| Edition |
English ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Wartime Fashion; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Buying into Fashion: The Social Background; 2 Shopping for Fashion in the Pre-War Years; 3 Being Chic and Being British; 4 The Healthy Body and the Politics of Fitness; 5 Evacuation; 6 Fashions for a Phoney War; 7 Calls for Rationed Fashion; 8 Setting the Ration; 9 The Utility Clothing Scheme; 10 Assessing the Impact of Clothes Rationing; 11 Home Front Clothing Initiatives; 12 Clothes for Coupons; 13 Keep Smiling Through: Good Health and Natural Beauty; 14 Utility and Austerity; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography. |
| Summary |
A comprehensive analysis of Second World War dress practice and appearance, this study places dress at the forefront of a complex series of cultural chain reactions. As lives were changed by the conditions of war, dress continued to reflect important visual narratives regarding class, gender and taste that would impact significantly on public consciousness of equality, fairness and morale. Using new archival and primary source evidence, Wartime Fashion clarifies how and why clothing was rationed, and repositions style and design during the war in relation to past expectations and ideas about c. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
World War (1939-1945) |
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Clothing and dress -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
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Clothing and dress. |
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Great Britain. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
Women's clothing -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
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Women's clothing. |
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Fashion -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
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Fashion. |
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Fashion design -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
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Fashion design. |
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Great Britain.
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Great Britain -- History -- George VI, 1936-1952.
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Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
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Manners and customs. |
| Chronological Term |
1900 - 1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Howell, Geraldine. Wartime fashion. English ed. London ; New York : Berg, 2012 9780857850706 (DLC) 2012027467 (OCoLC)801996322 |
| ISBN |
9780857854285 (electronic book) |
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0857854283 (electronic book) |
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9780857850706 |
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0857850709 |
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9780857850713 |
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0857850717 |
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9780857854292 |
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0857854291 |
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0857854283 |
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