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1940s
Episode 1 of 7
To discuss 1940s fashion, Stuart Maconie and Lauren Laverne are joined by interior designer Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, showgirl Immodesty Blaize and columnist Annalisa Barbieri.
Stuart Maconie and Lauren Laverne put British style and fashion between the 1940s and the 1990s into the dock. To examine 1940s fashion, they are joined by interior designer Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, international showgirl and author Immodesty Blaize and Guardian columnist Annalisa Barbieri. They discuss whether the era is defined by corsets and Christian Dior or make-do-and-mend wartime uniforms and utility.
Last on
Tue 11 Aug 2009
02:00