Today's topic du jour is body odor, I guess - as a gay man,

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33. In the 17th century bathing was thought dangerous

and it may have been because of bacteria. But the aristocracy wore 4,5,6 or more layers of clothing and massive amounts of makeup all year round probably to cover the smell of rotting flesh. I remember reading that some never removed their clothing but once a year. Some never removed their boots or shoes for months at a time.

There is a story about Michelangelo wearing the same boots for the entire carving of his statue of David. Water continually being poured over the statue while carving he was continuously wet. Others had to remove his boots by cutting them off and it took part of his feet with it.