Corsets and Crinolines

Name/Title

Corsets and Crinolines

Entry/Object ID

391.42 W352c

Description

A book highlighting the continuous evolution of women's dress and silhouette in response to economic and architectural development, as well as the changing ideas of sexual attractiveness. Waugh itemizes three cycles in the last 400 years in which women's silhouettes have dramatically changed. Volume includes illustrations, poems, and excerpts from period literature.

Book Details

Author

Norah Waugh

Date Published

1991

Call No.

391.42 W352c