[muir_redwoods]

"But seriously, go to any museum and see the outfits people wore in history and try making the same claim. Were this true, short shorts made their appearance eons ago, and some outfits would have been like thongs on the wearer."

Keep in mind the clothing most likely to survive to be in a museum was clothing the heirs had no use for. If the clothes fit others it would have been worn until it was worn out. Smaller clothes might have had a better chance, statistically, to survive. Just a thought

[Alouette]

Keep in mind the clothing most likely to survive to be in a museum was clothing the heirs had no use for. If the clothes fit others it would have been worn until it was worn out. Smaller clothes might have had a better chance, statistically, to survive. Just a thought

A costume museum once measured the waistlines of their antique Victorian-era dresses, to see if there was any truth to the Scarlett O'Hara "16-inch waist."

The smallest dress in their collection had a 23" waist.

[Morgan in Denver]

Perhaps, I guess anything is possble. I am just remembering the ones I'vce seen in various museums, such as Ft. Hays museum in Kansas that has leftover unitforms of both Indians and Military that are all smaller. All the Civil War uniforms I remember in museums are smaller as well.