Queen Victoria's Bloomers Sell For $9,000!

lol, joyce, but ya could could it up and make a tablecloth.

I guess the buyer knows Victoria's secrets now.

I went to a vintage clothing auction recently (Victorian and Edwardian) and I saw a full wedding trousseau sell for 15 grand. Absolutely gorgeous.

Now then--with the provenance that Victoria's bloomers would have, the value would explode beyond the normal price range for similiar articles of vintage clothing. If the underwear was intact and in excellent condition, 9 grand is an outstanding price to pay.

Yes, even for panties.

Question: If this was a pair of bloomers, how in the world can they say her bust is 66"?
Don't they mean hips?

I don't know. There's just something "wrong" about this.

I mean, she was a Queen.

I don't want to see somebody buying and selling Lincoln's long johns either.

Not that it's going to keep me from poking fun at it, of course. That's the kind of jerk I am.

hmm, wonder what Freddie Mercury's silk undies would go for?

Somebody ought to give Prince Charles an ear full for letting this happen.

mscelina said:

Question: If this was a pair of bloomers, how in the world can they say her bust is 66"?
Don't they mean hips?

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You know, I was wondering about the bust/bloomers connection too.

I can only surmise that in the last decade of ones life, which is when these are dated, a 66" bust would by then be accommodated in ones bloomers.

"The Queen of spain has no legs" but it seems Vicki had 'em.