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The Identity of “The Exquisite Slave�

The attire of men and women in the nineteenth century covered the roles they

were supposed to play. An individual's sex and the psychological concept of gender

identity were used to predict the wearing of stereotypic sex-related clothing. The style of

made dress belied his nature as somewhat more free from restrictions whereas the

woman, bound by corsets and strict dress-codes, found herself held back in clothing as in society. The corset is probably the most controversial garment in the history of fashion. A sphere of influence, behavior and conduct was assigned to both sexes; each was valued for different qualities. These gender distinctions do not allow any overlap between the two sexes. For a woman to forsake the clothes and character of women for that of men sounded horrible. Such a practice would create sexual ambiguity - a woman would assume the clothes of a man and thus the manner and actions of a man, yet......

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