{"product_id":"9780486138404","title":"The Corset and the Crinoline: An Illustrated History","description":"Ever since Eve's first blush, clothes have girded, graced and transformed the female physique. Fascinating and insightful, \u003ci\u003eThe Corset and the Crinoline\u003c\/i\u003e is an illustrated history of clothing's attendant underpinnings — especially those that whittled the female waist to its most slender proportions. Reproduced from a rare 1868 fashion publication, each page reveals how the use of wood, whalebone, steel, hoops, and tight laces had a gripping influence on shaping the figures of women from ancient Greece to nineteenth-century Vienna.\u003cbr\u003eEnlivened by excerpts from authentic letters, magazine articles, and satiric poems, over fifty exquisite black-and-white engravings highlight the wardrobes — and what was worn underneath them — of a Persian dancing girl, an ancient Egyptian woman, a Roman lady of high rank, Queen Elizabeth, Marie de Medici, a woman of the French revolutionary period, and many more. Costume designers, artists, and anyone interested in the history of fashion will be captivated!","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47106459795696,"sku":"9780486138404","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780486138404_p0.jpg?v=1763708161","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780486138404","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}