The author has always been fascinated by how people lived in the past, by the work they did and by the clothes they wore to do it. The invention of photography in the nineteenth century provided a means of looking back into the no-too-distant past, and in this book. Avril makes used of this medim to share her interest.
Covering the hundred years from 1900 to 1999, this book illustrates the clothes of 'ordinary' men, women and children through their own snapshots and the work of local studio photographers.
Clothes and photography have changed drastically during the 20th century; this book shows some of those changes and will bring back many memories to its readers.
Contents:
Introduction
The First Twenty Years
Between the Wars
Wartime and After
The Swinging Sixties and Fancy-Dress Seventies
A Time of Change
Further Reading
Conclusion - 1999
Places to Visit
Acknowledgements
Index
