QUIRKY WORLD ... Rationing fashions on display at War Museum

ENGLAND: For most people, the 1940s conjures up images of rations, wartime struggle and sombre outfits.

But the Imperial War Museum has revealed how fashion flourished in the Second World War in spite of strict rationing rules. An exhibition to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of the war shows how men and women came up with bold styles with few resources.

‘Fashion On The Ration: 1940s Street Style’ features outfits, uniforms, and textiles from 1940s Britain to look at the war’s impact on what people wore, their sense of identity, and how they coped with the demands of shortages and austerity.