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Unmentionables A Brief History of Underwear

Hardcover • 1996 • English

Unmentionables A Brief History of Underwear

By Elaine Benson, John Esten

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About the book

Unmentionables traces the history of underwear from its earliest appearance around the frozen loins of a 5,30O-year-old Tyrolean iceman to its up-to-the-minute status as fashion's new outerwear. Using fine art, photography, film stills, cartoons, and advertisements to tell the story visually, Elaine Benson also goes on to describe the social history and psychological underpinnings of a subject that holds an incomparably powerful fascination for all of us. Tying the images and text together is th...Show more

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Book details

ISBN

9780684822662

Publisher

Simon & Schuster

Published year

1996

Language

English

Original title

Unmentionables A Brief History of Underwear

Format

Hardcover

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