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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Gorgeous!, June 7, 2002
This book is a visual feast! I love the models; the editors picked a variety of models in many different shapes, sizes, genders, and ages. Many different corset styles come to life on these pages. There are detailed close-up pages to perhaps entice the ambitious tailor or seamstress into attempting to make his/her own corset someday. There are some great costume ideas here. Most of the models look like they are really enjoying themselves. Some of the quotes at the end of the book are very entertaining, some are silly, and all of them illustrate the many reasons why people enjoy dressing up. This is a gorgeous book, extremely reasonably priced, and a great addition to any costumer's or corsetry afficiando's library! (I am just *dying* for my own Dark Garden corset now, by the way.)
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome pictures, September 10, 2003
some of the pics i have seen online, but thats only because i frequent dark garden's website. beautifully and tastefully done photographs. it has a small intro (about 3 or 4 pages) and the rest is photographs. i recomend any corset lover to have this book on their coffee table!
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Eclectic, September 19, 2006
This book has a nice look and a nice feel with great models and a wide variety of looks. The thing with the large variety is that you will love some, like some, like some less, and possibly loathe some. Some are medieval, some modern, some retro, some theatrical, some discipline, some camp, and they are variably made of vinyl, leather, plastic, metal, brocade, gingham, or garbage bin liners. All that variety sounds appealing, and is. The problem is that not all combinations of corset/human shapes/styles will come together in a look that you like. My favourite pic is the one on the cover...but this look is very limited in the rest of the book.
Although I had to stick paper over a third of the photos (of which there are over 100) in order to really enjoy this book, I can still see all the pics due to the 3 pages of thumbnails at the end. And just to clarify...there is nothing wrong with any one photo, it is just personal taste...as indicated by the fact that my afternoon with tape and scissors means I have hidden some of my flatmates faves!
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