The Corset: A Cultural History by Valerie Steele
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The corset is probably the most controversial garment in the history of fashion. Although regarded as an essential element of fashionable dress from the Renaissance into the twentieth century, the corset was also frequently condemned as an instrument of torture and the cause of ill health. Why did women continue to don steel and whalebone corsets for four hundred years? And why did they finally stop? This lavishly illustrated book offers fascinating and often surprising answers to these questions. Valerie Steele, one of the world's most respected fashion historians, explores the cultural history of the corset, demolishing myths about this notorious garment and revealing new information and perspectives on its changing significance over the centuries.

Sex Tips from a Dominatrix by Patricia Payne, Maurice Vellekoop
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Could your sex life use some new thrills? If so, here's your ticket to all those secret desires you've only confessed to your best friend in her dorm room at Deerfield: crops and corsets, nosebleed stilettos, leather, latex, and lambcuffs. Whether you would like to make dominance and submission (D/s) a permanent part of your relationship, are brushing up for a weekend submersion session of Lina Wertmuller films, or are simply looking for a one-spank stand, Patricia Payne--exacting dominatrix and luxurious bon vivant--will guide you through this brave new underworld. Here, she shares step-by-step instructions on how to set the mood, decorate your room, pick a proper outfit, buy the best bonds, tie the exact knot, and wield the perfect quirt.

Sensuous Magic 2 Ed: A Guide to S/M for Adventurous Couples by Patrick Califia-Rice
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Need help with your riding-crop technique? Wonder how to wrap your husband like a mummy? Or maybe you caught your girlfriend wistfully eyeing a pair of handcuffs in a shop window and simply want to know how to bring up the subject with her. Sensuous Magic has the answers. Writer, therapist, and sex radical Patrick Califia-Rice has updated his classic introduction to S/M and power play to embrace couples of all persuasions and at every stage of experience. Although not a comprehensive technical guide, Califia-Rice's text offers insightful warnings, advice, and commentary. It is especially well-suited to daring beginners, who can learn the basics on safety and communication, while being titillated by more advanced topics like whip selection and master/slave contracts. R.M. Amazon.Com

Fetish Fashion: Undressing the Corset by Larry Utley
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Blending fashion and eroticism, this lavishly illustrated book illuminates why people still love to wear corsets — as a fetish accessory and a form of sexual expression. Photographer Larry Utley's inspired work with shape, shadow, texture, light, and digital effects invites the reader to step into this often clandestine world. His book shows the many ways — from San Francisco's Exotic Erotic Ball to society brides in fantasy gowns — the corset is making a comeback. The introduction gives an overview of the corset's century-old presence and suggests reasons for the garment's allure.