Oh my! Mirabeau

Mirabeau was in the habit of sleeping in the Italian fashion....



The Italian fashion was to sleep completely naked!

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  1. Anonymous1:54 PM

    LOL, its funny to think that was scandallous until you remember that people wore a bathing gown in the tub - wearing clothing in a bathtub always sounded a bit odd to me. ;)

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  2. Imagine the horror of the Italian fashion- if you were one of the truely modest and required a bathing gown! Shocking I'm sure! :o)

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  3. And judging by that painting I'm sure that's something everyone wanted to see.

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  4. i know a few italians that honor the 18th century and follow suit!

    I know a few non-italians too... lol

    P.s. I thought they only wore bathing gowns because they had servants who were with them when they bathed? Sleeping seemed to be a more private affair...

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  5. heehee, i must agree with the latter poster, for i know a quite few italians who honored the eighteenth century style of sleeping....

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