The history of underclothes
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A fascinating survey of various undergarments worn by the English over six centuries. A well-documented, scholarly presentation enhanced with over 100 period illustrations depicting laced-up bodices of the 12th century, embroidered linen drawers (1500s), hooped petticoat supports in bentwood (c. 1750), footed long drawers (1795), 19th-century bustles, early 19th-century corsets for men, Victorian "bust improvers," and much more.
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