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

By:

Walford, Jonathan

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London : Thames & Hudson, 2011.Description: 1 v. : ill. (chiefly col.), ports. ; 25 cmISBN:

9780500288979 (pbk)
0500288976 (pbk)

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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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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Non-Fiction	Waimate Located at Event Centre	Non Fiction	391.209 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not For Loan	Not For Loan		A00592759

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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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