Fashioning the body :  an intimate history of the silhouette / 
edited by Denis Bruna. 
 - 271 pages :  illustrations (black and white, and colour) ;  28 cm 
<br/><br/> Translated from the French.  Published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name at the Bard Graduate Center, New York, 3rd April-26th July 2015. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> This work offers insights into the tortuous transformations employed by both men and women to sculpt their figures and accommodate the ever-shifting dictates of fashion. It tracks the evolution of these sartorial devices - from panniers, crinolines, stomachers, bustles, body shapers and push-up bras to whalebone, hoopskirts, lacing chains, zippers, clasps and elasticized fabrics - concealed beneath outer layers in order to achieve the most coveted shapes of the day. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780300204278 (hbk.) :  £35.00 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Foundation garments--History.<br/>Fashion--History.<br/>Clothing and dress--History.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>746.9'2