Underneath it all : a history of women's underwear / Amber J. Keyser.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Keyser, Amber J., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lingerie industry--History--Juvenile literature.

Lingerie industry.

Women's clothing--History--Juvenile literature.

Women's clothing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (96 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : Twenty-First Century Books, [2018]

Summary:

For most of human history, the garments women wore under their clothes were hidden. The earliest underwear provided warmth and protection. But eventually, women's undergarments became complex structures designed to shape their bodies to fit the fashion ideals of the time. In the modern era, undergarments are out in the open, from the designer corsets Madonna wore on stage to Beyoncé's pregnancy announcement on Instagram. This feminist exploration of women's underwear reveals the intimate role lingerie plays in defining women's bodies, sexuality, gender identity, and body image. It is a story of control and restraint but also female empowerment and self-expression. You will never look at underwear the same way again.

Contents:

Introduction

Leather and linen

Brace yourself

19th century upheaval

Innovation and invention

Big business and the bra

Inside out

The perfect body

Epilogue: express yourself

Source notes.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-5415-2205-2

1-5415-2207-9

1-5124-9883-1