Lingerie: Two Centuries of Luscious Design

by Norma Shephard

Peek into the most personal clothing in a woman's boudoir--the undergarments designed to shape, conceal, enhance, and reveal the body to create a silhouette for outerwear fashions from 1770 to 1970. From corsets to negligees to reverse thongs, hundreds of fascinating garments are shown in over 500 color photographs that reflect ever-changing social factors, which influenced day and nighttime occasions. The lively, well researched text explores evolving...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764328182
• ISBN13: 9780764328183
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.4" x 10.9"