Bøker av Rachel (Arts University Bournemouth Worth

At the beginning of the Victorian period, most of England's population lived in the countryside; by its end, the balance had tipped towards living in urban and suburban spaces.

Marks Spencer is an institution synonymous with quality, reliability and customer care. But do we associate it with 'fashion'? Drawing on company archives, this book considers the company's contribution to British - and, since the 1970s, international - fashion. It discusses how, from the 1920s, Marks Spencer brought fashion to the high street.