Woman as design : before, behind, between, above, below
2009, 1st edition. London : Conran Octopus. Fine copy in illustrated boards, in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled cloth dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #389543
ISBN: 1840915323
Physical description: 336 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 29 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 326-327-Includes index). Contents: Part One: Before, cults of aphrodite -- The eroticized bottom -- The delta of venus -- Bras are for men or the industralization of the breast -- The chevalier d'Eon's frock -- Part Two: Pin-ups -- The camera always lies -- If I have one life, let me live it as a blonde -- Hemlines and heels -- The callipygian curve -- The future of sex -- Bibliography -- Index. Subjects: Women; Human body; Body image in women; Women in popular culture; Feminine beauty (Aesthetics); Women Physiology; Human body Symbolic aspects; Pinup art; Design History.
Price: €40.00