Steele, Valerie. <br/><br/>
Fetish :  fashion, sex, and power / 
Valerie Steele. 
 - New York :  Oxford University Press,  1996. 
 - viii, 243 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates :  illustrations (some color) ;  26 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-234) and index. 
<br/><br/>What is fetishism? -- Fashion and fetishism -- The corset -- Shoes -- Underwear -- Second skin -- Fashion, fetish, fantasy. 
<br/><br/> The concept of fetishism has recently assumed a growing importance in critical thinking about the cultural construction of sexuality. Yet until now no scholar with an in-depth knowledge of fashion history has studied the actual clothing fetishes themselves. Nor has there been a serious exploration of the historical relationship between fashion and fetishism, although erotic styles have changed significantly and "sexual chic" has become increasingly conspicuous. Marshalling a dazzling array of evidence from pornography, psychology, and history, as well as interviews with individuals involved in sexual fetishism, sadomasochism, and cross-dressing, Steele illuminates the complex relationship between appearance and identity. Based on years of research, her book Fetish: Fashion, Sex & Power explains how a paradigm shift in attitudes toward sex and gender has given rise to the phenomenon of fetish fashion. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0195090446 9780195090444 0195115791 9780195115796 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>95017539  
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GB9709251  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Clothing and dress--History.<br/>Fashion--History.<br/>Fashion--Psychological aspects.<br/>Fetishism (Sexual behavior)<br/>Sex symbolism.<br/>Erotica.<br/>Fetishism (Psychiatric)<br/>Erotica.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>GT511  / .S84 1996 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>306.77