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1000 Dessous: A History of Lingerie (Klotz)

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This softcover book has very little text and lots of fantastic photographs which tell the history or timeline of women's lingerie.

Full of B&W and color photographs, illustrations, designs, ads, and glamour shots. A great gift for lingerie lovers.

Also see: 1000 Nudes; The Male Nude; 1000 Tattoos

great book. excellent pictures of all types of lingerie. a must for any lingerie or fetish designers.

This is an interesting book with lots of full color and contemporary depictions of historical lingerie, but tends to rely too heavily on the pornographic aspects of women's underwear, and includes many photos which are purely historical pornography and bear no connection to lingerie. Maybe I'm just a prudish American, but I expected more history, and maybe a little text.

I have the hardback edition of this book, and my eyes popped when I went to check the details of the hardback edition on Amazon. If I can credit what I read, the hardback is currently worth nearly a cool $1,000. I personally think that's waaaaaaaaaaaaay too much to pay, but _1000 Dessous_ is so good that it's well worth paying top dollar for.

I would have to respectfully disagree with the reviewer who downchecked the book because he felt it was too risque. Of course it's risque. What else, in all honesty, would you expect from Taschen, the world leader in publishing high-class erotica? Women's lingerie, by its nature and design, is erotic, as Mr. Neret makes plain in his text and his extensive selection of photos. In point of fact, he doesn't devote the whole book to just considering the eroticism of lingerie. The section titled "Lingerie and Eroticism" is actually the last of four major sections in the book; the others deal with visual depictions of lingerie in history, the cinema and advertising. The great majority of the illustrations are full-page (one does wish, though, that Taschen would have published the book in oversize format, so as to bring out more detail in the pictures) and the selection is both wide-ranging and comprehensive. There's not a great deal of text, admittedly, but every picture has a short but informative caption discussing its subject.

Highly recommended.

One of the most authoritative books on historical aspects of lingerie. Very informational, practical, sensual and erotic photography. Very valuable book. Something for everybody's taste.

book arrived quickly and largely in good shape. there was a bit of water damage to the book that seemed odd, and the seller was willing to refund my money if necessary. it was a gift, and she decided to keep it, but still good to know that we could have been refunded if necessary.

overall, a great transaction!

thanks!

If you like sexy lingerie, this book is a must-have.

necesito un libro que trate de la historia de la lenceria (ropa intima femenina) tanto del bloomer como del brassiere, body, entre otros.