Nan’s research focuses on clothing use during WWII. Her book Clothing Goes To War, about repurposing and innovation inspired by clothing scarcity and rationing during WWII was published in 2022 by Intellect Books. Readers, used to current day over-consumption and waste of clothing, will find inspiration from the conservative efforts of consumers during the 1930s and 40s to "Use It Up, Wear It Out, Make It Do, Or Do Without."

Print

"Disco: When Fashion Took to the Dance Floor"Clothing Cultures, Volume 8, Issue 1, March 2021

Clothing Goes To War: Creativity Inspired by Scarcity in World War II, Distributed in the US by Chicago University Press

“Costumes Go to War: British Propaganda Films Influence Women to Do Their Part,” Dress Journal of the Costume Society of America

“Deprivation Fashion: Clothing restrictions during WWII and their relevance today in promoting sustainability, "Duck Journal for Research in Textiles and Textile Design, Vol. 2, Loughborough University, Leicestershire, UK

Deprivation Fashion: Creative Sustainability Inspired by Clothing Restrictions during WWII. University of California, Davis (2010)

Conferences

"Sustainable Clothing - Nothing New: Women’s Magazines Encouraged Clothing Recycing During World War II." Presented at the Costume Society of America Conference, Seattle, WA, 2019

“Recycling during WWII: An Inspiration for Today.” Presented at the 5^th International Fiber Recycling Symposium, San Francisco State University, CA, June 2015

“Nella Last: A Model for Sustainability.” Presented at Mass Observation 75^th Anniversary Conference, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK, July 2012

“Deprivation Fashion.” Presented at National Popular Culture & American Culture Association Conference, Boston, MS. April 2012

Blogs and Web Sites

Portfolio: http://www.nanturner.com

WWII Web site: http://www.1270thengineercombatbattalion.com/

Research Blog: http://deprivationfashion.blogspot.com/

Teaching Blog: http://nansewsthedress.blogspot.com