THE CORSET AND THE CRINOLINE
Subtitle: An Illustrated History
W.B. LORD
This profusely illustrated fashion history surveys
the fascinating range of undergarments that whittled the female waist to its
most slender proportions. Discover how the use of wood, whalebone, steel, hoops,
and tight laces had a gripping influence on shaping the figures of women from
ancient Greece to 19th-century Vienna.
March 2008
Publisher: Dover Publications
9780486461861
Paperback Book
Item Number: ISBN: 0486461866
Price: $12.95
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