'A Wee Bit Of War' by Scott Edgar / Rachel Sayers
Released on 25th May 2022 by WartimeNI
Running Time: 31:55
- Women's History
- Social History
- Irish History
Tracklisting
- Fashion on the Ration
Rachel Sayers is a historian with a passion for Irish history and the fashions of the 20th-century. She joins us to talk about wartime wardrobes in Ulster.
'A Wee Bit Of War' by Scott Edgar / Rachel Sayers
Released on 25th May 2022 by WartimeNI
Running Time: 31:55
Tracklisting
On 1st June 1941, the government of the United Kingdom began rationing clothing. As with many events throughout the Second World War, the reality in Northern Ireland was a little different to that of Great Britain. Historian Rachel Sayers joined us to share her passion for 20th-century Irish dress, to talk about women in uniform, GIs and their nylon stockings, and all things fashionable in wartime Northern Ireland.