Dressing for austerity : aspiration, leisure and fashion in post-war Britain

Dressing for austerity : aspiration, leisure and fashion in post-war Britain /

A new look for austerity...The coldest winter on record, rationing, successive economic crises, bombed out towns and cities; with some justification 'austerity Britain' in the late 1940s is colored in the popular imagination in tones of drab. Dressing for Austerity shines a light on altern...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Biddle-Perry, Geraldine (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York, NY : I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd, 2017.
Series:Dress cultures.
Subjects:
Since 1900
Fashion > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Clothing and dress > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Clothing.
Gender expression.
Clothing and dress.
Social conditions.
Fashion.
Great Britain > Social conditions > 1945-
Great Britain.
History.

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