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Reading this book reminded me of just how much what we wear shapes us--both figuratively and literally. . . . Chrisman's experience pushed me to be not only confident in what I choose to wear, but knowledgeable as to why and how I am choosing to wear it.

In a personal account of the social and historical evolution of the corset, Sarah Chrisman provides a distinct and revisionist analysis of Victorian attire. This book encourages us to put aside our assumptions of the oppressive nature of fashion. Chrisman thoughtfully focuses on the ways women of many classes within society sought to create impressions, still critical in today's political economy. --Christine Ingebritsen, professor, the University of Washington

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Sarah A. Chrisman was born in a suburb of Seattle and graduated from the University of Washington in 2002. Alongside her husband, Gabriel, she gives presentations on nineteenth-century clothing, dress, and culture. The couple lives in Port Townsend, Washington, in one of the beautiful nineteenth-century homes they once coveted on visits to Washington's Victorian seaport.

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