AGENT PROVOCATEUR'E EXHIBITIONIST Joseph Corre/Serena Rees
Published: 2005
This very intimate shopping experience has achieved notoriety through stunning and stimulating window displays, which have become famous worldwide. This book is a stimulating look at these erotic exhibitions, which matches Enzo Peccinotti's photography with quotes from Vivienne Westwood to the Editrice of Erotic Review.

£20.00 ISBN: 9781862057142 UK

AN INTIMATE AFFAIR - WOMEN, LINGERIE AND SEXUALITY
Jill Fields
Published: 2007
Examines the ways cultural meanings are orchestrated by the "fashion-industrial complex," and the ways in which individuals and groups embrace, reject, or derive meaning from these everyday, yet significant, intimate articles of clothing. This illustrated book draws on evidence from fashion magazines, trade periodicals, and costume artifacts

£13.95 ISBN: 9780520252615 USA

BATHING BEAUTIES OF THE ROARING 20'S Mary L Martin/Tina Skinner
Published: 2004
Women dressed in the periods latest beach fashions, take a dip back in time

£10.95 ISBN: 9780764321160 USA

BIKINI GIRLS OF THE 1960s Bunny Yeager
Published: 2003
Here is a wonderful reminiscent look at feminine beauty, 1960s style, by one of the key characters who defined it, more than 150 swimsuit models are represented

£19.95 Order Only ISBN: 9780764317354 USA

BRA - A THOUSAND YEARS OF STYLE, SUPPORT & SEDUCTION
Stephanie Pedersen
Published: 2004
The Bra in all its glorious forms is celebrated in this sassy gift book for fashionable girls eveywhere

£8.99 UK ISBN: 9780715320679

BRAS - A PRIVATE VIEW Rosemary Hawthorne
Published: 1992
This book is an entertainment, a small fragment of social history

£8.99 UK ISBN: 9780285630864

BRIEF ENCOUNTERS - HERS, WOMENS UNDERWEAR IN THE CLASSIC AGE OF ADVERTISING
Published: 2004
Enjoy the embarrasing ads for the intimate garments our mothers were asked to wear, rust-proof corsets, girdles that glowed in the dark, paper panties etc

£7.99 UK ISBN: 9781853754432

BUNNY YEAGER'S BIKINI GIRLS OF THE 1950s Carol Singleton
Published: 2004
Collection of Bunnys work from the 1950s features 169 photographs of over 80 models, along with her reflections on her life and career, the models and the era

£16.95 Order Only ISBN: 0764320025 USA

BUNNY YEAGERS PIN UP GIRLS OF THE 1960s Bunny Yeager
Published: 2005
More than 230 color-packed images present 80 beautiful women, captured in the 1960s in a multitude of exciting locations, from natural surroundings with wild animals, to professional studio shots. Here are the pin-up girls who hung in school lockers, on garage walls, and in the hearts of men around the world. Each woman exhibits her own style and intrigue, along with the aura and fashions of the '60s era.

£24.95 Order Only ISBN: 9780764323348 USA

CORSETS - A VISUAL HISTORY R L Shep
Published: 1993
Hundreds of corset illustrations . 19th & 20th century corset ads , corset catalogs, department store corset ads, corset prices, unusual corsets, historical notes

£26.00 Out of Print ISBN: 0914046209 USA

CORSETS - HISTORIC PATTERNS AND TECHNIQUES Jill Salen
Published:2008
Progressing through almost two centuries of corset-making, this fascinating collection showcases an astonishing range of period pieces, from the 1750 whale-boned corsets, through the invention of the sewing machine and mass-produced corsets of the 1850s to the makeshift corsets of World War I. Reflecting the changing fashions and attitudes of women throughout the centuries , the collection includes corsets for pregnancy, riding corsets for sportswomen and hard-wearing corsets for housemaids. There are even corsets for small children and their dolls. The book is packed with practical information on how to recreate these stunning period pieces for yourself. Each corset features an annotated pattern, a detailed drawing and close-up photography so any historical detail can be captured accurately by the maker.

£20.00 ISBN: 9781906388010 UK

FOUNDATIONS OF FASHION -
THE SYMINGTON CORSETRY COLLECTION 1860-1990 Philip Warren
Published: 2001
One of the most comprehensive surveys of fashionable corsetry, foundation wear and swimwear in the world, over a 1000 garments, supported by original advertising material, photographs, factory equipment and recorded memories

£11.00 ISBN: 9780850224368 UK

GOTTEX - SWIMWEAR HAUTE COUTURE Helene Schoumann
Published: 2006
On the occasion of its 50th anniversary, the world renown legend of swim and beaxhwear presents a unique volume of its history and style

£12.95 ISBN: 9782843238727 USA

HIDDEN UNDERNEATH - A HISTORY OF LINGERIE Farid Chenoune
Published: 2005
From the restrictive corsets of the late 1800s to the revealing thongs of the early 21st century, womens lingeriehas changed drastically throughout the last 100 yrs, mirroring changes on society, the role of women, and the ideals of beauty

£24.30 ISBN: 9782843236853 UK

HOORAH FOR THE BRA - A PERKY PEEK AT THE HISTORY OF THE BRASSIERE Cheree Berry
Published: 2006
"Hoorah for the Bra" tells a tale that doesn't sag and presents a cast of characters -- mail-order moguls, brassiere-torching women's-libbers, sweater-clad movie stars -- who never let you down. Sure to be a bust-out hit, the book's the perfect gift for any Wonderbra dreamer or Frederick's of Hollywood vamp. To view the pop-ups, you just lift and separate!

£10.95 Order Only ISBN: 9781584795278 USA

INSIDE OUT - UNDERWEAR AND STYLE IN THE UK Emiliy Campbell
Published: 2000
Looks at the British and their underwear with humour, sociological insight and ardent homage to a nation unparalleled in the diversity of its languages of dress and display

£9.99 UK ISBN: 9781901033274

KNICKERS - AN INTIMATE RE-APPRAISAL Rosemary Hawthorne
Published: 1999
A social commentary, closely touching on women of every class

£10.00 ISBN: 9780285638228 UK

LINGERIE - TWO CENTURIES OF LUSCIOUS DESIGN
Norma Shephard
Published: 2008
Peek into the most personal clothing in a woman’s boudoir—the undergarments designed to shape, conceal, enhance, and reveal the body to create a silhouette for outerwear fashions from 1770 to 1970. From corsets to negligees to reverse thongs, hundreds of fascinating garments are shown in over 500 color photographs that reflect ever-changing social factors, which influenced day and nighttime occasions.

£24.95 ISBN: 9780764328183 USA

MARLIES DEKKERS - 33 PROPOSITIONS Meghan Ferrill
Published: 2003
A book about the essence, promise and practice of Marlies Dekkers, the most original and inventive lingerie designer working today

£30.00 ISBN: 9789059810020 NETHERLANDS

NAUGHTY VICTORIANS AND EDWARDIANS - EARLY IMAGES OF BATHING BEAUTIES Mary L Martin/Tina Skinner
Published: 2004
Over 100 hand-tinted postcards taken during an era when women had to be clothed from head to toe

£10.95 ISBN: 0764321153 USA

PATTERN CUTTING FOR LINGERIE, BEACHWEAR AND LEISUREWEAR (2nd Edition) Ann Haggar
Published: 1990
Readers are shown how to derive the basic lingerie blocks and how to adapt them for creative design. Pattern cutting for underwear, nightwear, beach and leisurewear is fully illustrated and dealt with in detail. Sewing techniques are explained and blocks for stretch fabric are provided. This eition includes tips for achieving the best results when taking measurements, optimum fit patterns for close fitting garments, and outstanding patterns for larger cup sizes

£24.99 UK ISBN: 9781405118583

STOCKINGS & SUSPENDERS - A QUICK FLASH Rosemary Hawthorne
Published: 1993
Light hearted look at stockings, garters and suspenders

£7.99 ISBN: 9780285631434 UK

THE BIKINI BOOK Kelly Killoren Bensimon
Published: 2006
Provides the history of the bikini, recording its progression from the French beaches in 1946 to the small strings. Packed with hundreds of photographs, this book is useful for those interested in fashion and the female form.

£19.95 ISBN: 9780500513163 UK

THE CORSET - A CULTURAL HISTORY Valerie Steele
Published: 2002
An essential element of fashionable dress from the Renaissance into the twentieth century, the corset has been viewed not only as an object of eroticism but also as an instrument of torture and subjugation. This lavishly illustrated book explores the cultural history of the corset.

£15.00 ISBN: 9780300099539 USA

THE CORSET AND THE CRINOLINE
Published: 2008
This profusely illustrated fashion history surveys the fascinating range of undergarments that whittled the female waist to its most slender proportions. Discover how the use of wood, whalebone, steel, hoops, and tight laces had a gripping influence on shaping the figures of women from ancient Greece to 19th-century Vienna.

£11.99 ISBN: 9780486461861 USA

THE HISTORY OF UNDERCLOTHES C Willett/Phillis Cunnington
Published: 1992
Beginning with the Middle Ages, the authors cover centuries of clothing history, including the Tudor period, the Restoration, the Victorian and Edwardian eras and the 20th century up to the eve of World War 11

£12.95 ISBN: 9780486271248 USA

£9.99 ISBN: 9780761143239 USA

THE LITTLE BODICE BOOK - A WORKBOOK ON PERIOD BODICES Bonnie Holt Ambrose
Published: 1995
Guides the reader through step by step construction with watercolour illusrtrations

£7.99 ISBN: 9780896761315 USA

THE LITTLE CORSET BOOK - A WORKBOOK OF PERIOD UNDERWEAR Bonnie Holt Ambrose
Published: 1997
Guides the reader through step by step construction with watercolour illustrations of various costume parts

£7.99 USA ISBN: 9780896761308

£25.00 ISBN: 9781859958049 USA

THE SWIMSUIT - A FASHION HISTORY FROM 1920s BIARRITZ AND THE BIRTH OF THE BIKINI TO SPORTSWEAR STYLES AND CATWALK TRENDS Sarah Kennedy
Published:2008
This year marks 60 years after the birth of the bikini by Frenchman Louis Reard, a seminal point in fashion history where women found liberation (to men's pleasure) in wearing less in public than ever before. "The Swimsuit", a glorious, glossy guide to the swimsuit in all its incarnations, marries design history with stunning photography and heralds the arrival of this once-practical garment into mainstream fashion

£19.99 UK ISBN: 9781844420797

UNDERDRESSED
Published: 2005
Fitway publishes its story of ladies' underwear. Starting from a wholly original scenario which unfolds in the loft of a momentarily absent young man, three lovely girls play at dressing and undressing in a profusion of chic and alluring under things, in diabolically erotic and sensual flounces. They frolic, living above all in under things, for the pleasure of wearing them, as a little nothing adorns them and renders them captivating to the end. Philippe Vaures-Santamaria is behind the camera. Elodie Piveteau wields the pen.

£8.99 FRANCE ISBN: 9782752801500

WAISTED EFFORTS - AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO CORSET MAKING Robert Doyle
Published: 1997
Presents a sensible way to create any corset styled garment . accurate in all their historic details but adapted to the modern body

£60.00 ISBN: 0968303900 CANADA