Pavitt, J (2008) Fear and Fashion In The Cold War, London, V&A Publishing
I chose this book because I enjoy learning about the history of fashion. This book is interesting because it shows how much events at the time can influence fashion. The book examines “how the image of the body was shaped by cold war concerns”. Fashion changed a great deal in the cold war due to changing attitudes about fashion, advances in technology and because designers expressed the fear and anxiety in their designs. The cold war also inspired art, films and literature as well.
BBC (2014) Cold War. Available from:
www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/coldwar/ [Accessed 25th October 2017]
I furthered my research on fashion in the cold war by learning about the cold war. I did this to understand why there was fear and anxiety in this time. I chose this website so I could have a variety of references and sources. This website is from the BBC and is therefore reliable, factual information.
Brown, C (1948) How Close Are We To War With Russia? SEE Magazine, 25th October 2017, 1-8
After researching a website about the cold war, I wanted to further my research by learning about opinions of those living in that time. Reading a newspaper from that time helped me do this. It helped me understand how anxious people actually were, as well as see what people living in this time were reading. Its no wonder there was great fear, the press seemed to heighten concerns by publishing articles on how close they are to war.