tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post5592950914407286502..comments2023-12-31T20:43:08.499-05:00Comments on THE STILETTO GANG: Things that Make Me Go Argh: Underwear with BowsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-29194736150426765702015-08-11T19:33:30.945-04:002015-08-11T19:33:30.945-04:00I am super late to this conversation, but actually...I am super late to this conversation, but actually, the bow is a holdover from over 600 years of corsetry. The first corsets had busks of wood down the front to maintain a straight silhouette. The busk was tied in with a ribbon. That ribbon was the most intimate gift a woman could give to a man as a symbol of her favor. It survives today as the bow on the bra. For oanties, it coukd be a holdover from the time of drawstring knickers. Now, for men...... the best example of a similar holdover is either the tie, which is a remnant of when shirts actually tied closed at the neck, or, the little bow you will find inside a man's hat, which denotes the back of the hat. This is a remainder from the first gathered berets in 1300s france, where you would tighten your hat with a drawstring. Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06281077575511956557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-90926394348325666082012-03-18T19:43:05.481-04:002012-03-18T19:43:05.481-04:00Do they actually leave the dumb bows off granny pa...Do they actually leave the dumb bows off granny pants, Marilyn? If so, I can see the allure. ;-)Susan McBridehttp://susanmcbride.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-58925168702982450032012-03-18T19:15:38.095-04:002012-03-18T19:15:38.095-04:00Frankly, I like granny pants. (After all, I am a g...Frankly, I like granny pants. (After all, I am a granny.)Marilyn Meredith a.k.a. F. M. Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04179984154939161530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-80654121040903199752012-03-18T12:13:24.691-04:002012-03-18T12:13:24.691-04:00Lynn, I was thinking the same thing! What would b...Lynn, I was thinking the same thing! What would be the equivalent for men's underwear? Definitely choo-choo trains. I'd love to see how a grown man would feel if all his tidy-whities or boxers or undershirts came with tiny trains sewn to the front!Susan McBridehttp://susanmcbride.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-22818314311876709542012-03-17T21:13:53.012-04:002012-03-17T21:13:53.012-04:00The bows are a reminder to us that we're femal...The bows are a reminder to us that we're female. Like being pregnant or having to wear a bra wasn't a big enough clue. Do men have ties or toy trains on their underwear?Lynn Cahoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12075459480706211807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-31032252503184172662012-03-16T11:17:14.733-04:002012-03-16T11:17:14.733-04:00Yellowrose, it was my pleasure. ;-))
Mary, yes, ...Yellowrose, it was my pleasure. ;-))<br /><br />Mary, yes, exactly! We don't want little lumps under our shirts and pants, which is exactly what the bows create. So goofy. I wonder how many women cut them off (as I do) and how many leave them on. Would make an interesting survey!Susan McBridehttp://susanmcbride.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-13696508130297683632012-03-16T10:27:08.855-04:002012-03-16T10:27:08.855-04:00Wouldn't bows sort of work against that whole ...Wouldn't bows sort of work against that whole "smooth line" that is supposedly the goal of so many undergarments? For comfort, look into Decent Exposures -- they sew to order for perfect fit, and make mine latex-free -- no bows in sight.<br />I hope your authors' event last night was splendid! Another meeting (and weariness and storms) kept me in St. Peters, but I am nearly finished with hat(s) for Emily (no bows) so let me know when I can see you . .Storyteller Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03807705866873141004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-24739543068516434292012-03-16T10:11:33.771-04:002012-03-16T10:11:33.771-04:00Doesn't it feel great to know that you soeak f...Doesn't it feel great to know that you soeak for so-o-o many women? Thanks for voicing what I've thought since...well..at least 12.yellowrosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14476514264911775839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-32811637893383548572012-03-16T10:07:45.234-04:002012-03-16T10:07:45.234-04:00Gail, frou-frou is precisely the word for it! Mayb...Gail, frou-frou is precisely the word for it! Maybe I'll start a write-in campaign to keep bows off grown-up women's underwear. I'm thinking that would save millions of, um, trees that grow polyester from which they fashion those dopey bows! Hee hee. ;-)<br /><br />Maggie, Laura, and Marian...it will be interesting to see how long I'm still wearing my pregnancy pants after the baby! I'll have to write about that this fall. :-)Susan McBridehttp://susanmcbride.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-37164833672060694722012-03-16T08:31:02.330-04:002012-03-16T08:31:02.330-04:00Thanks for saying this out loud. I thought I was ...Thanks for saying this out loud. I thought I was the only one that thought the bows were frou-frou, too much, and annoying. Great post.Gail Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16782293471969747699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-36037458367916422922012-03-16T08:15:39.252-04:002012-03-16T08:15:39.252-04:00Wait! My youngest has her own apartment and I'...Wait! My youngest has her own apartment and I'm still wearing pants with elastic waists. Only me? <br /><br />One thing that pregnancy taught me is comfort above all else -- a rule I continue to follow :-)<br /><br />Thanks for the memories and laughs, Susan.<br /><br />MarianThe Stiletto Ganghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01667670723330755598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-61672271060608926212012-03-16T08:12:07.923-04:002012-03-16T08:12:07.923-04:00And Maggie, let's not forget the stretch pants...And Maggie, let's not forget the stretch pants that were sooooo comfortable we kept 'em around for, I don't know, years after the pregnancy was over? Wait. Was that just me?<br /><br />Susan, save all those bows for Emily. She'll love them! :)Laura Bradfordhttp://www.laurabradford.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-34320004666132246982012-03-16T08:00:48.513-04:002012-03-16T08:00:48.513-04:00Maternity underwear is so comfortable that I think...Maternity underwear is so comfortable that I think I will go back to wearing it even though my youngest is almost 13. Pregnancy comes with a whole host of indignities, underwear being the least of them. Wait until the nursing bra stage Ah, good times. MaggieMaggienoreply@blogger.com