‘The only shape that was forbidden her was that of a woman’
- C.W . Cunnington (1937) “English women clothing in the nineteenth century”

Changing the physical appearance of the body, appears to have always been an Important practice for humans. (Entwistle 2000:06) In western history, shaping of the body, has primarily been achieved via undergarments and mainly been a practice directed towards women.(Lewenhaupt 1995:12) Blinded by the seductive ability of fashion, compiling with the contemporary has been the norm. (Cunnington 1937:05)

‘CHANGING BODIES’ - A Collection by Salome Kappelin