Corsets: A Modern Guide
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| Rating | : | 4.87 (886 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0785826718 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-03-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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The division's imprints include: Book Sales, Cool Springs Press, Creative Publishing international, Fair Winds Press, Harvard Common Press, Moondance, Motorbooks, Quarry Books, QDS, Quiver, Race Point Publishing, Rock Point Gift & Stationery, Rockport Publishers, Seagrass Press, Voyageur Press, Walter Foster Publishing, Walter Foster Jr., and Zenith Press. About the AuthorQuarto Publishing Group USA, formed in 2004, creates and publishes illustrated books in North America and sells co-editions of them internationally. Subject categories include home improvement, gardening, practical arts and crafts,children's books, transportation, graphic arts, food and drink, sports, military history, Americana, health and body, lifestyle, pets, and music.
Quarto Publishing Group USA, formed in 2004, creates and publishes illustrated books in North America and sells co-editions of them internationally. The division's imprints include: Book Sales, Cool Springs Press, Creative Publishing international, Fair Winds Press, Harvard Common Press, Moondance, Motorbooks, Quarry Books, QDS, Quiver, Race Point Publishing, Rock Point Gift & Stationery, Rockport Publish
"Corsets: A modern girls guide" according to moi1111111. The title is misleading - it's not a modern girls guide to corsets but another history on the corset with some modern corset photos thrown in. Was looking forward to reading about wearing corsets in modern days. The writer is a bit self amused. In general a pretty picture book and a light read.. Pretty Pictures Only While the photos are very nice, the book concentrates mainly on modern fashion corsets with a brief history of corsetry. No construction techniques or patterns are included.. Nice pictures, poor text. This book is way smaller than I expected. Something between 6" by 6". And thin too.There are some nice pictures, but the text is disconected and many times repetitive.The author don't show enough knowledge about this subject and keep repeating herself over and over. I know she was a corsetiere, but making corsets doen't mean she knew their history accuratelly.Anyway, I bought this book knowing this was n
This is her journey in her own words.. This book traces the development of the corset from ancient to modern times, paying particular attention to its popular resurgence as an outer garment from the late 20th century to the present day.The author, Velda Lauder, is one of the most celebrated corset designers of our times. Here, she combines extensive reference material alongside a personal journey through the evolution of the corset.Velda's enthusiasm and fascination with her subject make her ideally qualified to write ab