Fashion And Fetishism: Corsets, Tight-lacing & Other Forms of Body-sculpture - Brossura

Kunzle, David

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0750938099 ISBN 13: 9780750938099

Casa editrice: History Pr Ltd, 2006

Riassunto

From corsets to codpieces, stockings to stilettos and piercing to push-up bras, fashion and sex have always enjoyed a very close relationship. This new edition of David Kunzle's rich and revealing history of corsetry and body sculpture shows how this neglected phenomenon is closely bound up with sexual self-expression. Drawing on sources as diverse as medical literature and popular magazine articles, this fascinating history shows how in many ways the use of the corset rejected the role of the passive, maternal woman - so that in Victorian times it was actually seen by many as a scandalous threat to the social order. Even today fashion designers recognise its subversive powers, as a symbol of eroticism, decadence and control. Taking in other curiosities such as ancient body decoration, male corsetry, masochism and foot fetishism, this is an often racy journey into the enigma of all those who sculpt the shape of their desires onto their bodies.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

David Kunzle is Professor of Art History at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is the author of The Early Comic Strip, Posters of Protest, and Che Guevara: Icon, Myth and Message. He is British-born and returns regularly to this country.

Product Description:

Book by Kunzle David

Su questa edizione

• Editore: History Pr Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0750938099
• ISBN 13: 9780750938099
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 384