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Before the outbreak of WWII French fashion represented the very pinnacle ofstyle and French women the epitome of chic. At home and abroad couturierswealthy clients eagerly awaited the latest collections and design housesthroughout the world looked to Paris for inspiration. Unparalleled for glamourand elegance all things French were noted and emulated and especially Frenchfashion.One morning in September 1939 into this idyllic world of haute couture andCafe society came the shattering experience of war followed by the GermanOccupation. French women determined not to give way to the inevitableausterities sought innovation hats made from blotting paper or newspapers the latter signalling political allegiances and blouses made out of parachutesilk often obtained through dubious means. Not only did life go on butcreativity flourished culottes which enabled stylish bicycle journeysbecame the vogue and couturiers capitalized on deprivation with wit dubbingdesigns Coal and Black Coffee or naming an entire collection after Metrostops.Fashion under the Occupation provides the only indepth history of theseblackest years in French history long overlooked by fashion history because ofthe impoverished industry and deprivations that affected design. Widelyacknowledged as the authoritative work on fashion during this period it isavailable in English for the first time and will be essential reading foranyone interested in fashion French cultural history and particularly theGerman Occupation of France. «
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