Padded Clothes
People would often stuff themselves during Britain’s Elizabethan era and we’re not talking about food. Regardless of gender, people would add lots of padding to their clothes, till they looked puffier. This process was known as bombasting and they would add stuffing to intentionally look like they had a rounder belly. The bombast would be made of bran, horsehair, cotton, or rags. This was a sign of wealth and success.