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The 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 lat
Queen Alexandra used clothes to fashion images of herself as a wife, a mother and a royal: a woman who both led Britain alongside her husband Edward VII and lived her life through fashion. Inside the Royal Wardrobe overturns the popular portrait of a vapi
'A truly wonderful and fascinating book!' Lady Anne Glenconner The hidden story of the people who designed, sewed, stitched and steamed the clothes of Britain's queens, from Victoria to the present day. From tours and walkabouts to the dazzlin
The hidden fabric of a Victorian woman's life - from family and friends to industry and Empire - told through her unique textile scrapbook. 'Irresistable' The Times 'The story of a singular woman... Kate Strasdin's forensic detective w