Question about drawers

[frualeydis]

I have a question I hope somebody who reads this can answer. Where do you wear your drawers in the late 1850s, outside or inside your corset? If I wear them inside the corset quite a lot of bulk will be gathered at the waist, _under_ the corset, which I presume will be uncomfortable. If I wear them outside the corset there will be bulk over the hips and belly, which probably won't matter since I'm going to have flounced petticoats there anyway.
For later periods when you wear combinations it's perfectly clear that you wear them under the corset, and they have much less fabric at the waist, but how did they do it in the 1850s?
I need to know this before I cut my drawers since my uncorseted waist measurement, which will have to be used if I wear the drawers under the corset is at least 2 inches bigger than my corseted measurement.

Comments

Re: Documentation

[hleleanor.livejournal.com]

Actually, the whole point that started this conversation was "under or over the corset", not how common the wearing of drawers were in the 16th c. I expect it was fairly uncommon, as you say. However, the fact that they were not completely unknown is sufficient rationale for me. I wear mine out of convenience and modesty. And believe me, I'd rather wear none, than have someone see me in them. Sexy, they ain't! ;)

Re: Documentation

[frualeydis.livejournal.com]

Are you sure about the sexy thing?
You might be surprised. Especially if you add some embroidery.

Eva

[guyelfkin.livejournal.com]

No. I'd have to agree that, embroidered or not, they aren't the least bit sexy.

Teddy