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Corsets and Codpieces
- A History of Outrageous Fashion, from Roman Times to the Modern Era
- Narrado por: Susan Duerden
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Have you ever wondered why we wear the type of clothes we do? Packed with outlandish outfits, this exciting history of fashion trends reveals the flamboyant fashions adopted (and discarded) by our ancestors.
In the days before cosmetic surgery, people used bum rolls and bombastic breeches to augment their figures, painted their faces with poisonous concoctions, and doused themselves with scent to cover body odor.
Take a fresh look at history's hidden fashion disasters and discover some of the stories behind historical garments:
- How removing a medieval woman's headdress could reveal her as a harlot
- Why Tudor men traded in their oversized codpieces for corsets
- How crinoline caused a spate of shoplifting among Victorian ladies
Karen Bowman charts our sartorial history from the animal skins first used to cover our modesty and show off hunting skills, right up to the twentieth-century drive for practicality and comfort. Corsets and Codpieces is a fascinating listen for history buffs and fashionistas alike.
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it would have been a more interesting story except
except for the reader - she was horrible - love history but would have.never picked this book to LISTEN to. . ,
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Figured I might as well get the audiobook
I thought about getting the print version, since I assume I'm missing our on some illustrations by listening to the audiobook. But since I tend to listen to nonfiction audiobooks more quickly than I read nonfiction books, I might as well go for it. I do wish the emphasis on England had been more apparent before I started listening; it isn't a downside at all, just not what I was expecting. I definitely noticed that the reader was very breathy when the audiobook started, but I got used to it after a couple hours. Also had one of my roommates wander out while I was cooking and listening, because it sounded "very exciting, in a British way." I've already recommended this to several friends who are theater/costuming people, and relayed several of the amusing incidents in this book in general conversation.
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Astounding !
amazing historical fashion book. well narrated. made my week. i enjoyed the quirky and honest presentation. lots of information,for fashionistas and fashion designers will love this book :)
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- Erin DeJesus
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very interesting
I loved the narrators voice and how she reads! this was a very interesting look into the pain and beauty of women's fashion and quiet interesting things to learn.
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Very entertaining
I think the narrator was kind of bland at times, but the information was interesting nonetheless.
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fascinating!!
I've been following and studying fashion history mostly as a hobby since middle and highschool and wanted to start reading more up on things. I love the amount of detail in this reading and while I wish it had a few more angles it was interesting hearing more details on the downsides of some fashion choices. I practice historical dress for events and sew quite a bit there are definitely many ways to dress comfortably and safely.
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- Mr. Fox
- 06-13-18
Mediocre At Best
This book, touted as a history of ‘outrageous fashion’ gives a very narrow view into the fashion world of England and France in the time period presented.
It does present a technically correct history of fashion, but gives no in depth analysis of that history—or really, any analysis at all!
There is little to no context for the clothes described, or the social implications that they aroused (past being mocked, ridiculed, and/or legislated against, all of which is glossed over again and again).
The narration is breathless and read as though there is shock and awe in every sentence. There is not.
All in all, this could have been a fascinating book, and was poorly researched, written sloppily, and badly narrated.
Read something else instead.
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Historia
- Marvin Lewis
- 02-06-19
Horrible narration. Anglocentric
It should be noted that this book is solely about British fashion. It excludes the rest of the world almost completely.
I’ve heard robots with more variety in their cadence. Monotonous and boring to listen too. This is one that would be better read oneself than listened to.
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- Interregnum Rex
- 08-26-17
A poorly researched and weirdly sexist read
Let's put aside the complete historical apocrypha frequently referenced as fact throughout and address the author's homophobia (in their disgust for the 'foppishness' of previous ages) and sexism. It's pretty bizarre that the author of a treatise on the history of fashion would spend almost all their time discussing the male reaction to women's fashion choices, particularly in the 19th century section, with absolutely zero critical eye on why these comments were being made, and almost no references to what the women themselves thought at the time. The chunk on crinolines is the most extreme example. It lacks any historical context, and implies women who died by accidentally burning to death were at fault, offering up a single article by a woman in defence if the fashion after running through literally an entire chapter of male voices decrying them and mocking women who died while wearing them. Gross.
Acknowledgement of women's contributions to a heavily female-focused art form are cursory - with the author vastly preferring to spend a majority of her time discussing the reactions of male preachers and politicians to fashion. That would be fine if she made an effort to offer any historical context of any kind, which she does not. Where sexism is acknowledged, it somehow also manages to be very strange and gross - a preacher is "within his bounds" to say bobbing a woman's hair is disgusting according to scripture, but goes "a sexist step too far" only when he makes a separate comment. I think this is an attempt by the author to acknowledge historical context, but even so, it's clumsily done and doesn't make whatever point she was driving at.
At its best the book is sometimes entertaining, but it is consistently poorly written and researched. A waste of time for anyone interested in serious discussions of fashion history in a social context.
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