Underwear: Fashion in Detail

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.

Author: Eleri Lynn
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Victoria & Albert Museum
Published: 05/06/2014
Pages: 224
Weight: 2.75lbs
Size: 11.70h x 9.00w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781851777846