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Corsets and Crinolines

paperback – January 2, 1991
by Waugh, Norah
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ISBN-13: 9780878305261 ISBN-10: 0878305262
Publisher
Routledge
Binding
paperback
Published
January 2, 1991
Weight
1.4 lbs
Dimensions
30.50×1.90×22.90 cm

About this book

Corsets and Crinolines by Waugh, Norah. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780878305261.

Corsets and Crinolines is a study of the changing shapes of womens dress and how these were produced, how simple laced bodices became corsets of cane, whale-bone and steel, while padding at shoulders and hips gave way to the structures of farthingales, hoops and bustles. Added are contemporary tailors and dressmakers accounts, illustrations, index, a glossary of terms and materials, appendices on the repair and manufacture of corsets and crinolines.