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The Corset

Name: The Corset
Author: Valerie Steele

by Valerie Steele

2001•Documentary•224 pages

Taste attributes: documentaryfashionhistoricalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearemotive & stirringsocial commentaryempowerment/personal growth

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Boxlist takeExpect a realistic, heavy non-fiction book, slow-burning rather than fast. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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5.0 / 5

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About This Book

1. Steel and Whalebone: Fashioning the Aristocratic Body 2. Art and Nature: Corset Controversies of the Nineteenth Century 3. Dressed to Kill: The Medical Consequences of Corsetry 4. Fashion and Fetishism: The Votaries of Tight-Lacing 5. The Satin Corset: An Erotic Iconography 6. The Hard Body: A Muscular Corset.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DocumentaryFashionHistoricalSocial commentaryEmpowerment/personal growth

Subjects

FashionCorsetsCostumeSocial aspectsErotic aspectsHistoryClothing and dressCorset

Details

Author: Valerie Steele
Published: 2001
Pages: 224
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Source: Open Library

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