The Dressmakers of Auschwitz - The True Story of the Women Who Sewed to Survive

The powerful chronicle of the women who used their sewing skills to survive the Holocaust, stitching beautiful clothes at an extraordinary fashion workshop created within one of the most notorious WWII death camps.

About the author

Lucy Adlington is a British dress historian with more than twenty years' experience researching social history. Adlington runs History Wardrobe, a company which presents costume-in-context talks across the UK. Her non-fiction publications include: Women's Lives and Clothes in WWII: Ready for Action and Stitches in Time - the Story of the Clothes we Wear.
Lucy Adlington lives on a farm in Yorkshire.

Summary

The powerful chronicle of the women who used their sewing skills to survive the Holocaust, stitching beautiful clothes at an extraordinary fashion workshop created within one of the most notorious WWII death camps.

Foreword

The powerful chronicle of the women who used their sewing skills to survive the Holocaust, stitching beautiful clothes at an extraordinary fashion workshop created within one of the most notorious WWII death camps.

Additional text

Compelling... Adlington tells the stories of the women with clarity and steely precision.

Product details

• Authors: Lucy Adlington, Adlington Lucy
• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 02.09.2021
• EAN: 9781529311969
• ISBN: 978-1-5293-1196-9
• No. of pages: 400
• Dimensions: 158 mm x 236 mm x 40 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Interior design, design; HISTORY / Military / World War II, DESIGN / Fashion & Accessories, Second World War, History of fashion, Cultural studies: fashion and society