The Natural History Of Lingerie

The Natural History of LingerieHow long has lingerie been around? It has certainly been around for quite a bit longer than Frederick's of Hollywood. Although lingerie as we know it today was actually invented in 1723 by a Parisian professor of art named Jean-Pierre Lingerie (pronounced Lan-zhe-ree, incidentally--not Lawn-zhe-ray, which refers to a form of lingerie, the grass underskirt, worn on Oahu), there are definite indications of a rudimentary type of lingerie in the Homo habilis fossils un...