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7. Those were a recent invention, at least the lower part

Both men and women went commando until very recently, the long skirts on women preventing creepers from upskirting.

Underwear for both sexes was the chemise, an extremely loose fitting garment made mostly of linen, worn under outer clothing during the day and used as a nightgown at night. For women, the bra predated the corset, the former worn under the chemise and the later over it. Considering how hard women had to work, I think the popularity of the corset was because of the additional support it gave to their backs.

This is European. Other places had other rules and nudity wasn't a big deal until the missionaries came in and freaked out about it.