| Catherine de Medici and the introduction of panties | ⚡ Catherine de Medici, Queen of France, can be considered the one who invented panties. This is because, around 1530, she was the one who had the first idea of something similar to what panties are today. The idea came about when she used a piece of cloth under her dress while riding a horse. However, don't think that it was after this episode that lingerie began to become popular, you know? It's quite the opposite. In England, for example, panties were frowned upon as a garment for women. It was only after a few more centuries that history began to change. #panties