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Dr Suzannah Lipscomb looks at the hidden dangers of the British post-war home. In the 1950s, people embraced modern design for the first time after years of austerity and self-denial. The modern home featured moulded plywood furniture, fibreglass, plastics and...
(11 Jul 2014) The romance and the detail in the dress "Antonia" belongs to another era of tailoring and haute couture. Intricately stitched with roses, this Pierre Balmain's haute couture evening dress from 1954 is on show at Palais Galliera - or the Fashion Museum,...
Dr Suzannah Lipscomb looks at the hidden dangers of the British post-war home. In the 1950s, people embraced modern design for the first time after years of austerity and self-denial. The modern home featured moulded plywood furniture, fibreglass, plastics and...
(11 Jul 2014) The romance and the detail in the dress "Antonia" belongs to another era of tailoring and haute couture. Intricately stitched with roses, this Pierre Balmain's haute couture evening dress from 1954 is on show at Palais Galliera - or the Fashion Museum,...
(IF YOU'D LIKE TO COMMENT, PLEASE USE THE UFH FACEBOOK GROUP) In this episode of The Ultimate Fashion History, we're heading into the stylish 1950s where Mid-Century optimism clashed with Cold War paranoia, and where the return to femininity seen in Dior's 'New Look'...
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