Ancient pouches and hidden pockets
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louisvuitton Ancient Pouches and Hidden Pockets
Tie on your pockets and hide them deep! (hide them deep!) / Keep all the secrets you want to keep! (oh yeah!)
louisvuitton Pear-shaped pockets under petticoats stand next to a sheer Grecian dress.
louisvuitton A leather drawstring pouch hangs from a belt under warm, dramatic lighting.
louisvuitton Sort ancient pouches and hidden pockets to discover how people carried their daily essentials.
Medieval pickpockets: The term 'cutpurse' comes from medieval thieves who literally sliced the drawstring cords of pouches hanging from people's belts.
A small fabric receptacle sewn into or on a garment to hold small articles. During the seventeenth century, women wore detachable versions tied beneath their voluminous skirts to keep valuables secure.
Before the 17th century, how did most Europeans carry daily items like coins?
louisvuitton Medieval Europeans wore visible girdle purses suspended from their waist belts.
louisvuitton The controversial history of the first women's drawstring reticules.
What was the name of the small, handheld drawstring bags popularized in the late 18th century?
What did scientists find inside the leather pouch of Ötzi the Iceman, who lived around 3300 BCE?
What major fashion shift in the late 1700s made hidden tie-on pockets impractical?