Keeping Up Appearances:

Fashion and Class Between the Wars

Catherine Horwood

For Immediate Release, £12.99 Paperback New Edition, 978-0-7524-6050-5

A Nostalgic look at one of the most glamourous periods in British

history

During the 1920’s and 1930’s there was no more important task than for one to look their best. As a nation we have always been concerned with our appearance and the image we portray, but during the inter-war years this was more important than ever. The seemingly insignificant details of ones wears could convey a lack of breeding if worn incorrectly, from ties and braces to gloves and hats. Both men and women always looked their best, hoping to impress their friends or employers with their newest and most glamourous attire.

Catherine Horwood’s engagingly written account of fashion in this period explores these concepts and reveals not only how we dressed but why. She peers into the intimate lives and anxieties of the middle classes as they dressed to impress, and how important appearance was during this evocative period in history.

·             A detailed look into every aspect of fashion between the wars.

·             Explores the intricate social aspects essential to both men and women during these years.

·             Compiled by an expert in inter war and social history.

·             With vintage fashion never being so popular, this intriguing book will appeal to fashion lovers of all ages.

·             Illustrated with over 50 original photos and drawings of the period.                                

Catherine Horwood is an honorary research fellow at the Bedford Centre for the History of Women at Royal Holloway, University of London. A former journalist, she has a doctorate in history on inter-war dress codes and has published on the social history of sports cloths, on consumerism and women’s magazines. She has contributed to the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography and to BBC Radio 4 programmes on shopping and social history. Her website is http://gardeningwomen.typepad.com/catherine_horwood/.

To request a review copy, images or simply an interview with the author, please contact me at rbritton@thehistorypress.co.uk or alternatively on Tel: 01453 732505.