Great War Fashion - Tales from the History Wardrobe

Historical non-fiction

Imagine 'stepping into someone else’s shoes' a century ago. Which shoes would they be? Clogs with metal cleats that spark on the factory yard cobbles? Or silk sensations costing thousands by Yanturni of Paris?

Are they heavy with mud from trudging between the tents of a front-line hospital. Or carry tufts of turf from a football pitch?

Great War Fashion opens the wardrobe of women in the years before the outbreak of World War I. It explores the real woman behind the stiff mono-bosomed ideal of the Edwardian Society lady. Then moves on to the new breed of women who donned trousers to work in munitions factories. Or who, clad in mourning, loved and lost a generation of men.

The journey through Great War Fashion is not just about the changing clothes and fashions of the war years. It is a journey into the lives of women who lived under the shadow of war and were irrevocably changed by it.

At times laugh-out-loud funny and at others bringing you to tears, Lucy Adlington paints a unique portrait of an inspiring generation of women, brought to life in rare and stunning images.

Reviews

"I found this a fascinating book. The style of writing is light, lively and yet very informative. The images are also wonderful and really complement the text" – Amazon review
"Fascinating! A very gripping read about clothes and culture" – Goodreads review

Amazon UK

Useful links

Youtube review by Lil’s Vintage World
Great War Fashion article in the Daily Mail
WW1 Fashion Trends

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