Forties Fashion

Forties Fashion:  From Siren Suits to the New Look by Jonathan Walford

Fashion in the world at war.  A "siren suit" is something you grab to throw over your nightgown or pajamas while bolting for the air-raid shelter.

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begin in the middle, figure out the end, then complete the beginning. . .

"'Begin at the beginning,' the King said gravely, 'and go on till you come to the end: then stop.'"

Perhaps good advice when describing your morning or something, but not when writing a story.  Because you do not start with whatever you choose.
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