A fashionable history of underwear
By: Helen Reynolds
Series: A Fashionable History of Costume; Fashionable history of--
Publisher: Heinemann Library
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9780431183367; 9780431183442
Subjects: Underwear; Juvenile literature; History; Fashion
Other titles: Underwear.
Description: Corsets and stays - Bustles, crinolines, farthingales and hoops - Chemise, vest and petticoat - Drawers, knickers and pants - Bras - Socks and stockings - Nightshirts and fine lingerie - Wash and wear - Timeline.

Bras - Fishnets - Underwear - Corsets and stays - Chemise, vest & pettticoat - Drawers, knickers & pants - Boxers - Socks & stockings - Knickers - Lingerie - Underwear - Timeline.
Table of contents: title: From braies to fishnets; title: Why wear underwear?; title: The underpinning of fashion; title: Corsets & stays; title: Bum-rolls, bustles, crinolines, farthingales and hoops; title: Chemise, vest & petticoat; title: Drawers, knickers and pants; title: Men's pants, y-fronts & boxers; title: The bra; title: Socks and stockings; title: Nightshirts & fine lingerie; title: Underwear as outerwear; title: Wash 'n' wear; title: Timeline; title: Glossary.