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An overview of the lively and vibrant fashions of the 1950s with appeal to any student of fashion and design as well as those looking back to the days of Grace Kelly and Marilyn Monroe.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The End of Rationing
Everyday Fashion: Work and Pleasure
Hats: Crowning Glory
Formal Wear: Going to the Ball
Underwear: Things Seen and Unseen
Menswear: Genesis of the Peacock
Epilogue: Slipping into the Sixties
Further Reading
Places to Visit
Index

About the Author

Daniel Milford-Cottam has studied the history of dress from a young age. While assistant curator in the Furniture, Textiles and Fashion department at the Victoria and Albert Museum, he worked on the Wedding Dress exhibition and the accompanying publication.