The corset : a cultural history
Steele, Valerie, 1955-2003
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The corset is one of the most controversial garments in fashion history. This study explores why women continued to don steel and whalebone corsets for 400 years, and why they finally stopped.
Main title:
The corset : a cultural history / Valerie Steele.
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Imprint:
New Haven, [Conn.] ; London : Yale University Press, 2003.
Collation:
vii, 199 p. : ill. (some col.), facsims. (some col.), ports. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: 2001.Includes bibliographical references (p. 186-194) and index.
ISBN:
9780300099539 (pbk)
Dewey class:
391.4209746.9242
Local class:
391.4209
Language:
English
BRN:
980169