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Fashion on the Ration

Paperback • 2016 • 1. edition

Fashion on the Ration

By Julie Summers

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About the book

In September 1939, just three weeks after the outbreak of war, Gladys Mason wrote briefly in her diary about events in Europe: 'Hitler watched German siege of Warsaw. City in flames.' And, she continued, 'Had my wedding dress fitted. Lovely.'For Gladys Mason, and for thousands of women throughout the long years of the war, fashion was not simply a distraction, but a necessity - and one they weren't going to give up easily. In the face of bombings, conscription, rationing and ludicrous bureaucrac...Show more

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9781781253274

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Profile Books Ltd

Published year

2016

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Fashion on the Ration

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