The History of Underclothes

Author: C. Willett Cunnington
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486319784
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 273

Book Description
Fascinating, well-documented survey covering 6 centuries of English undergarments, enhanced with over 100 illustrations: 12th-century laced-up bodice, footed long drawers (1795), 19th-century bustles, 19th-century corsets for men, Victorian "bust improvers," much more.

A Brief History of Underpants

Author: Christine Van Zandt
Publisher: Becker & Mayer
ISBN: 0760370605
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 50

Book Description
A Brief History of Underpants explores the history of underwear with zany facts and illustrations. The cover features an interactive reveal wheel that turns to show underwear through the ages.

The Story of Underwear

Author: Shaun Cole
Publisher: Parkstone Press
ISBN: 9781844847969
Category : Body image in men
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
"Endeavours to re-establish for the first time, through research, socio-economic analysis, the importance of men's underwear in the history of costume from ancient time to today." -- (p.4) of cover.

History of Men's Underwear and Swimwear

Author: Daniel Delis Hill
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781450761826
Category : Bathing suits
Languages : en
Pages : 192

Book Description

A History of Underwear with Professor Chicken

Author: Hannah Holt
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
ISBN: 1250871212
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 21

Book Description
Packed with information, hilariously but accurately (well...except for the chickens) illustrated, Hannah Holt and Korwin Briggs' A History of Underwear with Professor Chicken is sure to wedge its way into the annals of history-based picture books. From Paleolithic loincloths to Henry VIII's wives wearing underwear on their heads to Mary Walker, a civil war surgeon who was arrested for wearing men's underwear and clothing to better work on patients, this book surveys the vast and fascinating history of our most private clothing. Modeled by chickens, we trace the history of underwear from the very first discovery- a paleolithic nomad whose body was found completely preserved in ice. From there, we look across time and culture in this completely accessible, new take on boring old nonfiction picture books.

50 Underwear Questions

Author: Tanya Lloyd Kyi
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781554513529
Category : Underwear
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Including comical illustrations, activities and informative answers, this book reveals how our underwear says a lot about who we are, how we work, or the shapes we value.

Undressed

Author: Edwina Ehrman
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781851778850
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 112

Book Description

The History of Men’s Underwear and Swimwear, Second Edition

Author: Daniel Delis Hill
Publisher: Daniel Delis Hill
ISBN: 0986425486
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 205

Book Description
The History of Men’s Underwear and Swimwear features a detailed, thoroughly illustrated chronology of the development and changing styles of these two “bare necessities” of masculine dress. Interwoven throughout the study is also an examination of how these most intimate forms of men’s clothing not only reflected society but also how the evolution of styles inexorably influenced social change, especially notions of masculinity, modesty, and erotic exhibitionism. In addition, Daniel Delis Hill looks at more than 100 years of the mass marketing of men’s underwear and swimwear, especially the progression of visual presentation and the written message in the era of mass production and mass communication. Cover to cover, the second edition of History of Men’s Underwear and Swimwear is richly illustrated in color throughout with over 200 period photos and artwork, many never published before.

Victorian Fashions and Costumes from Harper's Bazar, 1867-1898

Author: Stella Blum
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486132080
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 304

Book Description
Day costumes, evening wear, sports clothes, shoes, hats, other accessories in over 1,000 detailed engravings. Very thorough identification of styles, materials, colors by editor. "An endlessly entertaining book." — Theatre Design and Technology.

Underneath It All

Author: Amber J. Keyser
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books ™
ISBN: 1541522052
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 124

Book Description
For most of human history, the garments women wore under their clothes were hidden. The earliest underwear provided warmth and protection. But eventually, women's undergarments became complex structures designed to shape their bodies to fit the fashion ideals of the time. In the modern era, undergarments are out in the open, from the designer corsets Madonna wore on stage to Beyoncé's pregnancy announcement on Instagram. This feminist exploration of women's underwear reveals the intimate role lingerie plays in defining women's bodies, sexuality, gender identity, and body image. It is a story of control and restraint but also female empowerment and self-expression. You will never look at underwear the same way again.