Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgment List of Illustrations Bibliography Museum and Private Collections Chapter 1. I Beginning of the Sixteenth Century to 1670 i. The Whaleboned Body. ii. The Farthingale iii. References to Whaleboned Bodies and Farthingales from contemporary sources. II 1670 to the end of the Eighteenth century i. The Stays ii. The Hoop Petticoat iii. References to Stays and Hoop Petticoats from Contemporary Sources. III Beginning of the Nineteenth Century to 1925 i. The Corset ii. The Crinoline and the Bustle iii. The Corset, Crinoline and Bustle - from Contemporary Magazines iv. References to Corsets, Crinolines, and Bustles from Contemporary Sources. Appendix I The Construction of Corsets II The Construction of Farthingales, Hoop Petticoats , Etc III Supports for Corsets, Crinolines, Etc. IV Whalebone Glossary Index