Dressing for Austerity
Aspiration, Leisure and Fashion in Post-war Britain
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2017
I.B. Tauris (Verlag)
978-1-78076-628-7 (ISBN)
I.B. Tauris (Verlag)
978-1-78076-628-7 (ISBN)
Fashioning a new Jerusalem in Austerity Britain
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.
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.
Geraldine Biddle-Perry is a fashion and cultural historian. She lectures in fashion and design history & theory at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London.
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Acknowledgements
IntroductionAusterity, Aspiration and Affluence
Chapter 1Austerity by Design
Fashioning a New Jerusalem
Chapter 2Austerity in Transition
Demobilization/Remobilization
Chapter 3Austerity by Consensus
Democratizing Desire
Chapter 4Lessons in Austerity
Styling Ideal Citizenship
Chapter 5Austerity and Affluence
Another Look at the New Look
Chapter 6Austerity and Aspiration
A Boy, A Girl and A Bike
ConclusionAffluence by Design
The Autonomy of Austerity
Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 26.4.2017 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Dress Cultures |
| Zusatzinfo | 30 bw integrated |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 138 x 216 mm |
| Gewicht | 408 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Design / Innenarchitektur / Mode |
| Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Kunstgeschichte / Kunststile | |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Zeitgeschichte | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte | |
| Sozialwissenschaften | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-78076-628-9 / 1780766289 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-78076-628-7 / 9781780766287 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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