Originally Posted by Burney Possibly, but I think that still misses the larger point of perineal chafing. I think such garments are fine on young ladies, of course. They like a ludicrously impractical garment, the birds do. One cannot stand in the way of progress, b. In the 17th century you'd have been dismissing trousers as no substitute for doublet and hose.
Originally Posted by Sir C One cannot stand in the way of progress, b. In the 17th century you'd have been dismissing trousers as no substitute for doublet and hose. I still think that the advent of the trouser was a sad day for those of us with a well-turned calf imo.
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