Saturday, May 23, 2009

Wartime fashion tips


Wartime fashion tips

Hats, bags, shoes, which were the accessories that went with the daily life of Parisiennes during the « Bleak Years »? Between tips and resourcefulness, you will not be surprised to learn that in time of war, women know how to be coquettes!

For the first time, the Memorial of Maréchal Leclerc and the Galliera Museumare combining their efforts to present an exhibition dedicated to fashion objects under the German occupation. Adapted to hardship conditions of living, to cold, and deprivations, you will discover innovative models made with unusual and salvage materials.


Accessories and objects, life testimonies of women in Paris
1940-1944

At the Memorial of Maréchal Leclerc de Hauteclocque and the Liebration of Paris - Musée Jean Moulin
Jardin Atlantique (above the Montparnasse train station)
23 allée de la 2ème DB
75017 Paris
Full rate: 4€

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