Splendiferous Haberdashery was uncountably the 18th Century’s finest dandy. Famed for having a different bespoke handkerchief for every hour of the day, he was the first person in London to wear underpants. There were also – unconfirmed – rumours of him having a bath nearly every fortnight. Hence, Haberdashery was a notorious figure in the London society of the time.
These days of course he is mostly known for being the first person to wear a bobble hat at the opera. Back then, Haberdashery was a far more controversial figure. Especially in his life-long interest in ladies underwear and his never-ending search to find some lingerie that would fit him.
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I hope they both had the same taste in undergarments, and that theirs was a happy and successful marriage, in spite of the tragedies in his past. So unfortunate! The estate was entailed?
Did they have sons? Who inherited the collection?
Such important historical questions.
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They had offspring, but at the time it was considered bad manners in polite society for anyone to check whether they were boys or girls.
They did inherit everything though.
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