What goes up must come down: a brief history of the codpiece
Apr 30, 2015 · The historical consensus on the origin of the codpiece is that it was devised to fill a gap and, initially at least, preserved men’s modesty. From these practical beginnings, the …
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 …
How the codpiece flopped - BBC
Some codpieces had cute little bows on them. Some time around 1536, Hans Holbein the Younger was finessing Henry VIII's crotch. With a fine brush in his hand and a palette of …
A Brief History of the Codpiece, the Personal Protection for ...
May 23, 2020 · The codpiece, in its early form, was a baggy cloth gusset laced to the stockings, but, in the course of the next century, rising on a tide of ostentation, it bulged and distended.
Codpieces: Style on the Rise | Old Master Paintings | Sotheby’s
Nov 21, 2016 · Worn in courts across Europe primarily in the 16th century, codpieces were a potent symbol of their wearer’s masculinity and virility. Less than subtle even when in fashion, …
The Bulging Knightly Jockstrap Which Even Had its Own Armor
Dec 12, 2018 · When it comes to bold, in-your-face fashion statements, it would be pretty hard to beat that testosterone-tinged invention of the 15th and 16th centuries — the bulging codpiece. …
codpiece - Fashion History Timeline
Aug 16, 2018 · “The origins of the codpiece lie in the triangle of fabric used to join the two separate hose legs in the late 15th century when doublets shortened. Soon padding was …
'Cover your members' - a history of the codpiece
Nov 30, 2016 · Worn in courts across Europe primarily in the 16th century, codpieces were a potent symbol of their wearer’s masculinity and virility. Less than subtle even when in fashion, …
The Codpiece: Life and Times - The Gay & Lesbian Review
Mar 2, 2015 · The codpiece came to be seen as ostentatious and vulgar, especially as Victorian prudery descended upon England and Europe as a whole. The late 19th century considered …
The Cod-piece—A Renaissance Fashion between Sign and Artefact
The cod-piece, an article of male fashion during the Renaissance, has been interpreted by scholarship in divergent ways. This article assesses these interpretations against the yardstick …