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Title: Fashion in the 1940s
Condition: New
EAN: 9780747813538
ISBN: 9780747813538
Publisher: Shire Publications
Format: Paperback
Release Date: 10/10/2014
Item Height: 210mm
Item Length: 149mm
Item Weight: 164g
Author: Jayne Shrimpton
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0747813531
Description: This book reveals the impact of wartime and austerity on British fashion and tells the story of how a spirit of patriotism and make-do-and-mend unleashed a wave of new creativity among women who were starved of high fashion by shortages and rationing. Many home dressmakers copied the high-end looks, and women involved in war work created a whole new aesthetic of less formal street wear. Fashion in the 1940s also shows how the Second World War shifted the centre of the international couture scene away from Paris, allowing British designers to influence Home Front style. Afterwards Paris fashion was re-born with Dior's extravagant New Look, while casual American trends were widely adopted by young British women and men.
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Book Series: Shire Library
Genre: Fashion & Design
Topic: Arts & Photography
Release Year: 2014

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