Publications
The Other Side of the Counter: The Life of a Shop Girl 1925-1945, by Marjorie Gardiner, published 1 January 1985 (39 pp., Brighton: QueenSpark Books, ISBN-10: 0904733130 & ISBN-13: 9780904733136) accessible at: The Keep archive of QueenSpark Books & East Sussex Libraries
Abstract:This autobiography looks at the working life of milliner, Marjorie Gardiner, from 1925 to 1945, including an account of her working life during the Second World War. Marjorie's story is told in a lively and evocative manner, and describes her experiences as a shop assistant working in a Brighton hat shop, where she met all manner of elite customers.
Those were the days when women were particularly fashion-conscious and there was a huge variety of different types of hat styles available. This first-hand account provides a fascinating insight into shop life during the first part of the twentieth century.
Those were the days when women were particularly fashion-conscious and there was a huge variety of different types of hat styles available. This first-hand account provides a fascinating insight into shop life during the first part of the twentieth century.