Men in Petticoats: A Selection of Letters from Victorian Newspapers

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This volume contains extracts culled from long-defunct publications, most of them from male readers extolling the virtues of tight lacing, boasting of their slim waists and the comfort they derive from the support provided. Many others go further, saying how much they enjoy wearing women's clothes and high-heeled boots and shoes. The terms cross dressing and transvestite were not known at the time and the general attitude seems to have been one of mild surprise without any sort of condemnation.

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