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Fashion in World War I: April 1918
Worth afternoon dress in greige garbardine with circles of soutache braid During 1918 Les Modes appeared sporadically rather than at monthly intervals: issue 176 has no date on the front cover but its...
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Fashion in World War I: May 1918
A cellar fitted out as an air-raid shelter by Poiret's Maison Martine Issue 177 of Les Modes, published in May 1918, revealed both the difficulties of life in wartime Paris, and the ways that some...
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Fashion in World War I: June 1918
Afternoon dress in silk, day dress in cotton jersey with toning embroidery, and evening dress in lace and silk crepe In June 1918 Les Modes was not published, but Vogue reported from a Paris still...
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Fashion in World War I: November 1918
Three ensembles by Chanel trimmed with angora wool embroidery, beads, and beaver fur In early November 1918, French couture was in a state of limbo – looking forward to the imminent end of the war,...
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Fashion in World War I: Christmas 1918
The Christmas 1918 issue of Les Modes seems like an appropriate point at which to end this four-year investigation of French fashion during World War I. This issue was one of the first produced since...
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