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Article: Fashion under Fascism: Beyond the Black Shirt.(Nazi Chic?: Fashioning Women in the Third Reich)(Book review)
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- Canadian Journal of History
- Article date:
- December 1, 2005
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Fashion under Fascism: Beyond the Black Shirt, by Eugenia Paulicelli. Dress, Body, Culture series. Oxford and New York, Berg, 2004. xii, 227 pp. $70.00 US (cloth), $25.95 US (paper).
Nazi Chic? Fashioning Women in the Third Reich, by Irene Guenther. Dress, Body, Culture series. Oxford and New York, Berg, 2004. viii, 499 pp. $84.00 US (cloth), $28.95 US (paper).
Think "fashion under fascism" and what images spring to mind? Rosy-cheeked, buxom young women, blonde hair in braids, the wearing of traditional dirndls? A sea of identical uniforms? Glamorous evening gowns, sporty trousers, and stylish hats? All of the above, suggest Irene Guenther and Eugenia ...