{"product_id":"dressed-for-war-by-julie-summers","title":"Dressed For War By Julie Summers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThis Book is Brand New\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eDressed For War: The Story of Audrey Withers, Vogue editor extraordinaire from the Blitz to the Swinging Sixties\u003c\/span\u003e is the untold story of our most iconic fashion magazine in its most formative years, in the Second World War. It was an era when wartime exigencies gave its editor, Audrey Withers, the chance to forge an identity for it that went far beyond stylish clothes. In doing so, she set herself against the style and preoccupations of \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eVogue\u003c\/span\u003e’s mothership in New York, and her often sticky relationship with its formidable editor, Edna Woolman Chase, became a strong dynamic in the \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eVogue\u003c\/span\u003e story.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBut \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eVogue\u003c\/span\u003e had a good war, with great writers and top-flight photographers including Lee Miller and Cecil Beaton – who loathed each other – sending images and reports from Europe and much further afield – detailing the plight of the countries and people living amidst war-torn Europe. Audrey Withers’ deft handling of her star contributors and the importance she placed on reflecting people’s lives at home give this slice of literary history a real edge. With official and personal correspondence researched from the magazine’s archives in London and in New York, \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eDressed For\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e War\u003c\/span\u003e will tell the marvellous story of the titanic struggle between the personalities that shaped the magazine for the latter half of the twentieth century and beyond.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eHardback: 5.00 at time of listing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shop from Crisis Online","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55518084137343,"sku":"A01151","price":2.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0511\/4714\/5406\/files\/71Ue2GEKKFL._AC_UY327_FMwebp_QL65.webp?v=1748446961","url":"https:\/\/shopfromcrisis.org.uk\/products\/dressed-for-war-by-julie-summers","provider":"Shop from Crisis Online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}