The dressmakers of Auschwitz [text (large print)] : the true story of the women who sewed to survive
Adlington, Lucy, 1970-2022
Large Print
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.
Main title:
Author:
Adlington, Lucy, 1970-, author
Edition:
Large print edition.
Imprint:
Leicester : Charnwood, 2022.
Collation:
372 pages (large print) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Standard print edition originally published: London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2021.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781444849615 (pbk)
Dewey class:
940.531853862LP940.5318940.531940.5318940.531853XX(206558.2)XX(206558.1)
LC class:
D805.5.A96
Local class:
LP 940.531940.531940.53185LP940.5318
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
3151874