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I'm not sure if all 'cc41' period clothes actually had the label. Also, it may just be that the cc41 label hasn't been photographed by the vendor.
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Or the garment was not made under CC41 restrictions. It was not a catch-all legislation.
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BK: Sabre Publishing are bringing a book out on Utility Clothing. I think it's due out in August/September. You might be interested in seeing it.
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Sabrestorm Publishing
90, Lennard Road,
Dunton Green,
Sevenoaks, Kent
TN13 2UX
The book isn't listed on their website yet.
90, Lennard Road,
Dunton Green,
Sevenoaks, Kent
TN13 2UX
The book isn't listed on their website yet.
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Who's it written by, and what's the focus? I hope it's not just going to trot out the old rubbish about waistcoats and trousers cuffs.
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p.s. Do you have edit function down here?
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I believe it's by the author of this book: The Forties Look
I don't know anything else about it, I'm afraid.
I don't know anything else about it, I'm afraid.
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There are some details here:
http://bookshop.blackwell.co.uk/jsp/id/CC41_Utility_Clothing/9781781220054
(by Mike Brown, price £20, 112 pages, ISBN 1781220050, available from 12th September)
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Well done, here's the text from the website:
The Utility symbol, CC41, is one of the most iconic symbols in the history of clothing in Britain; instantly recognisable to anyone who lived in Britain through the Second World War or the immediate post-war years. Clothes rationing began in June 1941 in an effort to cut down the nation's consumption of scarce resources; the Utility scheme was started 3 months later as a method of providing cheap, but well-made clothes for the less-well-off. The scheme was such a success that over the next few years it was extended to cover goods as widespread as shoes, furniture, lighters, pencils and household linen. Mike Brown looks at the background to, and the evolution of, the clothing scheme and the symbol as it changed to include more items of clothing, from underwear to fur coats. He also addresses the often misunderstood subject of 'Super Utility', and the so-called 'Dinner plate' mark, uncovering the truth behind a subject shrouded in mystery since its introduction. From somewhat hit-and-miss early garments, through to 'the Couturier scheme', the Utility symbol grew to be a mark of quality and value, which, post-war, slowly deteriorated until many were removed from clothes as a symbol of 'cheap and cheerful', and often not even cheerful clothes. A fascinating explanation of a little understood scheme with a wealth of knowledge complimented by colour photographs and original illustrations throughout.
The Utility symbol, CC41, is one of the most iconic symbols in the history of clothing in Britain; instantly recognisable to anyone who lived in Britain through the Second World War or the immediate post-war years. Clothes rationing began in June 1941 in an effort to cut down the nation's consumption of scarce resources; the Utility scheme was started 3 months later as a method of providing cheap, but well-made clothes for the less-well-off. The scheme was such a success that over the next few years it was extended to cover goods as widespread as shoes, furniture, lighters, pencils and household linen. Mike Brown looks at the background to, and the evolution of, the clothing scheme and the symbol as it changed to include more items of clothing, from underwear to fur coats. He also addresses the often misunderstood subject of 'Super Utility', and the so-called 'Dinner plate' mark, uncovering the truth behind a subject shrouded in mystery since its introduction. From somewhat hit-and-miss early garments, through to 'the Couturier scheme', the Utility symbol grew to be a mark of quality and value, which, post-war, slowly deteriorated until many were removed from clothes as a symbol of 'cheap and cheerful', and often not even cheerful clothes. A fascinating explanation of a little understood scheme with a wealth of knowledge complimented by colour photographs and original illustrations throughout.
