‘Clothes shall mark the man’ : Wearing suits in wartime Australia, 1939–1945
Journal article
Cramer, Lorinda and Bellanta, Melissa. (2022). ‘Clothes shall mark the man’ : Wearing suits in wartime Australia, 1939–1945. Cultural and Social History. 19(1), pp. 57-76. https://doi.org/10.1080/14780038.2022.2031424
Authors | Cramer, Lorinda and Bellanta, Melissa |
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Abstract | This article aims to extend the ways in which the experiences of Australia’s Second World War civilians and returned servicemen are understood, through a close reading of four men’s suits. These suits reveal a dynamic wartime sartorial transformation that was shaped by cloth and workforce shortages, government intervention and social pressure, patriotic consumption, masculine duty and dignity. The suits shine a light on the cultural meanings of home front masculinities when men were marked by their clothes, drawing a line between men’s attentiveness to their dress and their concerns, anxieties and desires. |
Keywords | Second World War; Australia’s home front; men’s suits; consumption; civilian duty; demobilisation |
Year | 2022 |
Journal | Cultural and Social History |
Journal citation | 19 (1), pp. 57-76 |
Publisher | Routledge |
ISSN | 1478-0038 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/14780038.2022.2031424 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85123848798 |
Research or scholarly | Research |
Page range | 57-76 |
Funder | Australian Research Council (ARC) |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 25 Jan 2022 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 09 Jun 2022 |
ARC Funded Research | This output has been funded, wholly or partially, under the Australian Research Council Act 2001 |
Grant ID | ARC/DP190103341 |
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