{"product_id":"1940s-fashion-the-definitive-sourcebook-hardcover","title":"1940s Fashion: The Definitive Sourcebook - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharlotte Fiell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEmmanuelle Dirix\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith over 500 images of daywear, outerwear, evening wear and accessories, \u003ci\u003e 1940s Fashion: The Definitive Sourcebook\u003c\/i\u003e is a sweeping visual history of the golden age of fashion.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWas there ever a decade of more contrasts than the 1940s? The Second World War saw the rise of thrifty fashions, make-do-and-mend, practical styles and workwear - and by the end of decade high glamour, Dior's New Look and luxurious cuts and fabrics had taken hold. In this encyclopaedic, beautiful book, fashion and design historians Emmanuelle Dirix and Charlotte Fiell explain how the upheaval of the decade rewrote fashion history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCovering every aspect of female fashions from the decade - from lace evening gowns, tailored jackets and furs to figure-sculpting undergarments, satin negligées and scandalous bikinis, as well as military uniform - hundreds of images show this age of wartime austerity and post-war glamour in all its detail. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eContents include: Utility fashion, Veronica Lake, Joan Bennett, Dior, Lucien Lelong, Balmain, Barbara Stanwyck, Jean Patou, Elsa Schiaparelli, Jaeger, uniform and workwear (Land Girls, welders, Women's Army Corps, Junior Air Corps, factory workers), lipstick, jewellery, stockings, Molyneux, Hattie Carnegie, Adrian, suiting, Norman Hartnell and more.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharlotte Fiell\u003c\/b\u003e is a leading design historian who has written numerous bestselling books on all aspects of design. She studied at the British Institute in Florence, Camberwell College of Arts in London, and later trained at Sotheby's Institute, also in London. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmmanuelle Dirix\u003c\/b\u003e is a highly regarded fashion historian and curator. She has lectured at Antwerp Fashion Academy, the Royal College of Art, University of the Arts London and the University of Manchester. Recent projects include the exhibition and book \u003ci\u003eUnravel: Knitwear in Fashion\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e1920s Fashion: The Definitive Sourcebook\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e1930s Fashion: the Definitive Sourcebook\u003c\/i\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 512\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.9 x 9.6 x 7.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 19, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53647758360883,"sku":"9781787398917","price":46.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/twGQTjpSTr9781787398917.webp?v=1783891705","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/1940s-fashion-the-definitive-sourcebook-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}