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Author:

Keyser, Amber J., author.

Title:

Underneath it all : a history of women's underwear / by Amber J. Keyser.

Publisher:

Twenty-First Century Books,

Copyright Date:

2018

Description:

pages cm

Subject:

Lingerie industry--History--Juvenile literature.
Women's clothing--History--Juvenile literature.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Introduction -- Leather and linen -- Brace yourself -- 19th century upheaval -- Innovation and invention -- Big business and the bra -- Inside out -- The perfect body -- Epilogue: express yourself -- Source notes.

Summary:

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 id.

ISBN:

1512425311
9781512425314

LCCN:

2017008905

Locations:

T2PB062 -- Atkins Public Library (Atkins) — t2pb062

TCPG826 -- Bettendorf Public Library Information Center (Bettendorf)

CBPF522 -- Coralville Public Library (Coralville)

YCPD572 -- Hiawatha Public Library (Hiawatha)

KWPE446 -- Mount Pleasant Public Library (Mount Pleasant)