In the first Bridget Jones movie, the scene where our curvaceous heroine dithers between choosing lacy lingerie or humongous hold-it-all-in knickers for a Big Night Out brought a roar of delighted recognition from the sisterhood. Our shameful secret was out, and it was gloriously funny. But it also marked another step forward in the relationship between women and their scanties. Over the past 150 years, underwear has changed from being a set of purely functional garments to become a symbol of female empowerment and sexuality. Helen Murray finds out just what was going on underneath those skirts beginning with the corset which began its decline in the 1910s, right through 'wasp waists', 'no bra', 'power-dressing' and 'underwire' to today's 'have-it-all' world.
- ISBN10 1856354776
- ISBN13 9781856354776
- Publish Date October 2005
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 16 September 2010
- Publish Country IE
- Imprint The Mercier Press Ltd
- Format Paperback
- Pages 192
- Language English