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After World War I, fur remained a status garment, though lower-cost furs like skunk, mole, and musquash entered mainstream winter wear.
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Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
The Emmy Award-winning show quickly became a global phenomenon, chronicling the upstairs-downstairs lives of the Crawley family and their staff in the early 20th century, through World War I and into the roaring ’20s.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
Oh, to be rich and English and have the sorrows of World War I behind you!
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
As the family navigated World War I and women’s rights expanded, hemlines got shorter and jewelry less opulent.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2025
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Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
The Emmy Award-winning show quickly became a global phenomenon, chronicling the upstairs-downstairs lives of the Crawley family and their staff in the early 20th century, through World War I and into the roaring ’20s.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
Oh, to be rich and English and have the sorrows of World War I behind you!
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
As the family navigated World War I and women’s rights expanded, hemlines got shorter and jewelry less opulent.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2025
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“World War I.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/World%20War%20I. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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