Piece de resistance
China Daily | Updated: 2009-05-29 07:51
Fashion houses struggling under the Nazi occupation of Paris had to make do with all sorts of materials, such as worn-out upholstery and wood shavings. AFP |
Nazi-occupied Paris conjures up images of food rationing and scarcity in a climate of fear and repression. It was also a time of garish hats and clunky wooden-heeled shoes.
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