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Linda Kennedy - How Victoria's modesty denied us Isambard Kingdom Bra-nel



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WOMEN, we have been failed by history. The wonders of Victorian engineering clearly included big bras, but we were never told.
This deduction follows news that Queen Victoria's bloomers are to be auctioned. These were Royal big pants. They had a 50 inch waist. They also had VR embroidered on them, for Victoria Regina. Was that the pants equivalent of shoes being marked L and...



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  • Last Updated: 16 July 2008 7:27 PM
  • Source: The Scotsman
  • Location: Edinburgh
  • Related Topics: Linda Kennedy
 
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Jardine,

03/08/2008 15:37:37
Did John Brown have anything to do with Victoria's knickers getting stretched?

 

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