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Author
Language
English
Description
A fascinating survey of various undergarments worn by the English over six centuries. A well-documented, scholarly presentation enhanced with over 100 period illustrations depicting laced-up bodices of the 12th century, embroidered linen drawers (1500s), hooped petticoat supports in bentwood (c. 1750), footed long drawers (1795), 19th-century bustles, early 19th-century corsets for men, Victorian "bust improvers," and much more.
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Underwear can be practical, it can be lucky, it can be just plain bizarre. And just one mention of it can make you giggle or blush. But if you really want to laugh out loud, take a step back in time and check out what people in past centuries used to cover up "down there". With uproarious illustrations this book sets out to uncover the truth behind underwear.
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Four-year-old Lily loves to show off her fancy pink underpants, but her older sister Marigold tells her she is not allowed to anymore.
11) Underwear!
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Bismark the Buffalo is grumpy and unlovable until his friends teach him how to laugh and show him that wearing colorful underwear can be great fun.
Author
Publisher
Parkstone International
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Men's fashion, particularly the trends involving undergarments, was once reserved for the elite; today it has become democratized, clear proof of social progress. The aestheticism of the body so highly valued by the Greeks seems to have regained a prominent place in the masculine world. Mirroring the evolution of society's values, the history of underwear also highlights the continuous, dancing exchange that exists between women's styles and men's...
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"From Paleolithic loincloths to Henry VII's wives wearing underwear on their heads and beyond, this hilarious--and accurate--history of underwear (as comically modeled by chickens), tells the fascinating story of our most private clothing."--