The Corset by Valerie Steele
The corset is one of the most controversial garments in fashion history. This study explores why women continued to don steel and whalebone corsets for 400 years, and why they finally stopped. It also discusses the cultural history of the corset, demolishing myths and revealing its significance.
Valerie Steele is chief curator and acting director, The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York. She is founder and editor of Fashion Theory: The Journal of Dress, Body and Culture. Among her many publications are Fifty Years of Fashion: New Look to Now (ISBN 0 300 08738 1, pb. 15.00) and China Chic: East Meets West (with John S. Major) (ISBN 0 300 07930 3, 35.00), both published by Yale University Press.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780300090710 |
| ISBN 10 | 0300090714 |
| Title | The Corset |
| Author | Valerie Steele |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Yale University Press |
| Year published | 2001-11-10 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
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