Gauchies
Definition: Underwear, usually male. Sometimes called gauch.
Definition: Underwear, usually male. Sometimes called gauch.
I can't find my gauchies!
My gauchies are too tight.
My gauchies are too tight.
My dry cleaner is a funny man. When I first started taking my vintage garments to him for cleaning, he was surprised to find out people buy used clothing. Here was our conversation:
Drycleaner: "People buy this stuff?"
Me: "Yes. They often wear them, or sometimes just for collections. It's called vintage."
Drycleaner: "But this stuff is old. Once a lady brought in vintage underwear but I said no. I can't touch other people's underwear."
Me: "Well, to each their own. Perhaps it was just for a collection and not to wear. "
Drycleaner: "Wierd. How's Tuesday for pickup?".
He could not get past the ick factor of other people's underwear as even a collectible item. We see corsets, petticoats & nightgowns in museums all the time to document historical clothing, but the actual wearing of a vintage piece of underwear perhaps is too much for some.
If you can deal with it, Bobby Dene's Vintage Clothes has several interesting items. Including a gorgeous 1920s boudoir set and a couple of beautiful kimonos.
