In Intimate Detail
By (Author) Cora Harrington
Foreword by Dita Von Teese
HarperCollins Publishers
HarperCollins
22nd October 2018
United Kingdom
General
Non Fiction
Fashion and textile design
Fashion and style guides
Apparel and fashion: technology and techniques
Consumer advice
Shopping guides
391.423082
Hardback
160
Width 184mm, Height 222mm, Spine 19mm
590g
The perfect gift or coffee table book for fashion and underwear lovers!
A beautiful illustrated guide to lingerie from intimates expert Cora Harrington, founder of The Lingerie Addict, the internet's top lingerie blog.
In this gorgeous aspirational book, Cora Harrington uses her extensive knowledge and empowering attitude to show readers that nice lingerie is for everyone no matter your size, age, identity, or budget. In Intimate Detail is a complete guide to everything you need to know about shopping for, wearing, and caring for every type of intimate from basic bras and briefs to hosiery, special occasion wear, shapewear, corsets, and more. In this beautifully packaged and richly illustrated guide, Cora demystifies lingerie, making it accessible to people of all backgrounds, shapes, sizes, and ages, empowering them to confidently shop for, wear, and care for the underpinnings of their dreams.
An informative, empowering, and masterfully organized
guide to lingerie. Ive always said indulgence is a necessity,
and for those looking to indulge, this book is a must-read.
- JOSIE NATORI, founder & CEO of The Natori Company
With passion and curiosity, Cora Harrington tackles every
aspect of intimate apparel from technical construction
to fit issues for varying body types to the emotional
experience of buying and wearing. She has keen styling
insights and clever, practical tips. This is a smart, savvy
guide to a modern womans lingerie needs through
all stages of her life. We finally have THE reference for
intimate apparel.
- GALE EPSTEIN AND LIDA ORZECK, co-founders of Hanky Panky
Dita Von Teese is the brightest star in burlesque since Gypsy Rose Lee. As style icon and muse to artists, designers, and photographers, she has appeared on magazine covers and runways for Jean Paul Gaultier, Moschino, and Giambattista Valli, and is the performer of choice for Marc Jacobs, Christian Louboutin, and Louis Vuitton. Her DIY beauty ethos and entrepreneurial venturesdesigning award-winning perfumes, lingerie, gloves, and clothes, and as directing producer on her touring stage extravaganzashave established her as a role model to women. Her books include the bestseller Burlesque and the Art of the Teese/Fetish and the Art of the Teese and Dita: Stripteese. Dita and her feline, Aleister, live under the gaze of the star-viewing Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles.