BOOK REVIEW: Corsets - A Visual History - Museums
Compiled by R. L. Shep, Corsets - A Visual History is a must for anyone interested in fashion history. As its title implies, this book provides a "visual history," using images found in advertisements and catalogs from department stores and ... [... more]
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Corsets: Historical Patterns & Techniques
 25 beautiful and historically accurate pattern of corsets 1750-1917 taken from private and museum collections.brEach stunning example is accompanied by a pattern, photographs and drawings, plus an historical overview giving invaluable insight into making [... more]
$36.04
A1 Books |
The 2007 Import And Export Market For Girdles, Corsets, ...
On the demand side, exporters and strategic planners focusing on girdles, corsets, braces, suspenders, garters, and similar articles in Greece face a number of questions. Which countries are supplying girdles, corsets, braces, suspenders, garters, and [... more]
$77.40
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The Art of Foot-Binding - Chinese Culture
Each culture has its own idea of what constitutes beauty. Early American women would bind their waists with corsets to make their midsections smaller. In ancient Japan, staining the teeth black was considered not only a symbol of high class but ... [... more]
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Corsets and Corseting - Body Art
The corset is a reinforced, lacing garment which is designed to fasten around the torso, and then lace tightly to reduce the waist size and lend shaping and support to the remolded figure. For many decades, it was a staple of women's wear, a ... [... more]
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Support and Seduction: A History of Corsets and Bras
Useful and Fun: This is an excellent book filled with illustrations and photos. Support and Seduction is narrated by a lucid discription of the way corsetry and undergarments have effected women and the wearing of clothes. It mentions undergarments/ [... more]
$39.95
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Fashion and Fetishism: Corsets, Tight-Lacing and Other ...
From corsets to codpieces, stockings to stilettos and piercing to push-up bras, fashion and sex have always enjoyed a very close relationship. David Kunzle's rich and revealing history of corsetry and body sculpture shows how this neglected phenomenon is [... more]
$16.91 (Save 32%)
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Corsets and Crinolines
Corsets and Crinolines [... more]
$56.69
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Corsets: Historical Patterns & Techniques
Historical corset patterns: This is a wonderful book for those interested in Historical Stays and Corsets. You will not find modern overbusts or underbusts in this book! Things I love about this book: clear patterns on graph scale. they are only 1/2 [... more]
$35.00
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How to Create a Victorian Corset Pattern
Corsets are popular not just as a fashion statement, but also as a comfortable clothing option for many women. The slimming effect gives many a self-esteem boost and for larger busted women the corset is a great option for evenly distributing the ... [... more]
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How to Make a Corset
Corsets are associated with Renaissance era women's fashions. Corsets bound the female body into the silhouette that was fashionable at the time. A corset was worn over a smock, was typically vest-like, made from several layers of cloth ... [... more]
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How to Make a Mock Corset
Making a mock corset doesn't require a lot of sewing, making a real corset does. Corsets are sexy and flattering to every sized body shape. If you're flat chested, this top style makes your bust look bigger. If you have a big bust, well, you get ... [... more]
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