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Clothing Goes to War: Creativity Inspired by Scarcity in World War II

Clothing Goes to War: Creativity Inspired by Scarcity in World War II

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Clothing Goes to War: Creativity Inspired by Scarcity in World War II

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Nan Turner. Intellect, Bristol, 2022.

260 pp. Well illustrated (some col.). 25 x 17 cm. In English. Paperbound.

ISBN 9781789383461

Manufacturing for civilians across the globe nearly stopped at the outset of World War II, as outfitting troops took precedence over nonmilitary production. Raw materials were prioritized for the armed forces and the majority of nonmilitary factories were shifted to war work, resulting in shortages and rationing of consumer products. Civilians, especially women, responded to the resulting scarcity of goods by using ingenuity and creativity to "make do." In Clothing Goes to War, Nan Turner offers a critical look at some of the resourceful results of this period as necessity paved the way for fashionable invention.

Subject Headings: International ; Western Art -- 1900-1945 -- Costume/Fashion -- Decorative Arts and Design --

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