| Description |
208 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 204-205) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Dressing the nation : preparing the home front for conflict -- Kangaroo pockets and siren suits: dress, patriotism, and propaganda in the first year of war -- Rationing, utility, and austerity: The British way to winning the war in fashion -- Independence and limitations: the rise of the American designer under wartime restriction -- Zoots and zazous: anti-fashion in a time of crisis -- Beauty on duty: the war effort and the pursuit of novelty and beauty -- Making do: creative solutions for dire shortages -- Pacific fronts: Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada -- Occupation culture: Paris ignores the war -- Pieces of resistance: new regimes and everyday apparel -- Fashion among the ruins: the German home front -- New looks: rebuilding fashion in the post-war world. |
| Subject |
Clothing and dress -- History.
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| ISBN |
9780500514290 hardback |
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0500514291 hardback |
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