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Memorandum sent by Lowther College, Bodelwyddan, to parents regarding clothes of pupils, October 1942
Memorandum sent by Lowther College, Bodelwyddan, to parents regarding tea and soap rations, December 1942
  • Weldons paper dress pattern, c. 1940-5. The blue day dress, with suggested accessories (hat, gloves, handbag, shoes), shows evidence of wartime restrictions in the use of the fabric and short hemline.
Weldons paper dress pattern, c. 1940-5
  • Wartime rationing severely restricted the quantity and quality of available dressmaking fabric, and many would-be brides were forced to improvise in order to have a special dress for their wedding day. Even second-hand wedding dresses were in short supply and in high demand, and many opted to make their dress from whatever fabrics could be found, including parachute silk, and in this case, curtains.
Second World War wedding dress made from lace curtains, 1939-45, front [image 1 of 2]
Tinned army cake ration, 1939-45