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The corset : a cultural history / Valerie Steele.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Steele, Valerie.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Corsets--History.
- Corsets.
- Corsets--Social aspects.
- Costume--Erotic aspects.
- Costume.
- Social aspects.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 199 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New Haven : Yale University Press, [2001]
- Summary:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 186-194) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0300090714
- OCLC:
- 46822434
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