Men put on underwear first.
It is said that women are more shy than men, but the earliest underwear was invented by men.
There were coats and skirts in ancient China. In the Zhou Dynasty, people wore shin clothes under robes. However, underwear in the real modern sense still comes from the west.
As early as13rd century, western men wore loose underwear under other clothes. This kind of underwear is knee-length and made of linen, which can be tied around the waist with a rope. During the Renaissance, underwear was shortened and the front flap was opened, so that men didn't have to take off their underwear when urinating. With the development of cloth, cotton and silk underwear became popular.
By 1935, American JockeYin Company sold the world's first briefs with women's stitching on the front in Chicago. Briefs make the exposed area of men's legs reach the limit. Fashion historians think it is as meaningful as a bra. Within three months, the United States sold 30,000 pairs of briefs, and JockeYin Company urgently produced the "masculine" series, which was sent to shopping malls all over the United States by plane.
At the same time, the elastic band is sewn on the underwear. The word "underwear" is also included in the dictionary. The reason why briefs sell well is mainly to meet the needs of health. If men don't wear underwear and their testicles are hanging all the time, it is easy to get varicocele. Because briefs are close to the skin, they are more protective.
French women ride horses in underwear.
The development of women's underwear was relatively late. Until the17th century, the French led the fashion, and there was a craze for wearing underwear in court. French women call underwear "Garcon".
At that time, the skirts worn by French ladies were all skirts, and the skirts became wider and wider, which caused a lot of inconvenience. Coupled with the enthusiasm of French women for cycling, this makes "Garcon" underwear popular. Women who practice riding on saddles often take off their clothes and are violated by lechers. Moreover, bacteria can invade the lower body and cause gynecological diseases. So women wear underwear to prevent dust, wind and cold, and hide things that men can't see.
Subsequently, some women made underwear with bright fabrics, giving underwear aesthetic factors. In the history of American clothing, women call underwear a great invention that goes hand in hand with bra. American clothing researchers believe that underwear can not only fit the curve of women's buttocks and increase their charm, but also make adult women's figure return to perfect proportion. At the same time, underwear also supports and protects the genitals.
Health and comfort are the mainstream.
Underwear has a long history, but its appearance has not changed much. The most important thing is fabric.
At present, health is still the main direction of underwear development. Underwear with biological antibacterial fabrics has been put on the market, and more attention is paid to environmental protection and health in materials and design.
Q: Should women wear underwear when they sleep?
A: You can wear it or not, as long as you don't wear tight underwear. If the underwear is too tight, it is recommended to change it into loose underwear when sleeping, so that the blood circulation will be smoother and it will be good for sleep. Some people love to sleep naked, which is also good, because women's genitals are wet all the year round, which is easy to breed harmful bacteria. If adequate ventilation can be maintained, the incidence of common gynecological diseases can be reduced.
Underwear, from a certain point of view, is a small mirror reflecting the health status of female reproductive system. It is generally recommended to choose light cotton underwear. First, thin underwear helps to find abnormal signals, such as whether the leucorrhea color is wrong or not, and whether there is abnormal vaginal bleeding; Secondly, compared with dark underwear, light underwear has fewer chemical components such as dyes, which is conducive to protecting women's privacy and health.