AWM Collection Record: 013240
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ID Number: | 013240 |
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| Maker: | Bottomley, Clifford | ||
| Place made: | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne | ||
| Date made: | 14 September 1942 | ||
| Physical description: | Black & white | ||
| Summary: | Seeking to emphasis austerity fashions, a Melbourne maker of Langsford's "Personality Clothes" produced this suit, modelled by Mr Langsford. The suit, which costs just under two pounds to make from sugar bags, with the original markings still on them as evidence of their origin. One of Mr Langsford's assistants models a costume made from left overs of suit lengths. | ||
| Copyright: | Copyright expired - public domain | ||
| Copyright holder: | Copyright Expired | ||
| Related subject: | Civilian clothing; Clothing and textiles industry | ||
| Related conflict: | Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Last-Modified: Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:48:52 GMT
