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We now hold a spectacular collection [of Dior] in the V&A, including three looks from his first show, right up to more contemporary pieces, explains Oriole Cullen, the museums current curator of fashion and textiles, who works closely with Soizic Pfaff, head of the archives at the French fashion house

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On the home front, women were left to rely on their own ingenuity to repair, rework, or patch old and outdated garments

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