BRITISH CIVILIAN CLOTHING ORDER CC41

A law passed in Great Britain during World War II making it illegal for amanufacturerordesignerto use unnecessary buttons, stitches, pockets, pleats, or any embellishments that were not functional to the garment in order to save raw materials and labor.

See alsoAmies, Sir Hardy; Government Utility Scheme; Hartnell, Norman; Incorporated Society of London Fashion Designers; Molyneux.