Review
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"What I like most about this book is it is bite size yet packed with detail. It can fit in your (vintage) bag
and be easily read on the train or with a slice of cake. The author clearly knows her stuff and decribes the era with
authority and passion." --Kate Beavis, author of "Style Your Modern Vintage Home"
While the war may have been over by the mid-40s, this work makes clear that its effect on fashion far outlasted the
duration, as shortages persisted into the early 1950s. The 'Make Do and Mend' campaign is highlighted, along with the
influence of war-time jobs on women's fashion and the innovative ways women 'made do.' Men's fashion receives short
shrift, ostensibly as most men were in uniform. The text is clear and concise, flows logically, and there are an
appropriate number of illustrations, both color and black and white. Definitely worth the small price tag for those
interested in Great Britain's war-era fashions. "Historical Novel Society"
What I like most about this book is it is bite size yet packed with detail. It can fit in your (vintage) bag and be
easily read on the train or with a slice of cake. The author clearly knows her stuff and decribes the era with authority
and passion. "Kate Beavis, author of Style Your Modern Vintage Home""
"While the war may have been over by the mid-40s, this work makes clear that its effect on fashion far outlasted the
duration, as shortages persisted into the early 1950s. The 'Make Do and Mend' campaign is highlighted, along with the
influence of war-time jobs on women's fashion and the innovative ways women 'made do.' Men's fashion receives short
shrift, ostensibly as most men were in uniform. The text is clear and concise, flows logically, and there are an
appropriate number of illustrations, both color and black and white. Definitely worth the small price tag for those
interested in Great Britain's war-era fashions." --Historical Novels Society
"What I like most about this book is it is bite size yet packed with detail. It can fit in your (vintage) bag and be
easily read on the train or with a slice of cake. The author clearly knows her stuff and decribes the era with authority
and passion." --Kate Beavis, author of Style Your Modern Vintage Home
"While the war may have been over by the mid-40s, this work makes clear that its effect on fashion far outlasted the
duration, as shortages persisted into the early 1950s. The 'Make Do and Mend' campaign is highlighted, along with the
influence of war-time jobs on women's fashion and the innovative ways women 'made do.' Men's fashion receives short
shrift, ostensibly as most men were in uniform. The text is clear and concise, flows logically, and there are an
appropriate number of illustrations, both color and black and white. Definitely worth the small price tag for those
interested in Great Britain's war-era fashions." --Historical Novel Society
"What I like most about this book is it is bite size yet packed with detail. It can fit in your (vintage) bag and be
easily read on the train or with a slice of cake. The author clearly knows her stuff and decribes the era with authority
and passion." --Kate Beavis, author of Style Your Modern Vintage Home
About the Author
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Jayne Shrimpton is a professional dress historian and portrait spet with an MA in the History of Dress
from the Courtauld Institute of Art (University of London). She has many years' experience analysing historical images
and is well known for her dress history and photograph books, magazine articles, lectures and photo dating events.