Fashioning Survival in Times of War, Famine, and Plague

Amid looming war, famine, and plague, fashion became more than elegance—it was armor. In a world unraveling, people clung to tailoring, textiles, and ritual dress as a way to maintain dignity and control. This book explores how, through hardship and uncertainty, clothing offered resilience, a semblance of normalcy, and a quiet defiance against the chaos closing in.