1940s Fashion | Fashion in wartime | World war 2 | Make do and mend | 1999

Presenter and Journalist Gloria Hunniford speaks to fashion expert and designer Merrill Thomas about wartime fashion and "make do and mend"
First shown:03/09/1999
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[@1940sDream]

This was lovely! Really appreciate it. Thank you

[@belindajolly7939]

Any more

[@gustavo5989]

Ah... como eu gostaria de ter nascido entre 36 e 40...

[@livingthroughtv]

Make do and mend... But for rich people.

[@jasonayres]

My Gran, she couldn't afford to wear a fox (-"Head, teeth, everything."4:58 -).
She could only afford to wear a feral cat.
Oh, they were a resilient lot, they were.
Keep calm
And
Carry..
" Head, teeth, everything. "..?!
I appreciate why she took up knitting the kids jumpers after the war.

[@Jim-ok9zi]

None of the outfits would fit the hippo’s today.