The Dressmakers of Auschwitz

The True Story of the Women Who Sewed to Survive

Lucy Adlington

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Hodder & Stoughton
08 February 2022

History of fashion; History; The Holocaust; Second World War

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'Lucy Adlington tells of the horrors of the Nazi occupation and the concentration camps from a fascinating and original angle.

She introduces us to a little known aspect of the period, highlighting the role of clothes in the grimmest of societies imaginable and giving an insight into the women who stayed alive by stitching' - Alexandra Shulman, author of Clothes...and other things that matter

'Compelling... Adlington tells the stories of the women with clarity and steely precision' - Jewish Chronicle

'An utterly absorbing, important and unique historical read' - Judy Batalion, NY Times bestselling author of The Light of Our Days:

The Untold Story of Women Resistance Fighters in Hitler's Ghettos

'Powerful... a fascinating account.' - Woman

The powerful chronicle of the women who used their sewing skills to survive the Holocaust, stitching beautiful clothes at an extraordinary fashion workshop created within one of the most notorious WWII death camps.

At the height of the Holocaust twenty-five young inmates of the infamous Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp - mainly Jewish women and girls - 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 Hoss, 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. Their bonds of family and friendship not only helped them endure persecution, but also to play their part in camp resistance. Weaving the dressmakers' remarkable experiences within the context of Nazi policies for plunder and exploitation, historian Lucy Adlington exposes the greed, cruelty, and hypocrisy of the Third Reich and offers a fresh look at a little-known chapter of World War II and the Holocaust.

By: Lucy Adlington
Imprint: Hodder & Stoughton
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 236mm, Width: 158mm, Spine: 40mm
Weight: 620g
ISBN: 9781529311969
ISBN 10: 1529311969
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 08 February 2022
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Lucy Adlington is a British novelist and historian with more than twenty years experience researching social history and writing fiction and non-fiction for YA and adult readers. Adlington also runs History Wardrobe, a company which makes costume-in-context talks across the UK, with some 100 presentations a year and a hugely loyal fan base. Adlington is the author of seven novels including the Carnegie-nominated, critically-acclaimed The Red Ribbon. Her non-fiction publications include: Women's Lives and Clothes in WWII: Ready for Action (Pen & Sword, 2019); Stitches in Time - the Story of the Clothes we Wear (Penguin Random House, 2016) Lucy Adlington lives on a farm in Yorkshire.