Keeping up appearances
Subtitle: fashion and class between the wars
By: Catherine Horwood
Publisher: Sutton
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Stroud
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9780750939584
Subjects: Middle class; History; Fashion; Group identity; Fashion merchandising; Social aspects
Description: "The British have always been concerned about accent, appearance and class, but at no time during the twentieth century was 'keeping up appearances' more important than during the 1920s and 1930s. Drawing on a range of original sources, Catherine Horwood records the experiences of clothes selection during the interwar years, and reveals the importance of dress codes to both men and women whether at home, at work or at leisure."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Originally published: 2005.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: 1.; title: Shopping for status -- -- 2.; title: Black coats and white collars -- -- 3.; title: Business girls and office dresses -- -- 4.; title: In home and garden -- -- 5.; title: From seaside to sports club -- -- 6.; title: Top hats and tulle -- -- 7.; title: Everything to match -- -- 8.; title: Radicals, Bohemians and dandies.