Wartime fashion : from haute couture to homemade, 1939-1945 / Geraldine Howell.
by
Howell, Geraldine.
ISBN
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9780857854285
Title
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Wartime fashion : from haute couture to homemade, 1939-1945 / Geraldine Howell.
Author
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Howell, Geraldine.
Personal Author
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Howell, Geraldine.
Edition
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English ed.
Publication Information
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London ; New York : Berg, 2012.
Physical Description
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1 online resource : illustrations
Contents
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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.
Local Note
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eBooks on EBSCOhost
Conference Subject
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World War (1939-1945) (OCoLC)fst01180924
Subject Term
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Clothing and dress -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
Women's clothing -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
Fashion -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
Fashion design -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Great Britain.
Women.
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Beauty & Grooming.
Clothing and dress. (OCoLC)fst00864680
Fashion. (OCoLC)fst00921600
Fashion design. (OCoLC)fst01200123
Manners and customs. (OCoLC)fst01007815
Women's clothing. (OCoLC)fst01178707
Geographic Term
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Great Britain -- History -- George VI, 1936-1952.
Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
Great Britain. (OCoLC)fst01204623
Format
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Electronic Resources
Electronic Access
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Publication Date
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2012
Publication Information
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London ; New York : Berg, 2012.
Shelf Number | Material Type | Copy | Shelf Location | Status |
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391.209410904 22 | 1:E-BOOK | 1 | 1:ONLINE | Available for online access and/or download |