Description
Book SynopsisPresents the history of twentieth-century lingerie. This book examines the ways cultural meanings are orchestrated by the 'fashion-industrial complex,' and the ways in which individuals and groups embrace, reject, or derive meaning from these everyday, yet significant, intimate articles of clothing.
Trade Review"[A] fascinating account."--T: the New York Times Style Magazine "A seminal American feminist history text... The breadth of research and level of theoretical sophistication make it a key reference for any student of women's fashion."--H-Net Reviews
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction: Sexual Foundations 1. Drawers 2. Corsets and Girdles 3. Brassieres 4. The Meaning of Black Lingerie 5. The Invisible Woman: Intimate Apparel Advertising 6. The Production of Glamour: Intimate Apparel Workers and Union Culture 7. Return of the Repressed (Waist), 1947--1952 Epilogue: Bra vs. Bra: Feminist Intimate Apparel Art Notes Index
