Liz Tregenza is a fashion and business historian. She is currently a lecturer at London College of Fashion, UK. Liz also runs her own vintage business and has written two books on vintage fashion.
A captivating read for fashion enthusiasts, historians, educators, aspiring entrepreneurs and anyone interested in the intersection of creativity and business ... a unique blend of personal storytelling, industry insights, and practical analysis that makes it both informative and entertaining. * Fashion, Style & Popular Culture * Tregenza’s sources are rich and varied. Her use of trade publications and newspapers is particularly fruitful ... an excellent addition to the developing research around British ready-to-wear fashion. * Costume * This much-needed work fills a gap in the history of British fashion design and manufacturing in the twentieth century. * Marie McLoughlin, University of Brighton, UK * Drawing on a rich and diverse range of research, Liz Tregenza demonstrates how wholesale couturiers made haute couture style available to middle-class women, arguing that they were instrumental in securing London's position as a centre of ready-to-wear fashion in the period 1930-70. * Rachel Worth, Arts University Bournemouth, UK *