An internationally renowned fashion historian, Steele is a prolific author whose works include Paris Fashion. A Cultural History and Fetish: Fashion, Sex & Power, which has been translated into many languages. The author's first book is now back in print. Thoroughly revised to take account of the last decade's scholarship on Victorian sexuality, Fashion and Eroticism is being published now for the first time in paperback. This book is not only a radical revision of the conventional understanding of Victorian dress, but it is also a major contribution to the history of women and sexuality. Steele offers a powerful and convincing new interpretation of the Victorian woman, who has traditionally been presented as strait-laced and dressed to kill in torturous corsets, prudishly long skirts and a wealth of irrational ornaments. Her analysis of the corset is particularly important and is based on prodigious research.
- ISBN10 1859739784
- ISBN13 9781859739785
- Publish Date July 2002 (first published 9 May 1985)
- Publish Status Cancelled
- Out of Print 11 November 2004
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Imprint Berg Publishers
- Edition New edition
- Format Paperback
- Pages 352
- Language English