Queen Victoria's underwear purchased by weird pervert-collectors
Some of Queen Victoria's giant and comical undergarments were up for auction, but we are not amused.
LinkA pair of her bloomers, a chemise and a nightdress went under the hammer at Mackworth in Derby for 13,500 pounds ($27,000).
The cotton bloomers are monogrammed with a VR (Victoria Regina) and attracted bids from as far as Brazil, Russia, Hong Kong and New York. They finally went to a lady from Canada for 4,500 pounds, according to auctioneer Charles Hanson.
A London collector snapped up Queen Victoria's chemise for 3,800 pounds. Her nightdress sold for 5,200 pounds to an American collector.
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They seem amazingly white for a pair of nineteenth century underoos. I hope that they didn't bleach them to pretty them up for the sale, as that would accelerate the breakdown of the fabric.
sha-wing
Am I to understand from the description that there might have been some bloomers in that photo?
"...but we are not amused." Cory, why not? Are you jealous? Were you outbid?
I'm more interested in the other underclothes of the woman modeling the oversize bloomers.
That girl is cute. Did anyone get her number? :)
So I misread the title and was thinking "Victoria Secret sells big girls underwear?"
Rather a wide girth, what?
nice regina! boobs are pretty good too.
Though I have no interest in collecting clothes and textiles it is no stranger than people collecting and enjoying other even more useless items.
Some people even like and enjoy useless items so much that they have made up a genre and given it a catchy name.
It is truly Rovian to call these people "weird pervert-collectors".
People collect all sorts of things and antique textiles are as valid a collectible as anything else.
These items actually served a purpose and have historical validity,unlike many of the strange useless items some collect and buy and make up genres for.
I am glad there are so many collectors because I make lots of money buying and selling collectibles and antiques.
Is that girl an even weirder pervert than all those creeps phot-o-graph-ing our youngins in the park?
How can we tell the weirdos apart from normal people (which don't collect anything).
DrBlack (#11):
I agree with your objection to:
I always thought BB embraced collecting and other hobbies. Some may be less mainstream than others, but that shouldn't matter.
Mark Frauenfelder could you please slap Cory "upside the head" NCIS style the next chance you get? Thanks a bunch!
Why are the people who bought them any more perverted than the people who sold them? Seriously, if that's how we're going to look at it, what kind of freak puts their undies up for auction?!
Not as strange as buying used underwear out of a Japanese vending machine.
Guys, I think Cory was kidding around with the "pervert" remark. Remember a while ago folks around here were calling superheroes "underwear perverts"? :D
Come on, you have to admit spending $27,000 on a pair of undies is .. unusual to say the least ;)
So *that's* Victoria's Secret!
Jake0748 (#11)
Yea I got Cory's drift, but could not resist sharing that clip.
And I think some of us would agree that if Cory doesn't deserve a slap for this he surely deserves one for something... ;{)
#18 - you win the thread.
Judging by those, the queen was not as fat as I thought. Large lady to be sure, but in comparison to the photos... She must be wearing a load of layers.
David Carroll @13
Collecting perverts is not just an unusual hobby, it's unlawful confinement.
If women like the one pictured are at these auctions, sign me up! I'd give that lady my paycheck.
"Can I borrow your underpants for 10 minutes?"
--Farmer Ted
Now posted to the Interwebs as "buxom blonde in white cotton underpants"
I think I could quite happily play with a pair of them all day!
"we are not amused" hello, Rose from Dr. Who... c'mon internet. Keep up with Cory.
Somewhere in Hell is a table where Queen Victoria, Genghis Kahn, Augustus Caesar, Abu Bakr, and Cortez are just laughing their asses off at Bush's pathetic excuse for an empire.
Seems a bit big, and see-through.
everyone knows all her real possessions are in the torchwood archives.
Wouldn't a "pervert-collector" be someone who collects perverts?
drblack et al,
'Weird pervert collector' is a compliment here at BB. Please acquaint yourself with the local customs before you snark.
Is this what you boing-boingers mean by the term "underwear perverts" that you always talk about?
whenever I want to talk about my collection, everyone either leaves or changes the subject.
Kay *(9:46),
No, the hyphen changes it that way.
*I'm not using comment numbers anymore since deleted posts cause confusion when that is done.
I find it fascinating that although the Victorians were so prudish about sex, those undies show exactly how easy accessible the nether regions were. If I'm seeing correctly, the legs are only joined for about 5-6 inches near the waist band and then completely open from front to rear. Risque undies for a Queen.
In those times people wore layers upon layers, especially in winter (central heating is still not standard in British houses today). It may have been the outermost undergarment (before the outer garments), having to fit over thick woolen stockings, etc. Also, it probably has a drawstring waistband, which means it was made to be much bigger than it needs to be and then gathered up when tied.
I see no reason to assume HRH Vickie needed to spend time and money with Jenny Craig.
trr,
You keep referring to 'deleted posts' and I keep pointing out that the renumbering is mostly due to approved anonymous comments. We rarely unpublish comments, except for spam.
Why is this not tagged "Steampunk"? It's VICTORIAN for cripesake! You can't GET more Steampunk than this!
Sorry, Antinous (11:45),
I was being dense, I guess.
Thanks for explaining to me again...
...Looks like to me she needed Queen Vic's *bra* more than she needed those bloomers.
@19: Dude, that's like the thong of the 19th century.
Well #36, who made the comment about how Risque Victorians are. Just think about this. When it's cold out, and you need to use the chamberpot in the middle of the night to go wee... not having to remove every layer you have on for keeping warm (esp for the ladies!) is just practical. Not Naughty.
Not that I'm not thinking naughty thoughts about this lady, she's very cute.
#42: The thong of the 19th Century?! I thought that was "Columbia the Gem of the Ocean".
Whoops, thorry!
Ye gods!
That waistline is further proof that Victoria was a dude.
Damn.
Who's talking about bloomers? Why?
That girl is foxy.
@ 37 chgoliz... Get some new stereotypes...
In the last housing datsets for the UK over 88% of houses had Central Heating. This was 2005. With grants available to the vunerable this has increased each year.
Also We don't eat bad food (Rationing was over in 1950's, so no-one eats pig's trotters or tripe)
and the NHS provides free dental treatment for all children (until education is over), pregnant women, and those on state benefits...So the bad teeth thing is a bit stale too.
DragonFrog: (#22):
No it's not "unlawful confinement". It's "tampering with a dead body". I like to stuff and mount my perverts. And yes, definately in that order.
@47:
Get some new stereotypes yourself...despite my screen name, I used to work construction in London. Guess what my specialty was?
And yes, BTW, the average nutritional intake is not what it should be, especially in Scotland.
Average doesn't mean your personal mileage doesn't differ.