Name/Title
The Corset and the CrinolineEntry/Object ID
391.009 L673cDescription
Ever since Eve's first blush, clothes have girded, graced and transformed
the female physique. Fascinating and insightful, "The Corset and the Crinoline" is an illustrated history of clothing's attendant underpinnings—especially those that whittled the female waist to its most slender proportions. Reproduced from a rare 1868 fashion publication, each page reveals 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 nineteenth-century Vienna.
Enlivened by excerpts from authentic letters, magazine articles, and satiric poems, over fifty exquisite black-and-white engravings highlight the wardrobes—and what was worn underneath them—of a Persian dancing girl, an ancient Egyptian woman, a Roman lady of high rank, Queen Elizabeth, Marie de Medici, a woman of the French revolutionary period, and many more. Costume designers, artists, and anyone interested in the history of fashion will be captivated!
Dover (2007) unabridged republication of "The Corset and the Crinoline: A Book of Modes and Costumes from Remote Periods to the Present Time", published by Ward, Lock, and Tyler, London, 1868.Inscription/Signature/Marks
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Fort Nisqually stamp with mailing address and phone number, top half of stamp also on page edgesNotes
Mailing addressBook Details
Author
Lord, W.B.Date Published
Jan 1, 2007 - Dec 31, 2007Call No.
391.009 L673cISBN
9780486461861Notes
This Dover edition, first published in 2007, is an unabridged republication of the work originally published in 1868 by Ward, Lock, and Tyler, London, under the title "The Corset and the Crinoline: A Book of Modes and Costumes from Remote Periods to the Present Time".
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