The Story of Silk
丝绸的历史
Publisher:
Foreign Languages Press
Publication:
1/2007
Languages:
English
Binding:
Paperback
ISBN/SKU:
9787119046372
Pages:
160
Sizes:
230 x 170mm
Weight:
0.3400
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Silk articles were manufactured in China as far back as in prehistoric times, and silk is still one of the most beautiful and environment-friendly fabrics today. This book offers a wealth of information on the beginning and evolution of China's silk industry, and the vast variety of silk clothes and embroidery which have been created. An integral part of Chinese civilization unfolds before your eyes.
Preface by Chantal Thomass
Introduction
Underwear and fashion
Lingerie, corsetry and hosiery
How underwear began to allow the silhouette evolve
From Ancient Greece to modern woman. what have they been wearing under their clothes
Materials
Colours
Underwear and Society
Stages of life
Caring for linen
A woman's private life and clothing
Contradictory arguments about trousers for women and the corset
Sports' underwear
Eroticism, seduction and fetishism
The eroticism of women's underwear
Seductive and sexy underwear
Fetishism and women 's underwear, from private clubs to the catwalk
Economics
Lingerie manuJacturing
The current lingerie market
Underwear on top
Conclusion
Glossary
Technical and general terms
Terms specific to underwear
Notes
Bibliography
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Underwear and fashion
Lingerie, corsetry and hosiery
How underwear began to allow the silhouette evolve
From Ancient Greece to modern woman. what have they been wearing under their clothes
Materials
Colours
Underwear and Society
Stages of life
Caring for linen
A woman's private life and clothing
Contradictory arguments about trousers for women and the corset
Sports' underwear
Eroticism, seduction and fetishism
The eroticism of women's underwear
Seductive and sexy underwear
Fetishism and women 's underwear, from private clubs to the catwalk
Economics
Lingerie manuJacturing
The current lingerie market
Underwear on top
Conclusion
Glossary
Technical and general terms
Terms specific to underwear
Notes
Bibliography
Acknowledgements
