BRITISH CIVILIAN CLOTHING ORDER CC41

   A law passed in Great Britain during World War II making it illegal for a manufacturer or designer to 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 also Amies, Sir Hardy; Government Utility Scheme; Hartnell, Norman; Incorporated Society of London Fashion Designers; Molyneux.