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Tynan, Jane - ‘Tailoring in the Trenches’: The Making of First World War British Army Uniform

Keywords:

British army uniform | drafting guides | dressing techniques | First World War | soldier tailors | tailoring trade | trenches | wartime representations

ISFWWS-Keywords:

Britain | Masculinity | Home fronts | Society | Soldiers and Combat | Published memoirs and biographies | Economy

Abstract:

While soldiers’ bodies were disciplined by dressing techniques long before the First World War, this chapter explores specific wartime representations of dress …