600 Years Ago Already Women Wearing Bra - 600 Tahun Yang Lalu Wanita Sudah Mengenakan Bra

A general view of the Lengberg Castle is seen in Nikolsdorf, eastern Tyrol, in this undated handout released to Reuters. Four mediaeval bras have been found in a collection of textiles excavated from Lengberg Castle in Austria, confounding conventional wisdom that bras did not exist before the 19th century.

This undated picture publicly provided by the Archeological Institute of the University of Innsbruck, shows
medieval underwear. The find, formally announced Wednesday by the University of Innsbruck, is being
described by historical fashion experts as revolutionary because it indicates that the bra was already worn
around 600 years ago before being abandoned for the stiff stays dictated by the form-hugging clothing that
become the mode for centuries. Also found at Lemberg Castle in Tyrol was a linen undergarment that looks
very much like a pair of panties.

Dan lingerie itu tidak hanya fungsional .Bra yang rumit dihiasi dengan renda dan ornamen lainnya , kata pernyataan itu , menunjukkan mereka juga dimaksudkan untuk menyenangkan pelamar .Sementara lukisan dari era acara pakaian luar , mereka tidak mengungkapkan apa yang wanita memakai bawahnya . Davidson, kurator fashion, menggambarkan penemuan sebagai " semacam missing link " dalam sejarah pakaian dalam wanita .Wanita mulai bereksperimen dengan pakaian bra - seperti di tahun 1800-an dan bra modern pertama dipatenkan pada awal abad ke-19 . Hal ini diduga telah diciptakan oleh New York sosialita Mary Phelps Jacob , yang tidak senang dengan tampilan gaunnya lebih korset kaku .Juga ditemukan di Lemberg Castle in Tyrol adalah pakaian dalam linen yang terlihat sangat banyak seperti sepasang celana . Tapi Nutz mengatakan itu adalah pakaian dalam pria - wanita tidak memakai apa-apa di bawah rok mengalir mereka saat itu ." Celana itu dianggap sebagai simbol dominasi laki-laki dan kekuasaan , " katanya .
Gambar Medieval sering menunjukkan seorang pria dan seorang wanita berjuang untuk sepasang celana dalam pertempuran simbolik untuk melihat siapa yang " memakai celana " dalam keluarga .http://news.yahoo.com/600-old-linen-bras-found-austrian-castle-192408678.html

This undated picture publicly provided by the Archeological Institute of the University of Innsbruck, shows
a medieval bra. The bra is commonly thought to be little more than 100 years old as corseted women
abandoned rigid fashions and opted for the more natural look. But that timeline is about to be revised with
the discovery of four brassieres from the Middle Ages in a debris-filled vault of an Austrian castle. The find,
formally announced Wednesday July 18, 2012 by the University of Innsbruck, is being described by
historical fashion experts as revolutionary because it indicates that the bra was already worn around 600
years ago before being abandoned for the stiff stays dictated by the form-hugging clothing that become the
mode for centuries.

A brassiere from the late Middle Ages is pictured at the University of
Innsbruck, archaeology department

VIENNA ( AP ) - Sebuah penemuan revolusioner adalah menulis ulang sejarah pakaian : Sekitar 600 tahun yang lalu , wanita mengenakan bra .The University of Innsbruck Rabu mengatakan bahwa arkeolog menemukan empat kain bra yang berasal dari Abad Pertengahan di kastil Austria . Ahli mode menggambarkan menemukan sebagai mengejutkan karena bra itu umumnya telah dianggap tua hanya sedikit lebih dari 100 tahun sebagai wanita meninggalkan korset ketat.Sebaliknya , tampak bra datang pertama, diikuti oleh korset , diikuti oleh bra diciptakan kembali .Satu spesimen khususnya " tampak persis seperti ( modern) bra , " kata Hilary Davidson , fashion kurator untuk Museum London. " Ini adalah penemuan yang luar biasa . "Meskipun pakaian linen digali pada tahun 2008 , mereka tidak membuat berita sampai sekarang mengatakan Beatrix Nutz , arkeolog yang bertanggung jawab atas penemuan itu.Meneliti item dan karbon kencan mereka untuk memastikan mereka asli mengambil beberapa waktu . Dia memberikan ceramah pada mereka tahun lalu, namun informasi yang tinggal dalam lingkungan akademik sampai sebuah artikel baru-baru ini di BBC History Magazine ." Kami tidak percaya diri , " katanya dalam sebuah panggilan telepon dari kota Tyrolean Innsbruck . " Dari apa yang kami tahu , tidak ada hal seperti pakaian bra -seperti di abad ke-15 . "Pihak universitas mengatakan empat bra di antara lebih dari 2.700 fragmen tekstil - beberapa linen , linen lain dikombinasikan dengan kapas - yang ditemukan bercampur dengan kotoran , kayu , jerami dan potongan kulit ." Empat linen tekstil menyerupai bra modern waktu " dengan cangkir yang berbeda dan satu dalam penampilan tertentu seperti versi saat ini , katanya , dengan " dua tali bahu yang luas dan tali belakang mungkin, tidak diawetkan tetapi ditunjukkan oleh tepi sebagian robek dari cangkir ke mana itu melekat . "

Ditemukan dalam lemari besi istana , potongan-potongan renda yang menunjukkan lingerie adalah semua kemarahan 500 tahun yang laluHal ini hampir tidak bersemangat oleh standar sekarang tapi lingerie minim ini memiliki tentu sejarawan terkejut .Renda dan kain pakaian tanggal kembali ke ratusan tahun sebelum pakaian dalam wanita dianggap ada.Mereka berbaring tersembunyi di lemari besi di bawah papan lantai dari sebuah kastil Austria sejak abad ke-15 .Meskipun negara mereka pembusukan , yang celana beruang lebih dari kemiripan lewat untuk celana bikini string yang populer saat ini , sementara bra memiliki cangkir dipasang dan tali halus dari rekan-rekan modern mereka .Sementara diketahui bahwa laki-laki abad pertengahan mengenakan pakaian seperti celana pendek modern , ia berpikir bahwa wanita hanya mengenakan baju atau kamisol .Ia berpikir bahwa celana tidak membuat penampilan sampai akhir abad ke-18 .Bra yang dianggap penemuan yang lebih modern, tidak muncul sampai sekitar 100 tahun yang lalu .Hilary Davidson , fashion kurator di Museum of London , mengatakan penemuan 'benar-benar menulis ulang sejarah fashion, menambahkan : " . Yang demikian belum pernah datang sebelumnya 'Dia percaya itu adalah ' sepenuhnya kemungkinan ' bahwa sesuatu yang mirip dikenakan oleh wanita abad pertengahan Inggris ." Penemuan ini adalah wawasan yang sangat menarik ke dalam cara orang berpakaian di Abad Pertengahan , " lanjutnya ." Ini jarang bahwa pakaian sehari-hari dalam bentuk apapun bertahan dari periode ini , apalagi pakaian . 'Para pakaian di antara hampir 3.000 fragmen pakaian dan detritus lain yang ditemukan di Lengberg Castle in East Tyrol selama renovasi baru-baru ini .Diperkirakan bahwa mereka dikubur ketika bangunan itu diperpanjang pada 1480 dan bahwa kondisi sangat kering menghentikan pakaian yang rapuh dari disintegrasi selama berabad-abad .Beatrix Nutz , dari Innsbruck University, yang membuat penemuan itu , awalnya menghadapi skeptisisme tapi tes radiokarbon - kencan dikonfirmasi kecurigaannya .Haul termasuk empat bra dan dua pasang celana . Dua dari bra menyerupai rekan-rekan modern tapi yang lain dijelaskan lebih blak-blakan sebagai ' shirt dengan tas ' , edisi Agustus BBC History Magazine melaporkan .

 

ENGLISH

It is hardly racy by today’s standards but this skimpy lingerie has certainly shocked historians.
The lace and linen undergarments date back to hundreds of years before women’s underwear was thought to exist.
They had lain hidden in a vault beneath the floorboards of an Austrian castle since  the 15th century.

Despite their state of decay, the knickers bear more than a passing resemblance to the string bikini briefs popular today, while the bra has the fitted cups and delicate straps of its modern-day counterparts.

While it was known that medieval men wore undergarments like modern-day shorts, it was thought that women simply wore a smock or chemise.
It was thought that knickers didn’t make an appearance until the late 18th century.
Bras were thought to be an even more modern invention, not appearing until around 100 years ago.

Hilary Davidson, fashion curator at the Museum of London, said the discovery ‘totally rewrites’ fashion history, adding: ‘Nothing like this has  ever come up before.’
She believes it is ‘entirely probable’ that something similar was worn by Britain’s medieval women.
‘These finds are a very exciting insight into the way people dressed in the Middle Ages,' she continued.
‘It’s rare that everyday garments of any kind survive from this period, let alone underwear.’

The undergarments were among almost 3,000 fragments of clothing and other detritus found in Lengberg Castle in East Tyrol during recent renovations.
It is thought that they were buried when the building was extended in 1480 and that the exceptionally dry conditions stopped the fragile garments from disintegrating over the centuries.
Beatrix Nutz, of Innsbruck University, who made the find, initially faced scepticism but radiocarbon-dating tests confirmed her suspicions.
The haul included four bras and two pairs of pants. Two of the bras resemble modern counterparts but the others are described rather bluntly as ‘shirts with bags’, the August issue of the BBC History Magazine reports.

VIENNA (AP) — A revolutionary discovery is rewriting the history of underwear: Some 600 years ago, women wore bras.

The University of Innsbruck said Wednesday that archeologists found four linen bras dating from the Middle Ages in an Austrian castle. Fashion experts describe the find as surprising because the bra had commonly been thought to be only little more than 100 years old as women abandoned the tight corset.

Instead, it appears the bra came first, followed by the corset, followed by the reinvented bra.

One specimen in particular "looks exactly like a (modern) brassiere," says Hilary Davidson, fashion curator for the London Museum. "These are amazing finds."

Although the linen garments were unearthed in 2008, they did not make news until now says Beatrix Nutz, the archaeologist responsible for the discovery.

Researching the items and carbon dating them to make sure they were genuine took some time. She delivered a lecture on them last year but the information stayed within academic circles until a recent article in the BBC History Magazine.

"We didn't believe it ourselves," she said in a telephone call from the Tyrolean city of Innsbruck. "From what we knew, there was no such thing as bra-like garments in the 15th century."

The university said the four bras were among more than 2,700 textile fragments — some linen, others linen combined with cotton — that were found intermixed with dirt, wood, straw and pieces of leather.

"Four linen textiles resemble modern-time bras" with distinct cups and one in particular looks like today's version, it said, with "two broad shoulder straps and a possible back strap, not preserved but indicated by partially torn edges of the cups onto which it was attached."

And the lingerie was not only functional.

The bras were intricately decorated with lace and other ornamentation, the statement said, suggesting they were also meant to please a suitor.

While paintings of the era show outerwear, they do not reveal what women wore beneath. Davidson, the fashion curator, described the finds as "kind of a missing link" in the history of women's underwear.

Women started experimenting with bra-like garments in the late 1800s and the first modern brassiere was patented in the early 19th century. It is thought to have been invented by New York socialite Mary Phelps Jacob, who was unhappy with the look of her gown over a stiff corset.

Also found at Lemberg Castle in Tyrol was a linen undergarment that looks very much like a pair of panties. But Nutz said it is men's underwear — women did not wear anything under their flowing skirts back then.

"Underpants were considered a symbol of male dominance and power," she said.

Medieval drawings often show a man and a woman fighting for a pair of underpants in a symbolic battle to see who "wears the trousers" in the family.

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