13 min

How WWI turned slimming into a fashion Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: The Bush Jr Years (2001- 2004)

    • Society & Culture

Alistair Cooke recalls how slimming became fashionable during the food shortages that followed the First World War.

Alistair Cooke recalls how slimming became fashionable during the food shortages that followed the First World War.

13 min

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