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Originally Posted by Sanguis Mortuum 
This is what I was thinking, though I wasn't sure if I was right or not. Cotton has been in use for thousands of years but I think linen was, in the UK at least, much more common prior to the industrial revolution.
This is what I was thinking, though I wasn't sure if I was right or not. Cotton has been in use for thousands of years but I think linen was, in the UK at least, much more common prior to the industrial revolution.
Found this:
linen
2. A reference, especially before the 20th century, to a man's shirt and other personal items (e.g. nightshirts); a usage that arose because such items were customarily made from linen, but continued even when they were composed of cotton or blends.
(Interesting:
In previous centuries, a change of linen was the equivalent of a modern shower: Medical men thought that wearing linen—because it absorbed sweat, smell and dirt—was a way of ridding the bodiy of impurities.)
The Fairchild Encyclopedia of Menswear
Oops. Just posted it in another topic without knowing. So, no...
Do you guys every put together some nonsensical, illogical, unseasonal outfits? Feel free to post examples or photos
