My current project at college is Make do and mend. I am really enjoying it so far as I have had a chance to personalize a project more than usual. I have looked into my family history around the second world war.
At the start of the second world war ration books were issued to everybody. The british public had a limited supply of clothing rations and so they began to make new clothes from old warn garments. a booklet was then issued to the women of Britain called 'Make do and mend', this informed women of how best to look after clothing and how to mend holes in clothes, darn socks and make things look as good as new.
People particularly young women are now becoming more interested in crafts, for instance I have set myself the challenge of making most of my christmas presents, however as we are getting to the end of November and I have only made one I think I had better pull my finger out.
Fashion has become so important to men and women alike that it would be hard to imagine, if modern Britain was put in the same position of 70 years ago how would we cope? Would we be able to conform to rationing or would this divide the classes completely?
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