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Forties fashion : from siren suits to the new look / Jonathan Walford.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Thames & Hudson, 2011.Description: 1 v. : ill. (chiefly col.), ports. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780500288979 (pbk)
  • 0500288976 (pbk)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 391.209
Summary: This is the definitive book on fashion in the 1940s, covering everything from French style under the Occupation and the make do and mend mentality, through issues of dress, patriotism and propaganda and the development of faux fabrics and rationing, to the rise of American fashion houses and the creation of Christian Diors New Look. International attitudes emerge from some 250 illustrations, including period advertisements, images of real clothes, and first-hand accounts from contemporary publications.
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Non-Fiction Non-Fiction Waimate Located at Event Centre Non Fiction 391.209 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not For Loan Not For Loan A00592759

Originally published: 2008.

This is the definitive book on fashion in the 1940s, covering everything from French style under the Occupation and the make do and mend mentality, through issues of dress, patriotism and propaganda and the development of faux fabrics and rationing, to the rise of American fashion houses and the creation of Christian Diors New Look. International attitudes emerge from some 250 illustrations, including period advertisements, images of real clothes, and first-hand accounts from contemporary publications.

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