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'It is only now, with the publication, in Paris, of Dominique Veillons La Mode sous l'Occupation, that we learn how valiantly French womens impulse to express themselves in the clothes they wear adapted itself to their straightened lives, and how narrowly the French fashion industry escaped extinction.' The New Yorker 'This rich work (and good read) dedicated to a new subject, will enrich our knowledge of the war-time economy in a significant way.' Jean-Pierre Le Crom, H-France 'Her study is a highly accessible account of the legislative and political restrictions imposed by the Vichy regime on the fashion industry in France, particularly in Paris ... Veillon's study is rich in details of how the occupied population managed not just to clothe themselves but also to make cultural statements through their apparel.' Carole Sweeney, Journal of Romance Studies, Volume 3, Number 2, 2003 'Superb history of French fashion under German occupation... Veillon's ma

'It is only now, with the publication, in Paris, of Dominique Veillons La Mode sous l'Occupation, that we learn how valiantly French womens impulse to express themselves in the clothes they wear adapted itself to their straightened lives, and how narrowly the French fashion industry escaped extinction.' The New Yorker'This rich work (and good read) dedicated to a new subject, will enrich our knowledge of the war-time economy in a significant way.'Jean-Pierre Le Crom, H-France 'Her study is a highly accessible account of the legislative and political restrictions imposed by the Vichy regime on the fashion industry in France, particularly in Paris ... Veillon's study is rich in details of how the occupied population managed not just to clothe themselves but also to make cultural statements through their apparel.'Carole Sweeney, Journal of Romance Studies, Volume 3, Number 2, 2003'Superb history of French fashion under German occupation... Veillon's ma

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Dominique Veillon is Director of Research, Institut d'histoire du temps prsent, CNRS. Translated from the French by Miriam Kochan

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