Fashion and Women's Attitudes in the Nineteenth Century - by C Willett Cunnington (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Fascinating account of what -proper- 19th-century Englishwomen wore. Enlivened with extracts from contemporary novels, correspondence from columns in ladies' magazines, and fashion descriptions. Collection of period advertisements. 8 black-and-white illustrations.<br><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>The nineteenth century, according to C. Willett Cunnington, was a period when the cult of modesty was a tactical maneuver camouflaged as a virtue. It was also a period when euphemisms were used for such terms as -naked, - -breast, - and -leg, - and when underclothing was vaguely spoken of as -lingerie.-<br>Cunnington, an early twentieth-century authority on fashion, argues that the Victorian matron was governed as much by current popular style as she was by instinct and custom. In a light, amusing, and highly readable account, he not only describes what Englishwomen wore in the nineteenth century but also explains why they clothed themselves as they did.<br>Enlivened with extracts from novels; correspondence from the columns of ladies' magazines; fashion descriptions and period advertisements of beauty aids; the volume traces changes in feminine dress and ideas decade by decade through the 1800s. The importance of being -in fashion- and the longing to imitate -- in appearance -- those in the same social group is closely examined, as is the desire to be sexually attractive and its counter-effort -- to conceal sexual features.<br>A carefully researched work on a fascinating subject, this volume will appeal to a wide audience, encompassing feminists, sociologists, fashion historians, and costume designers.
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