Clothing goes to war : creativity inspired by scarcity in World War II / Nan Turner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Turner, Nan, author.

Contributor:

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Clothing and dress--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Clothing and dress.

Fashion--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Fashion.

World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--Great Britain.

World War, 1939-1945.

Social aspects.

Great Britain.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xi, 247 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Bristol, UK ;aChicago, IL : Intellect, 2022.

Summary:

Deprivation Fashion is the story of civilian clothing use during World War II. Manufacturing for civilians across the globe nearly stopped when outfitting the troops took precedence and raw materials and workers were shifted to war work. Consumers, especially women, responded to the scarcity of goods by using ingenuity and creativity to "make do."

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Rationale for Rationing: The Demanding War

2. Textiles Go to War: Military Uniforms Prioritized

3. Gender Defined by Clothing: Women in Slacks

4. Home Front Handicrafts: Creativity Inspired by Restrictions

5. Feed Sack Fashion: Nothing Was Wasted

6. Wartime Weddings: Falling in Love During Wartime

7. Costumes Go to War: Clothing in Hollywood and British Film

8. Clothing as Commerce: Hoarding, Bartering, and the Black Market

9. Make-Do and Mend: Once Forgotten, Now Reborn

10. Epilogue: Global Pandemic of 2020 Forces Revivals of 1940s Handicrafts.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

9781789383461

1789383463

OCLC:

1295099718