This was a time when social upheaval brought new opportunities, and whatever their wartime role was – as nurses, naval officers, factory workers – women needed the right clothes for the job. This book has detailed (coloured) illustrations and helpful references ideal for school projects or general information and interest. If you love this era and want more, try ‘ Fashion: Women in World War One‘, again concentrating on the impact that the First World War had on women’s dress as civilians and in the military.
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It describes the clothes at that time, with an artist’s eye to detail, a particular preference for a type of razor blade or perfume say, or the just-so adjustment to the tilt of a hat clues into the individual experience and personality of men, women and children throughout the war. This book is the story of what people on both sides wore, on the front line and on the home front, through the seismic years of the war. For the first time, fashion was influenced not only by Hollywood and high society but by the demands of industrial production and the pressing need to ‘make-do-and-mend’.Ī similar book for the First World War is ‘ Dressed for War‘. As the nation went into uniform and women took on traditionally male roles, clothing and beauty began to reflect changing social attitudes. For thousands of women throughout the long years of the war, fashion was not simply a distraction, but necessity. produced by nasa's jet propulsion laboratory (jpl), the changing face of mars: beginnings of the space agetakes viewers on a journey that begins with myths about the red planet rooted in science. It traces the story of women at home and in work from pre-First World War domesticity through to the first clerical girls in silk blouses, past the delights of beading and glamour in the thirties, to the short skirts and sexual liberation of the sixties.įor fashion in wartime look to ‘ Fashion On The Ration‘, an eye opener to an era of British fashion at the beginning of the Second World War. A must have if you are studying historical costume!įor all those ‘make do and mend’ enthusiasts, and those with grandmothers who collected buttons, try ‘ The Button Box‘, a brilliant book with a fascinating story to tell on each and every one of the buttons in the box. Her book examines clothes both from high fashion, often imports from Paris, to everyday wear. It explores in detail the wonders of the sweeping crinolines, corsets, bustles, bonnets and parasols of Victorian Britain.
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It caused a sensation in women’s fashion for over a decade, however, it was also a fabric that often caught fire with fatal consequences.Īnother view of this era is given in ‘ Victorian Fashion‘ by Jayne Shrimpton, a professional dress historian and portrait specialist. If you remember the video for ‘I Want to Break Free’ by the band Queen, with Brian May in curlers and a shocking pink nightie, then be prepared to become very well informed by May’s latest venture ‘ Crinoline‘, a beautifully illustrated book with lots of factual detail on a craze that overwhelmed the fashion industry in 1800s. If you are in need of some inspiration for your retro wardrobe this summer, then be fascinated by this month’s bundle of great fashion books.