Support and seduction
Subtitle: the history of corsets and bras
By: by Béatrice Fontanel ; translated from the French by Willard Wood.
Publisher: Abrams
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New York, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 159
Subjects: Corsets -- History; Brassieres -- History
Description: This lighthearted book, loaded with historical facts, anecdotes, and images ranging from the hilarious to the sublime, recounts the often surprising history of the many types of garments Western women have worn for support - and seduction.

An assemblage of elegant and amusing fashion illustrations, drawings, paintings, sculptures, and photographs reveals the changing shapes of beauty through time. Tightly laced Victorians, Roman athletes, Rubenesque beauties, Mae West, Sophia Loren, Jayne Mansfield, and Madonna are all pictured, along with advertisements for every kind of garment imaginable. Far from frivolous, this history of bras and corsets is really the story of women's - and their bodies' - emancipation.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 159).
Translation of: Corsets et soutiens-gorge.