On Sarah A. Chrisman’s twenty-ninth birthday; her husband; Gabriel; presented her with a corset. The material and the design were breathtakingly beautiful; but her mind immediately filled with unwelcome views. Although she had been in love with the Victorian era all her life; she had specifically asked her husband not to buy her a corset—ever. She’d heard how corsets affected the female body and what they represented; and she wanted none of it.However; Chrisman agreed to try on the garment . . . and found it surprisingly enjoyable. The corset; she realized; was a tool of empowerment—not oppression. After a year of wearing a corset on a daily basis; her waist had gone from thirty-two inches to twenty-two inches; she was experiencing fewer migraines; and her posture improved. She had successfully transformed her body; her dress; and her lifestyle into that of a Victorian woman—and everyone was asking about it.In Victorian Secrets; Chrisman explains how a garment from the past led to a change in not only the way she viewed herself; but also the ways she understood the major differences between the cultures of twenty-first-century and nineteenth-century America. The desire to delve further into the Victorian lifestyle provided Chrisman with new insight into issues of body image and how women; past and present; have seen and continue to see themselves.
#1175325 in Books 2015-12-11Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.02 x .69 x 5.98l; 1.20 #File Name: 1626543208280 pagesShips from Vermont
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