Red, White, & “Bluing”

…Red Pantalettes of “Mother Featherlegs”, “Little White Dress” defining Regency fashion, & NOW…

In 1783, a French woman from the West Indies introduced a BLUE RINSE to wash & sanitize white clothing.  The thin, white cottons coming from India gained even more popularity, because it became easy to keep them clean!

(photo: traditional bride dress in Indian muslin about 1800.)