Drawing together a wide range of archival material, ranging from magazine spreads to interviews with former employees and consumers, Horrockses Fashions: Off-the-Peg Style in the '40s and '50s tells the story of this iconic label and its role in the history of the British high street, while also exploring the connections between couture and ready-to-wear fashions in the post-war decades.
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Drawing together a wide range of archival material, ranging from magazine spreads to interviews with former employees and consumers, Horrockses Fashions: Off-the-Peg Style in the '40s and '50s tells the story of this iconic label and its role in the history of the British high street, while also exploring the connections between couture and ready-to-wear fashions in the post-war decades.