As early as13rd century, western men wore a pair of loose underwear under other clothes. These underpants are knee-length and made of linen, which can be tied around the waist with a rope. By the Renaissance, underwear had changed.

Short, with a front opening, so that men don't have to take off their underwear when urinating. With the development of cloth, cotton and silk underwear became popular. The development of women's underwear is relatively late. Until the17th century, before the French took the lead, there was a craze for wearing underwear in the court. French women call underwear "Garcon"