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The Dress Diary of Mrs. Anne Sykes with Kate Strasdin, Part I

The Dress Diary of Mrs. Anne Sykes with Kate Strasdin, Part I

FromDressed: The History of Fashion


The Dress Diary of Mrs. Anne Sykes with Kate Strasdin, Part I

FromDressed: The History of Fashion

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Length:
42 minutes
Released:
Feb 22, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

For forty plus years, Anne Sykes (1818-1890) documented her life through fabric, creating a dress diary comprised of two thousand plus textile swatches that made its way into the hands of today's guest, dress historian Kate Strasdin. Kate unravels the fabrics of Anne's life and the world within which she lived in her new book The Dress Diary of Mrs. Anne Sykes: Secrets from a Victorian Woman's Wardrobe.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Released:
Feb 22, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

With over 7 billion people in the world, we all have one thing in common. Every day we all get dressed. Join Dressed as we explore the social and cultural histories behind the who, what, when of why we wear.