Underwear : fashion in detail / Eleri Lynn ; photographs by Richard Davis ; drawings by Leonie Davis.

By:

Lynn, Eleri [author.]

Contributor(s):

Material type: Text

text
still image

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781851777846
1851777849

Other title:

Fashion in detail

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

History.

DDC classification:

391.42 LYN

Online resources:

Contents:

Covering up -- Decoration -- Control and constrict -- Fastenings -- Support and uplift -- Volume -- Inside out.

Summary: "From camisoles to corsets, basques to boudoir caps and girdles to garters, Underwear: Fashion in Detail gets up close to some of the most intimate items in the V&A. The book traces the evolution of underwear, from rare examples dating from the sixteenth century and the exaggerated shapes of eighteenth-century courtly undergarments, to Dior's curvaceous 'New Look' girdles to contemporary lingerie by Agent Provocateur and Rigby and Peller. Meticulous colour photography shows these fascinating garments in close detail, while intricate line drawings reveal their construction. The book also highlights the work of designers such as Vionnet and Westwood, who have taken influence from underwear for their own outerwear creations." -- Publisher's description.

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Standard Loan	LSAD Library Main Collection	391.42 LYN (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		39002100577031

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Get intimately acquainted with the V&A's world-renowned collection of undergarments in this eye-opening visual history.

From camisoles to corsets, basques to boudoir caps, Eleri Lynn's Underwear: Fashion in Detail traces the peculiar evolution of underwear. Revealing photographs highlight close-up details in the garments, while intricate line drawings show their masterly construction. A wide range of designs is represented, from rare 16th-century examples to Dior's curvaceous "New Look," to Calvin Klein's notorious briefs.

Previously published: 2010.

Includes bibliographical references.

Covering up -- Decoration -- Control and constrict -- Fastenings -- Support and uplift -- Volume -- Inside out.

"From camisoles to corsets, basques to boudoir caps and girdles to garters, Underwear: Fashion in Detail gets up close to some of the most intimate items in the V&A. The book traces the evolution of underwear, from rare examples dating from the sixteenth century and the exaggerated shapes of eighteenth-century courtly undergarments, to Dior's curvaceous 'New Look' girdles to contemporary lingerie by Agent Provocateur and Rigby and Peller. Meticulous colour photography shows these fascinating garments in close detail, while intricate line drawings reveal their construction. The book also highlights the work of designers such as Vionnet and Westwood, who have taken influence from underwear for their own outerwear creations." -- Publisher's description.

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Eleri Lynn is a fashion curator at the V&A and was the assistant curator of the V&A's major exhibition The Golden Age of Couture (V&A, 2007). She contributed to the accompanying book of that title.