Great Pants: the Evolution of Underpants
About This Novel
"The Great Pants" is an alternative "history book" written by French fashion writer Brigitte Govignon for a wide range of readers. From the vine leaves that covered Adam and Eve's shame to 20th-century Superman comics, Brigitte Govignon quotes from a wide range of sources and uses vivid language to vividly show how those little pieces of cloth turned into loincloths, crotch bags, long underpants, boxers, briefs, and even thongs later. Brigitte Govignon tells us an alternative brief history of human civilization through the evolutionary history of underwear - why did men in ancient Greece like to be naked, while women covered their bodies with charming cloth heads? Could it be that, as shown in the murals, there were already "thongs" in ancient Egypt? Why does Superman always wear his underwear outside? In Brigitte Govignon's interesting discussion, underwear is no longer just underwear, it is also a cultural symbol, carrying too many stories about beauty and fashion, leading us to witness a different brief history of mankind. Plus, "The Great Pants" is full of art. Whether they are art masters of the Renaissance or illustrators of the 19th century, they all used an artistic perspective to perfectly combine fashion and art, leading us to peek into the ultimate secret of underwear and create artistic, "amazing pants".
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