Clothing Goes to War: Creativity Inspired by Scarcity in World War II is the story of clothing
use when manufacturing for civilians nearly stopped and raw materials and workers across …

This article aims to extend the ways in which the experiences of Australia's Second World
War civilians and returned servicemen are understood, through a close reading of four …

This study investigated how the American designer, Hannah Troy, adapted the aesthetic
qualities of original couture creations to appeal to the American market. It used a historical …

The Second World War gave American designers the push that they needed to stand on
their own without the design leadership of Paris. At the beginning of the war some were not …

French haute couture is an industry that has withstood the test of time. From its inception in
1858 at Charles Worth's innovative and groundbreaking shop, haute couture has become …

The 1940s were an iconic period of women's dress history, with the familiar square
shoulders, crepe tea dresses and seamed stockings paired with red lips, victory curls and …

The focus of this qualifying paper is the Louise Dahl-Wolfe (1895-1989) fashion
photography collection at the Museum at FIT (MFIT) in New York City. This collection was …

In August 1943, almost two years after the United States entered World War II college-age
women who read McCall's magazine were told that “every good college wardrobe starts off …

This study explores the influence of World War II on the United States infant and children's
clothing industries. Relying on the federal records of the Office of Price Administration's …