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100			_aKate Strasdin _922451
245			_aThe dress diary of Mrs Anne Sykes _b: secrets from a Victorian woman's wardrobe _c / Kate Strasdin
260			_aLondon : Chatto & Windus, 2023
300			_aix, 303 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm
500			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 287-289) and index
520			_aThe hidden fabric of a Victorian woman's life told through her unique scrapbook. In 1838, Anne Sykes was given a diary on her wedding day. Using it to collect snippets of fabric, she created a record of her life and times. Nearly two hundred years later, the diary fell into the hands of fashion historian Kate Strasdin who spent the next six years unravelling the secrets contained within its pages. Piece by piece, she charts Anne's life and times. Fragments of cloth become windows into Victorian life: pirates in Borneo, the complicated etiquette of mourning, poisonous dyes, the British Empire in full swing, rioting over working conditions and the terrible human cost of Britain's cotton industry. Through the evidence of waistcoats, ball gowns and mourning outfits, Strasdin lays bare the whole of human experience in the most intimate of mediums: the clothes we choose to wear.
650		0	_aClothing and dress Social aspects _99176
653			_aClothing and dress -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
653			_aWomen's clothing -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
653			_aTextile industry -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
653			_aTextile fabrics -- Social aspects
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