Forties fashion : from siren suits to the new look
Walford, Jonathan2008
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This book on fashion in the 1940s covers 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 Dior's 'New Look'.
Main title:
Forties fashion : from siren suits to the new look / Jonathan Walford.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Thames & Hudson, 2008.
Collation:
208 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), ports. ; 26 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.Includes bibliographical references (p. 204-205) and index.
ISBN:
9780500514290 (hbk)
Dewey class:
391.209044391.00904
Language:
English
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BRN:
228572