Stupid book
Nov. 3rd, 2006 01:28 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
frualeydisThe book The story of lingerie sucketh mightily.
First of all, its primarily purpose is to show semi-pornographic pictures of women. Though why I have no idea, one wouldn't think a book with that title would be interesting to the average straight guy.
Secondly, it is clearly written by someone who doesn't know anything about historical clothing. That lovely red satin/yellow leather corset from the 1880s they have at the V&A is described as:
"Corset in red satin, yellow leather and whalebone, with a steel hour-glass form" I can only assume it's the spoon busk that is called an "hour-glass form". They also claim that "the term 'corsetry' includes undergarments such as stays, corsets, girdles, waspies, bustiers, farthingales, panniers and crinolines".
Interesting grouping there.
Apparently its written on commission from some underwear manufacturer.
First of all, its primarily purpose is to show semi-pornographic pictures of women. Though why I have no idea, one wouldn't think a book with that title would be interesting to the average straight guy.
Secondly, it is clearly written by someone who doesn't know anything about historical clothing. That lovely red satin/yellow leather corset from the 1880s they have at the V&A is described as:
"Corset in red satin, yellow leather and whalebone, with a steel hour-glass form" I can only assume it's the spoon busk that is called an "hour-glass form". They also claim that "the term 'corsetry' includes undergarments such as stays, corsets, girdles, waspies, bustiers, farthingales, panniers and crinolines".
Interesting grouping there.
Apparently its written on commission from some underwear manufacturer.
