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The Corset: A Cultural History (3rd Edition) by Valerie Steele Paperback, 208 Pages, Published 2003 ISBN-10: 0-300-09953-3 / 0300099533 ISBN-13: 978-0-300-09953-9 / 9780300099539 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 w |