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humanity's first outfit, still undefeated as the minimum viable wardrobe.
means A simple piece of cloth worn around the hips and groin, often the only garment in hot climates or the most basic covering a body can claim.
from A plain compound of two old English words: 'loin,' the region of the hips and lower belly (which came through Old French 'loigne' from Latin 'lumbus,' the loin), and 'cloth,' the woven fabric from Old English 'clath.' So it is literally 'cloth for the loins' — the name describes the job with no poetry whatsoever, which is rather fitting for the garment.
- ancient resume
- Worn for roughly 7,000 documented years
- sumo staple
- The mawashi can weigh up to 11 pounds
- tutankhamun
- Buried with around 145 spare loincloths
- japanese name
- The fundoshi is still worn at festivals
- one-size logic
- No buttons, no zippers, no size chart
sumo wrestler's mawashi — traditional silk loincloth worn in professional sumo wrestling in japan, varies by rank and color
maasai warrior's shuka — red cloth worn as loincloth by maasai warriors in kenya and tanzania
indonesian sarung — tubular cloth garment worn as loincloth across indonesia, malaysia, and brunei