jadefyres-freedom

...was a bigger deal than I thought. According to this WSJ article, Victorians wore a lot of clothes.  Something to keep in mind the next time you're writing that steamy steampunk bodice ripper. In fact, I was shocked to discover bodice ripping doesn't work.  Even if you could get the material to shred bare-handed, or pop the lacing or whatever, you'd still have at least three layers of cloth between you and the naked goodness. I was also shocked to see the Wall Street Journal reporting on underwear.  In any era. But I digress.  It appears Victorian women wore roughly ten layers of clothing, consisting of stockings, garters, bloomers, che