"From Paleolithic loincloths to Henry VIII's wives wearing underwear on their heads to Mary Walker, a civil war surgeon who was arrested for wearing men's underwear and clothing to better work on patients, this book surveys the vast and fascinating history of our most private clothing. [Involving chicken students and models, the book traces] the history of underwear from the very first discovery: a paleolithic nomad whose body was found completely preserved in ice"--Publisher.