July 25, 2004

I Bought Myself a Codpiece, I Bought it C.O.D.

That Fashionable Bulge: A Brief History of the Codpiece:

Arising in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries as a result of the dilemma concerning how to cover a man's fruit basket when doublets (jackets) become shorter, the codpiece eventually became an elaborate, yet functional, part of men's clothing.
[Ed note: Anyone who can name the song the title of this post comes from will win a date with me.]

Posted by Dana at July 25, 2004 01:17 PM
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"DMV" by Primus. I win.

Posted by: samo at July 26, 2004 05:08 PM