The story of fashion from the late 1930s into the advent of Dior's New Look. This covers the impact of World War II on style and utility clothing and features the work of the major influences of the time, Chanel, Beaton, Parkinson and Bacall.
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29.0 x 23.5cms 180pp b/w & colour illusts very good hardcover & dustwrapper The chapters cover: the occupation & the Paris fashion houses; World War I the Depression & Coco Chanel; home made utility & black market clothes; women at war - in the forces factories & farms; glamour via the silver screen (Hollywood); the great photographers; demob suits duffle coats & Dior; Dior becomes a household name; the influence worldwide; Dior & the developments into the ''50s. Seller Inventory # 20914615
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