Synopses & Reviews
Get intimately acquainted with the V&As world-renowned collection of undergarments in this eye-opening visual history. From camisoles to corsets, basques to boudoir caps, 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 Diors curvaceous New Look, to Calvin Kleins notorious briefs.
About the Author
Eleri Lynn is a fashion curator at the V&A and was the assistant curator of the V&As major exhibition The Golden Age of Couture (V&A 2007). She contributed to the accompanying book of that title.