Wartime Fashion: From Haute Couture to Homemade, 1939-1945. by Geraldine Howell (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780857850713)

A comprehensive analysis of Second World War dress practice and appearance, this study places dress at the forefront of a complex series of cultural chain reactions. As lives were changed by the conditions of war, dress continued to reflect important visual narratives regarding class, gender and taste that would impact significantly on public consciousness of equality, fairness and morale. Using new archival and primary source evidence, Wartime Fashion clarifies how and why clothing was rationed, and repositions style and design during the war in relation to past expectations and ideas about clothes and fabrics. The book explores the impact of war on the dress and appearance of civilian women of all classes in the context of changing social and economic infrastructures created by the national emergency.The varied research elements combined in this book form a rounded and definitive account of the dress history of British women during the Second World War. This is essential reading for anyone with an active interest in the field, whether personal or professional.

Author: Geraldine Howell
ISBN-10: 0857850717
ISBN-13: 9780857850713
Publisher: Berg Publishers
Language: English
Published: 01/31/2013
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.60d