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Why "flop"? It was a fashion trend that lasted for more than 100 years! Sure, fashion moved a lot slower in medieval times, making 100 years somewhat short-liv
by hooby 3y ago
Why "flop"?
It was a fashion trend that lasted for more than 100 years! Sure, fashion moved a lot slower in medieval times, making 100 years somewhat short-lived for the time. But even so, including the less ostentatious non-padded versions, the codpiece in general was a practical piece of clothing and truly ubiquitous at it's peak.
In some ways it was way more successful than any modern fashion trend could ever hope to be...
- sebstefan 3y agoIt did flop ...Around The author definitely had their reasons for picking "How the codpiece flopped" instead of "How the codpiece went out of fashion" Also, judging from the URL, they must've been pretty happy to find the joke because the title used to be "what happened to the codpiece"
- offices 3y ago>In some ways it was way more successful than any modern fashion trend could ever hope to be... The business suit?
- qgin 3y agoThey're joking about a floppy body part