Jonathan Walford

Forties Fashion

From Siren Suits to the New Look

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Focuses on fashion in the 1940s, offering coverage ranging from French style under the Occupation and the make do and mend mentality, through issues of dress, patriotism and propaganda and the development of faux fabrics and rationing, to the rise of American fashion houses and the creation of Christian Diors New Look.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Thames & Hudson Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Januar 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 235mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 998g
• ISBN-13: 9780500288979
• ISBN-10: 0500288976
• Artikelnr.: 32246158

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

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