David Kunzle 
Fashion and Fetishism [EPUB ebook] 
Corsets, Tight-Lacing and Other Forms of Body-Sculpture

Presenting the history of corsetry and body sculpture, this edition shows how the relationship between fashion and sex is closely bound up with sexual self-expression. It demonstrates how the use of the corset rejected the role of the passive, maternal woman, so that in Victorian times it was seen as a scandalous threat to the social order.