TY  - BOOK
AU  - Adlington,L.J.
TI  - The dressmakers of Auschwitz: the true story of the women who sewed to survive 
SN  - 9781529311969 (hbk.) :
AV  - D805.5.A96 
U1  - 940.5318 ADL 23
PY  - 2021///
CY  - London
PB  - Hodder & Stoughton
KW  - Auschwitz (Concentration camp)
KW  - Jewish women in the Holocaust
KW  - Dressmaking
KW  - History
KW  - 20th century
KW  - Women's clothing
KW  - Warfare and Defence
KW  - eflch
KW  - ukslc
KW  - Fashion & textiles
KW  - thema
KW  - European history
KW  - The Holocaust
KW  - Second World War
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - At the height of the Holocaust, 25 young inmates of the infamous Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp were selected to design, cut and sew beautiful fashions for elite Nazi women in a dedicated salon. It was work that they hoped would spare them from the gas chambers. This fashion workshop - called the Upper Tailoring Studio - was established by Hedwig Hoss, the camp commandant's wife, and patronized by the wives of SS guards and officers. Here, the dressmakers produced high-quality garments for SS social functions in Auschwitz and for ladies from Nazi Berlin's upper crust. Drawing on diverse sources - including interviews with the last surviving seamstress - 'The Dressmakers of Auschwitz' follows the fates of these brave women
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