The Dress Diary of Mrs Anne Sykes: Secrets from a Victorian Woman's Wardrobe by Kate Strasdin

The Dress Diary of Mrs Anne Sykes: Secrets from a Victorian Woman's Wardrobe

Kate Strasdin

303 pages • first pub 2023 (editions) user-added

nonfiction biography history informative reflective medium-paced
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A unique portrait of Victorian life, hidden figures and Empire, told through one woman's textile scrapbook. In 1838, a young woman was given a diary on her wedding day. Collecting snippets of fabric from a range of garments - some her own, others ...

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