The Corset: A Cultural History by Valerie Steele

The Corset: A Cultural History

Valerie Steele

208 pages first pub 2001 (editions)

nonfiction feminism history informative inspiring slow-paced

Description

The corset is probably the most controversial garment in the history of fashion. Although regarded as an essential element of fashionable dress from the Renaissance into the twentieth century, the corset was also frequently condemned as an instrum...

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