Following the success of his two abundantly illustrated and era-evoking books about the styles of the 1940s and 1950s, fashion aficionado Mike Brown returns to define the decade that gave birth to modernity. “The 1960s Look” recreates the trends and revolutions in clothes and accessories, hair, figure and makeup that made the swinging sixties so unlike […]
Casemate appointed at new distributer
We are delighted to announce that Sabrestorm Publishing have appointed Casemate as the distributor for all our titles in Europe, the commonwealth and the USA. As a leading distributor of military titles Casemate are well placed to ensure our books find a wide audience and are easily available to both readers and retailers. We very […]
Treat Yourself this Christmas
Did you buy yourself a Christmas present this year? I admit it. I did. It’s always nice to open up the gifts from ones nearest and dearest on Christmas day but you can get a few too many festive socks and ill-fitting jumpers. Anyone who has queued up at the Marks & Spencer returns counter […]
The Birth of Utility Clothing
Historian and well known author Mike Brown launches his new book “CC41 UTILITY CLOTHING – The label that Transformed British Fashion” in November. Here he gives a brief overview of how Utility clothing came about. The CC41 Utility logo, or the ‘two cheeses’ as it was known at the Board of Trade, was probably the […]
The Truth Behind CC41
At first glance, Utility Clothing is quite a niche area and perhaps it’s not surprising that no-one has ever published a decent book on the subject. But in actual fact the audience for such a book is wider than you might think. Collectors of Utility Clothing may not fill Wembley Stadium but the interest […]
Did you get a Onesie for Christmas?
The Onesie is nothing new – Churchill was a big fan, but there seems no barriers to the popularity of this ‘new’ garment as it transcends both class and age. Grandmothers wanting something warm and comfortable to wear around the house, young mums rushing to take the kids to school, and children themselves who find […]
The War & Peace Revival
The first thing I did when I got back from the War & Peace revival (military vehicle show) was have a good long bath. Last year it was mud, this year it was the fine dust that seems to get in every orifice. If you’ve never been to the show then its well worth a […]
Doing thier bit!
It is with some pride that we have just published ‘Doing their Bit – Home Front Lapel Badges 1939-1945’ by Jon Mills. An exceptional book that we believe sets the standard for books of this type. Jon Mills originally produced this as a self-published comb bound volume over fifteen years ago. Since then it has […]