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This illustrated fashion history surveys the fascinating range of undergarments that whittled the female waist to its most slender proportions. Discover how the use of wood, whalebone, steel, hoops, and tight laces had gripping influences on shaping the figures of women from ancient Greece to 19th century Vienna.Lord, W. B. is the author of 'The Corset and the Crinoline' with ISBN 9780486461861 and ISBN 0486461866.
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