Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Preface; Abbreviations; 1 Backcloth; 2 The Leeds Wholesale Clothing Industry: Origins and Growth; 3 Organising the Tailors of Leeds, 1870-1915; 4 The Structure of the London Tailoring Trade, 1870-1915; 5 Organising the Tailors of London; 6 Uniting the Tailors; Conclusion; Appendix: Tables; Bibliography; Index
Summary
This book is not only about the tailoring industry and its trade unions; it is about the experience of eastern European immigrants in a trade as old as the Bible and yet as new as the electric sewing machine; it is about the role of women in a new industry and about the impact of socio-economic change on fashion. Finally, it is about the way in which sub-divisions and differences were accommodated under the umbrella of one particular trade union
