It does not and did not possess just one meaning. For her, the corset is not just one thing. Corsets - History, Corsets - Social aspects, Clothing and dress - Erotic aspects. And so, one might assume, Mrs Liddell Hart was simply perpetuating Victorian values-and being repressed as a result. Most recently, in Bound to Please (2001), Leigh Summers argued that corsetry was 'a powerful coercive apparatus in the control of Victorian women, and that it was subsequently instrumental, indeed crucial, in the maintenance of Victorian hetero-patriarchal dominance' (p. Valerie Steele, the author of In the Corset: A Cultural History, dissects the relationship between women and fashion through the ages. The Corset: A Cultural History Paperback Februby Valerie Steele (Author) 62 ratings See all formats and editions Hardcover 34.90 11 Used from 34.90 Paperback 45.97 16 Used from 12.43 2 Collectible from 75. Previous studies have tended to take Jessie's side of the argument. He was also a fetishist-or, as Valerie Steele would have it-a 'corset enthusiast', whose substantial collection of cuttings on corsetry is now an ornament of the library at Liverpool John Moores University. The corset is probably the most controversial garment in the history of. For Basil Liddell Hart was not just a great military strategist. Read 26 reviews from the worlds largest community for readers. corsets because I am uncomfortable and they make me feel sick.' No wonder: Jessie Liddell Hart was squeezed into a 19-inch corset, which her husband insisted should be as 'strongly boned as possible'. than 20 books including The Corset: A Cultural History Fetish: Fashion. By Valerie Steele (New Haven/London: Yale U.P., 2003 pp. But Valerie Steeles Paris Fashion is much more than just a history of great. As the text and lavish illustrations in this book suggest, gothic fashion has deep cultural roots that give it an enduring potency.
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