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- Codpiece - Wikipedia
It was an important fashion item of European clothing during the 15th–16th centuries, in the 16th century becoming a firm upwards-pointing projection based on a stiff material such as boiled leather, or in plate armour, steel
- How the codpiece flopped - BBC
Initially, codpieces were made of steel and added to armour, to help protect knights' fertility on the battlefield But soon they presented a neat solution for an awkward everyday problem Until
- What is a Codpiece? | The Art of Manliness
The codpiece began as a simple piece of fabric that would be tied down, really just an extra piece of linen However, as time wore on the codpiece became more elaborate and decorative, longer and padded So instead of helping to conceal the genitals, the codpiece emphasized them
- What goes up must come down: a brief history of the codpiece
From these practical beginnings, the codpiece (‘cod’ was slang for scrotum) became a fashion item in its own right In the 15th century men’s dress comprised doublet or tunic (worn on the top half of the body), hose (bottom half) with a mantle or cloak (worn over the outfit)
- A Brief History of the Codpiece, the Personal . . . - The New Yorker
Early in the eighteenth century, visitors to the Tower of London could gaze upon a painted wooden statue of Henry VIII, the English king who’d died some two hundred years before
- codpiece - Fashion History Timeline
“The codpiece reaches its peak in terms of size and decoration Designed to cover the gap between the two legs of men’s hose, it is packed and shaped to emphasize rather than disguise the genital area ”
- Codpiece | Renaissance, Menswear, Accessory | Britannica
codpiece, pouchlike addition to men’s long hose, located at the crotch, popular in Europe in the 15th and 16th centuries It came into fashion with hose that were like tights and continued to be worn with breeches
- A closer look at codpieces: the swagger and thrust of . . . - Art UK
To us, a codpiece looks outrageous, over-the-top, rearingly priapic, almost ridiculous in its claims And yet it was seldom even remarked upon or written about at the time Things were as they were
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