take the class, visit https://skl.sh/bernadettebanner1 This channel is made possible through the generous support of Patreon members. To become a patron, visit https://www.patreon.com/bernadette