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Support and seduction : the history of corsets and bras / by Béatrice Fontanel ; translated from the French by Willard Wood.
Van Pelt Library GT2075 .F3613 1997
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fontanel, Béatrice.
- Standardized Title:
- Corsets et soutiens-gorge. English
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Corsets--History.
- Corsets.
- Brassieres--History.
- Brassieres.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 159 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York, N.Y. : Abrams, 1997.
- Summary:
- Compressed, uplifted, flattened, and pointed--women's breasts have been subjected to the endless whims of fashion. This lighthearted book, loaded with historical facts and anecdotes and images ranging from the hilarious to the sublime, recounts the often surprising history of the garments Western women have worn for support--and seduction. 220 illustrations, 60 in full color.
- Notes:
- Translation of: Corsets et soutiens-gorge.
- Includes bibliographical references (page 159).
- ISBN:
- 0810940868
- OCLC:
- 36806547
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