Forties Fashion: From Siren Suits to the New Look
Author:   Jonathan Walford
Publisher:   Thames & Hudson Ltd
ISBN:  

9780500288979


Pages:   208
Publication Date:   31 January 2011
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Jonathan Walford
Publisher:   Thames & Hudson Ltd
Imprint:   Thames & Hudson Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 23.00cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 25.00cm
Weight:   1.000kg
ISBN:  

9780500288979


ISBN 10:   0500288976
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   31 January 2011
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us.

Table of Contents

1940s in Vogue * Between the Wars * The World of Tomorrow * Kangaroo Pockets and Siren Suits * Rationing, Utility and Austerity * The Battle for the Capital of Fashion * How America Fared * Zoots and Zazous * Beauty on Duty * Wardrobe * Parachute Brides * Trade, Lease and Loan * Pieces of Resistance * French Style * Fashion Among the Ruins * Post-War Priorities * New Looks

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Flipping through this book will provide endless hours of entertainment for swing dancers, retro-designers, and lovers of fashion history. Shows how fashion gave form to the anxieties and aspirations of the times. . . . Engrossing.


Flipping through this book will provide endless hours of entertainment for swing dancers, retro-designers, and lovers of fashion history.


'A must for anyone interested in retro fabrics and clothes designs' - Crafts 'Lovely … those who are interested in fashion history, vintage garments and retro designs will simply love this book!' - Sewing World 'A delight to pore over … Fabulously illustrated throughout, it will probably be on the wish list of serious textile departments' - School Librarian


Shows how fashion gave form to the anxieties and aspirations of the times. . . . Engrossing.


Author Information

Jonathan Walford has held curatorial positions with several institutions, including the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto, of which he was founding curator. He now runs his own company, Kickshaw Productions, which promotes the history of fashion through a variety of media and venues.

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