The dressmakers of Auschwitz : the true story of the women who sewed to survive
Adlington, L. J. (Lucy J.), 1970-2021
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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 Höss, 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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London : Hodder & Stoughton, 2021.
Collation:
381 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781529311969 (hbk)
Dewey class:
940.531853862940.532940.531940.5318940.531853
LC class:
D805.5.A96
Local class:
940.531940.53185
Language:
English
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BRN:
2913690
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