Norah Waugh taught courses on historical costume at the Central School of Art and Design in London, as well as being head of the costume department at Michel Saint Denis' London Theatre Studio. Judith Dolan is a Distinguished Professor of Design at the University of California San Diego. Her costume designs for Harold Prince’s production of Candide won a Tony Award in 1997.

• Table of ContentsChapter I. Beginning of the Sixteenth Century to 1670 1. The Whaleboned Body 2. The Farthingale 3. References to Whaleboned Bodies and Farthingales from Contemporary Sources Chapter II. 1670 to the End of the Eighteenth Century 1. The Stays 2. The Hoop Petticoats 3. References to Stays and Hoop Petticoats from Contemporary Sources Chapter III. Beginning of the Nineteenth Century to 19251. The Corset2. The Crinoline and the Bustle 3. The Corset—from Contemporary Magazines 4. The Crinoline and the Bustle—from Contemporary Magazines5. References to Corsets, Crinolies and Bustles from Contemporary Sources Appendix I: The Construction of Corsets Appendix II: The Construction of Farthingales, Hoop Petticoats, etc. Appendix III: Supports for Corsets, Crinolines, etc. Appendix IV: Whalebone Glossary BibliographySelected Further Reading Selected Museums with Costume CollectionsIndex

Norah Waugh taught courses on historical costume at the Central School of Art and Design in London, as well as being head of the costume department at Michel Saint Denis' London Theatre Studio. Judith Dolan is a Distinguished Professor of Design at the University of California San Diego. Her costume designs for Harold Prince’s production of Candide won a Tony Award in 1997.

• Table of ContentsChapter I. Beginning of the Sixteenth Century to 1670 1. The Whaleboned Body 2. The Farthingale 3. References to Whaleboned Bodies and Farthingales from Contemporary Sources Chapter II. 1670 to the End of the Eighteenth Century 1. The Stays 2. The Hoop Petticoats 3. References to Stays and Hoop Petticoats from Contemporary Sources Chapter III. Beginning of the Nineteenth Century to 19251. The Corset2. The Crinoline and the Bustle 3. The Corset—from Contemporary Magazines 4. The Crinoline and the Bustle—from Contemporary Magazines5. References to Corsets, Crinolies and Bustles from Contemporary Sources Appendix I: The Construction of Corsets Appendix II: The Construction of Farthingales, Hoop Petticoats, etc. Appendix III: Supports for Corsets, Crinolines, etc. Appendix IV: Whalebone Glossary BibliographySelected Further Reading Selected Museums with Costume CollectionsIndex

Norah Waugh taught courses on historical costume at the Central School of Art and Design in London, as well as being head of the costume department at Michel Saint Denis' London Theatre Studio. Judith Dolan is a Distinguished Professor of Design at the University of California San Diego. Her costume designs for Harold Prince’s production of Candide won a Tony Award in 1997.

• Table of ContentsChapter I. Beginning of the Sixteenth Century to 1670 1. The Whaleboned Body 2. The Farthingale 3. References to Whaleboned Bodies and Farthingales from Contemporary Sources Chapter II. 1670 to the End of the Eighteenth Century 1. The Stays 2. The Hoop Petticoats 3. References to Stays and Hoop Petticoats from Contemporary Sources Chapter III. Beginning of the Nineteenth Century to 19251. The Corset2. The Crinoline and the Bustle 3. The Corset—from Contemporary Magazines 4. The Crinoline and the Bustle—from Contemporary Magazines5. References to Corsets, Crinolies and Bustles from Contemporary Sources Appendix I: The Construction of Corsets Appendix II: The Construction of Farthingales, Hoop Petticoats, etc. Appendix III: Supports for Corsets, Crinolines, etc. Appendix IV: Whalebone Glossary BibliographySelected Further Reading Selected Museums with Costume CollectionsIndex