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008			150204s2015 ctua 001|0|eng d
020			_a9780300204278 (hbk.) : _c£35.00
035			_a(StDuBDS)9780300204278
040			_aStDuBDS _beng _cStDuBDS _erda _dUkLoUWL
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082	0	4	_a746.9'2 _223
130	0		_aMécanique des dessous. _lEnglish.
245	1	0	_aFashioning the body : _ban intimate history of the silhouette / _cedited by Denis Bruna.
264		1	_aNew Haven : _bYale University Press, _c[2015]
264		4	_c©2015
300			_a271 pages : _billustrations (black and white, and colour) ; _c28 cm
336			_atext _2rdacontent
336			_astill image _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier
500			_aTranslated from the French.
500			_aPublished in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name at the Bard Graduate Center, New York, 3rd April-26th July 2015.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520	8		_aThis 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.
650		0	_aFoundation garments _xHistory.
650		0	_aFashion _xHistory.
650		0	_aClothing and dress _xHistory.
700	1		_aBruna, Denis, _eeditor.
710	2		_aBard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design, and Culture, _ehost institution.
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