Book Review: Mandy Barrington, Below the Waist: Pads, Hoops, Crinolines and Bustles (Routledge, 2025) 386pp., 393 col. illus. Pbk £35.00. ISBN 9780367438098

Atalla Filho, Alberto (2026) Book Review: Mandy Barrington, Below the Waist: Pads, Hoops, Crinolines and Bustles (Routledge, 2025) 386pp., 393 col. illus. Pbk £35.00. ISBN 9780367438098. Costume, 60 (2). pp. 270-271. ISSN 1749-6306

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Book Review: Below the Waist: Pads, Hoops, Crinolines and Bustles by Mandy Barrington (Download) (67kB)

Type of Research:	Article
Creators:	Atalla Filho, Alberto
Description:	This book will appeal to anyone interested in the construction and reproduction of historical underpinnings—not only to understand how pads, hoops, crinolines, and bustles were made, but also to explore how these shaped women’s silhouettes from the sixteenth to the late nineteenth century.
Official Website:	https://www.euppublishing.com/doi/10.3366/cost.2026.0391
Publisher/Broadcaster/Company:	Edinburgh University Press
Your affiliations with UAL:	Colleges > London College of Fashion
Date:	19 September 2026
Digital Object Identifier:	10.3366/cost.2026.0391
Date Deposited:	21 Sep 2026 12:41
Last Modified:	21 Sep 2026 12:41
Item ID:	27777
URI:	https://ualresearchonline.arts.ac.uk/id/eprint/27777
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