{"product_id":"dressed-for-war-9781471181603","title":"Dressed For War","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Magnificent ... \u003ci\u003eDressed for War\u003c\/i\u003e works on many levels: as an evocation of an uncommon time; as a celebration of an uncommon woman; as pure, unalloyed fun.' Lucy Davies,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e Daily Telegraph\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDressed For War: The Story of Audrey Withers, Vogue editor extraordinaire from the Blitz to the Swinging Sixties\u003c\/i\u003e is the untold story of our most iconic fashion magazine in its most formative years, in the Second World War.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e It was an era when wartime exigencies gave its editor, \u003cb\u003eAudrey Withers\u003c\/b\u003e, 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 \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e’s\u003c\/b\u003e mothership in \u003cb\u003eNew York\u003c\/b\u003e, and her often sticky relationship with its formidable editor, \u003cb\u003eEdna Woolman Chase\u003c\/b\u003e, became a strong dynamic in the \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e story.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e But \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e had a good war, with great writers and to","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48867184902487,"sku":"9781471181603","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781471181603.jpg?v=1722282093","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/dressed-for-war-9781471181603","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}