The history of underclothes
Publisher: Dover Publications, Inc.
Published: 1992
Place of publication: New York, USA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 266
Description: A fascinating survey of various undergarments worn by the English over six centuries. A well-documented, scholarly presentation enhanced with over 100 period illustrations depicting laced-up bodices of the 12th century, embroidered linen drawers (1500s), hooped petticoat supports in bentwood (c. 1750), footed long drawers (1795), 19th-century bustles, early 19th-century corsets for men, Victorian "bust improvers," and much more.