
Knickers: An Intimate Re-appraisal Second Edition, Second edition
Author(s): Rosemary Hawthorne (Author)
- Publisher: Souvenir Press
- Publication Date: April 1, 2009
- Edition: Second Edition, Second edition
- Language: English
- Print length: 127 pages
- ISBN-10: 028563822X
- ISBN-13: 9780285638228
Book Description
Humorous and informative, this guide chronicles the history of undergarments, from Queen Victoria and the Quaker reformer Amelia Bloomer to the g-string. Part social history and accompanied by a large helping of humor, irreverence, and evocative illustrations, this intimate look at underwear shows how the developments in knickers reflect the blooming of women’s rights. As entertaining as it is informative, this record weaves humor and history to cast new light on the role underwear has played throughout time.
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About the Author
Rosemary Hawthorne lectures on period dress from 1750 to the present day and is the author of Bras: A Private View; Do’s and Don’ts: An Anthology of Forgotten Manners; Stockings and Suspenders;and The Costume Collector’s Companion 1980–1990.
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