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Style on Trial

Episode 1: 1940s

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Stuart Maconie and Lauren Laverne put British style and fashion between the 1940s and the 1990s into the dock. To examine 1940s fashion, they are joined by interior designer Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, international showgirl and author Immodesty Blaize and Guardian columnist Annalisa Barbieri. They discuss whether the era is defined by corsets and Christian Dior or make-do-and-mend wartime uniforms and utility. Show less

Contributors

Presenter:
Stuart Maconie
Presenter:
Lauren Laverne

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