Fashion and Eroticism
by Valerie Steele
Taste attributes: documentaryfashionpsychologicalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearemotive & stirringsocial commentarycomplex relationship
Boxlist takeRealistic and weighty: a morally murky non-fiction book, slow-burning rather than fast. Best if you like depth over escapism.
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Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
About This Book
The traditional image of the Victorian woman presents her as strait-laced and prudish, her clothing an outward sign of her sexual repression and exploitation. This situation supposedly persisted until the Women's Rights Movement and World War I forced the world to acknowledge that women were liberated individuals with legs.
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- Author
- Valerie Steele
- Published
- 1985
- Pages
- 327
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- Open Library
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