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  • An Intimate Affairby Jill Fields

    University of California Press 2007; US$ 17.56

    Intimate apparel, a term in use by 1921, has played a crucial role in the development of the "naughty but nice" feminine ideal that emerged in the twentieth century. Jill Fields's engaging, imaginative, and sophisticated history of twentieth-century lingerie tours the world of women's intimate apparel and arrives at nothing less than a sweeping view of twentieth-century women's history via the undergarments they wore. Illustrated throughout and drawing on a wealth of evidence from fashion magazines, trade periodicals, costume artifacts, Hollywood films, and the records of organized labor, An Intimate Affair is a provocative examination of the ways cultural meanings are orchestrated by the "fashion-industrial complex," and the ways in which... more...

  • Knickersby Rosemary Hawthorne

    Souvenir Press 2009; US$ 9.99

    Humorous and informative, this guide chronicles the history of undergarments, from Queen Victoria and the Quaker reformer Amelia Bloomer to the g-string. Part social history and accompanied by a large helping of humor, irreverence, and evocative illustrations, this intimate look at underwear shows how the developments in knickers reflect the blooming of women’s rights. As entertaining as it is informative, this record weaves humor and history to cast new light on the role underwear has played throughout time. more...

  • Casting off the Corsetsby Dulcie Lewis

    Andrews UK 2011; US$ 5.99

    The history of underwear is filled with a pageant of garments that are unhygienic, erotic, uncomfortable, mind-bogglingly impractical and frequently just plain funny. Among them are heavy-duty corsets, liberty bodices, voluminous knickers and knitted bathing costumes which sagged alarmingly when wet. The wonderful photographs and illustrations in this book include a pair of Queen Victoria's vast drawers, with full Royal monogram. She was given to passing them on to her ladies-in-waiting who ... more...

  • Die Dessousby Muriel Barbier; Shazia Boucher

    Parkstone International 2012; US$ 9.95

    Worin liegt der Nutzen der Dessous, die heutzutage sowohl in den Magazinen als auch auf großen Litfass-Säulen oder Plakatwände beherrschenden Postern zu finden sind und die Körper formgerechter Models umhüllen? Viele Frauen kaufen Dessous, um ihrem Partner ? oder sich selbst ? eine Freude zu machen. Und dennoch scheinen seit vielen Jahrhunderten die Frauen immer bekleidet zu sein, um diejenigen Kleidungsstücke zu verbergen, die ihren ?nichtöffentlichen? Bereich bedecken. Die Damen- Unterwäsche hat also auch eine andere Funktion als nur die, den Körper erotisch zu machen. Welche Rolle spielt die Unterwäsche in der Entwicklung der Frau? Ist die Wäsche für sie ein Ausdruck einer neuen Freiheit oder folgt sie nur der Veränderung unserer Sitten... more...

  • L?Histoire des Sous-Vêtements Masculinsby Shaun Cole

    Parkstone International 2012; US$ 9.95

    Si à une certaine époque la mode masculine, et celle des sous-vêtements en particulier, était réservée à une élite, elle tend aujourd?hui à se démocratiser, preuve manifeste de l?évolution de notre société. L?esthétisme du corps tant prisé par les Grecs semble retrouver une place prépondérante dans l?univers masculin. Miroir de l?évolution des moeurs, l?histoire des sousvêtements souligne également le ballet incessant d?emprunts qui existe entre la mode féminine et la mode masculine. Les dessous se camouflent, s?exhibent, s?allongent et se raccourcissent, instaurant un jeu entre l?interdit d?alors et la mode d?aujourd?hui, et dénoncent de fait l?aveu que pouvait trahir, autrefois, un simple vêtement. more...

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