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Forties fashion : from siren suits to the new look
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Forties fashion : from siren suits to the new look / Jonathan Walford.
ISBN
9780500514290 (hbk.)
0500514291 (hbk.)
Published
London ; New York : Thames & Hudson, 2008.
Physical Description
208 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
Summary
A comprehensive look at the fashions and styles that emerged around the world during the 1940s from practical and smart-looking attire for air raids (hooded capes with large pockets and zippered jumpsuits) to street fashion and the creation of Christian Dior's "New Look" collection in 1947.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
February 17, 2009
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 204-205) and index.
Contents
Introduction
Dressing the nation : preparing the home front for conflict
Kangaroo pockets and siren suits: dress, patriotism, and propaganda in the first year of war
Rationing, utility, and austerity: The British way to winning the war in fashion
Independence and limitations: the rise of the American designer under wartime restriction
Zoots and zazous: anti-fashion in a time of crisis
Beauty on duty: the war effort and the pursuit of novelty and beauty
Making do: creative solutions for dire shortages
Pacific fronts: Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada
Occupation culture: Paris ignores the war
Pieces of resistance: new regimes and everyday apparel
Fashion among the ruins: the German home front
New looks: rebuilding fashion in the post-war world.
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