When was the style of men twice to extend a little bit at the waist, it was necessary to bridge the gap between the hose with a codpiece. The codpiece derives its name of "cod", a medieval term for "bag".Initially the codpiece was a simple piece of cloth that a male private parts private, but by the 16th century was one of the leading fashion statement. Padded, excellent, and often a contrasting color, codpiece makes it almost impossible to ignore, the base of the crotch. The conclusions of a psychiatrist or social historian might emerge from this trend are varied and clear.
The codpiece enjoyed its most popular phase during and after the reign of Henry VIII in England shown here. Although it is now fashionable to wear the double knee with full pleated skirts - the distance from the original purpose of the garment - here Henry's codpiece pokes trust and draws attention.
It was not until the reign of Henry's daughter Elizabeth, by the popularity of the codpiece began to fade in England and Europe. In the case of England, but was probably not a good political move for men to see a package that in theory, the Virgin Queen would not use it.
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