Nazi chic?
Subtitle: fashioning women in the Third Reich
By: Irene Guenther.
Publisher: Berg
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 499
Subjects: Women's clothing -- Germany -- History -- 20th century; Nationalism and clothing -- Germany -- History -- 20th century; National socialism and women -- Germany; Germany -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
Description: This is the first book in English to deal comprehensively with German fashion from World War I through to the end of the Third Reich. It explores the failed attempt by the Nazi state to construct a female image that would mirror official gender polic ies, inculcate feelings of national pride, promote a German victory on the fashion runways of Europe and support a Nazi-controlled European fashion industry. Not only was fashion one of the countrys largest industries throughout the interwar period, but German women ranked among the most elegantly dressed in all of Europe. While exploding the cul.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 439-475) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The fashion debate in World War I; title: The "new" woman; title: Fashioning women in the Third Reich; title: "Purifying" the German clothing industry; title: Germany's National Fashion Institute; title: The war years; title: Conclusion.