Women in Wartime : Dress Studies from Picture Post 1938-1945

Picture Post magazine was made famous by its pioneering photojournalism, which vividly captured a panorama of wartime events and the ordinary lives affected. This book is the first to examine this fascinating primary source as a cultural record of women's dress history. Reading the magazine...

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Main Author: Howell, Geraldine (auth)
Format: Book Chapter
Published: Bloomsbury Academic 2008
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