Wartime Fashion by Geraldine Howell
Wartime Fashion is a detailed overview of the impact of the war on women's dress in Britain, from haute couture to recycled and rationed fashion.
This is not another book about wartime fashion, but a social history of wartime clothing as worn by the civilian population in the UK and the cultural conditions that produced itAs such, it is without equal. -- Marie Mcloughlin, University of Brighton * Textile History *
Readers interested in dress history, or in a more gendered or class analysis of the UK's home front during the Second World War, will find this book well worth their time. * TRC *
A rigorous, meticulously researched - and fantastically well referenced - text which will make a significant contribution to existing studies on women's dress during wartime Britain. * Professor Amy de la Haye, Rootstein Hopkins Chair of dress History and Curatorship, London College of Fashion *
BERG TITLES ARE of a more academic bent, so Geraldine Howell's new book may not be for those seeking an introductory guide to the make-do-andmend era. That said, it would still be a highly readable account for the uninitiated - just be aware that it is deemed a 'comprehensive analysis', and that it most certainly is! * Your Family History *
Readers interested in dress history, or in a more gendered or class analysis of the UK's home front during the Second World War, will find this book well worth their time. * TRC *
A rigorous, meticulously researched - and fantastically well referenced - text which will make a significant contribution to existing studies on women's dress during wartime Britain. * Professor Amy de la Haye, Rootstein Hopkins Chair of dress History and Curatorship, London College of Fashion *
BERG TITLES ARE of a more academic bent, so Geraldine Howell's new book may not be for those seeking an introductory guide to the make-do-andmend era. That said, it would still be a highly readable account for the uninitiated - just be aware that it is deemed a 'comprehensive analysis', and that it most certainly is! * Your Family History *
Geraldine Howell taught Theoretical Studies for over twenty years on the Fashion Design course at the University of Westminster, UK and recently became a freelance writer on Dress History.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780857850713 |
| ISBN 10 | 0857850717 |
| Title | Wartime Fashion |
| Author | Geraldine Howell |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2012-12-06 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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