So I'm thinking that for a woman, the logical way to go would be to slit them down from at least the crotch until very close to the waistline in the back. And so not to be indescent, to have some sort of band that comes and tie over. Though based on the evidence, the long "boxer" type of drawers seam to have been worn over quite a long period so to me, they would be less of a long shot. However, I need to make my son and some "guy" friend some pair too so I think that I'll go with a more "masculine" style as a prototype. Here's what I have in mind, and I believe it to be pretty close the the german exemple that I presented above. They're all from the 1470's and 80's ;
(these images were swooped from a friend's page... Sorry Kiara !!! )