The Corset: A Cultural History
- ISBN-10
- 0300090714
- ISBN-13
- 9780300090710
- Series
- The Corset
- Category
- Design
- Pages
- 199
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001
- Author
- Valerie Steele
Description
Although regarded as an essential element of fashionable dress, the corset was also condemned as an instrument of torture and the cause of ill health. Steele explores the cultural history of the corset, demolishing myths about this notorious garment and revealing new information and perspectives on its changing significance over the centuries. 210 illustrations.
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- 2018-09-20
- 416 pages
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- Bloomsbury Publishing
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