Human Packaging Art: A Study on the Sexual Display of Clothing

Author: (Australia) Robinson
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Publish Date: 2001-08-01
Features: Just flip through this book, and you can deduce from the countless means of sexual attraction created throughout human history that clothing and other forms of body decoration have never been used solely to cover or even protect the body from daily wear and tear. Their fundamental purpose is to make the body more sexually appealing. This book is a richly informative and scholarly work with stunningly exquisite illustrations, standing out among on human body decoration. It covers a broad range of topics in fashion, from ancient male loincloths and high heels to corseted underwear, from uniforms, wedding dresses, and tailcoats to jeans, and so on. This book is also controversial, visually stimulating, boldly designed, and written in plain language—but these very qualities are precisely what make it successful on another level.