Around the World in Forties Fashion

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by History Wardrobe

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01.06.2026



A tour of 1940s fashion across the globe, looking at original vintage clothes and accessories that tell the stories of women’s lives in World War Two.
You’ll see a coat from bombed-out Coventry, shoes from Cairo, Indian embroidery, Japanese workwear, American hats and many more fascinating items, all featured in Lucy Adlington’s history book ‘Women’s Lives and Clothes in WW2’

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