A new look for Austerity...The coldest winter on record, rationing, successive economic crises, bombed out towns and cities; with some justification 'Austerity Britain' in the late 1940s is coloured in the popular imagination in tones of drab. Dressing for Austerity shines a light on alternative visions of post-war optimism and aspiration. It traces how, set against the Labour government's philosophy of 'Austerity by design' in a climate of post-war idealism, the desire for affordable fashionable clothing, access to leisure, and the health, time and money to enjoy them became totemic symbols of post-war ambition that impelled new strategies of state control and consumer agency.
The book examines the immediate post-war period - its politics, its fashions and its people - in new ways and on its own terms as a critical tipping point in the making of modern Britain.
| ISBN: | 9781780766287 |
| Publication date: | 26th April 2017 |
| Author: | Geraldine BiddlePerry |
| Publisher: | I.B. Tauris an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 224 pages |
| Series: | Dress Cultures |
| Genres: |
Cultural studies: dress and society Social and cultural history History of art Fashion and textile design |
A new look for Austerity...The coldest winter on record, rationing, successive economic crises, bombed out towns and cities; with some justification 'Austerity Britain' in the late 1940s is coloured in the popular imagination in tones of drab. Dressing for Austerity shines a light on alternative visions of post-war optimism and aspiration.
Dressing for Austerity features in the following genres: Cultural studies: dress and society, Social and cultural history, History of art, Fashion and textile design
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Dressing for Austerity was written by Geraldine BiddlePerry and published by I.B. Tauris an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
Dressing for Austerity has 224 pages
Yes it is part of Dress Cultures series
£117.00, reduced from £130.00. Not Available.