Contact Clock Question Basket Search User Store Facebook Mail Instagram Twitter
Kikkerland
O\ Minimal - go to homepage

The Dress Diary of Mrs Anne Sykes

by Kate Strasdin

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 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.

'Flawless' Amber Butchart
'Fascinating' Clare Hunter
'Irresistible' The Times

320 pages.

ISBN: 9781529920819

€ 16.25 

In Stock.

Usually despatched in 2-5 working days.

Date of Publication: 22/02/2024

  
Cover of The Dress Diary of Mrs Anne Sykes - Kate Strasdin - 9781529920819Paperback
The Dress Diary of Mrs Anne Sykes also appears in these Categories:

Fashion

Cover of Garment Goddess Peek
Garment Goddess
Laura de Barra
Hardback
€19.99
Cover of The Times British Royal Fashion
The Times British Royal Fashion
Anna Murphy
Hardback
€37.50
Cover of Fashion Design Course: Principles, Practice and Techniques
Fashion Design Course: Principles, Practice and Techniques
Steven Faerm
Hardback
€21.25
Cover of Irish Tweed: History, Tradition, Fashion 13% off Peek
Irish Tweed: History, Tradition, Fashion
Vawn Corrigan
Hardback
€12.99
Cover of Icons of Style - Taylor Swift: The story of a fashion icon
Icons of Style - Taylor Swift: The story of a fashion icon
Glenys Johnson
Hardback
€18.75
Cover of Little Book of Milan Style: The Fashion History of the Iconic City
Little Book of Milan Style: The Fashion History of the Iconic City
Laia Farran Graves
Hardback
€16.25
Cover of Little Book of Rolex: The story behind the iconic brand
Little Book of Rolex: The story behind the iconic brand
Josh Sims
Hardback
€17.50
Cover of The Little Guide to Gucci: Style to Live By
The Little Guide to Gucci: Style to Live By
Orange Hippo!
Hardback
€8.75
Cover of Fashion Africa
Fashion Africa
Jacqueline Shaw
Paperback
€18.75
Cover of The Ultimate Guide to Manga Fashion
The Ultimate Guide to Manga Fashion
Rabimaru
Paperback
€19.99
Cover of Audrey Hepburn in Paris
Audrey Hepburn in Paris
Meghan Friedlander
Hardback
€37.50
Cover of The Dior Style Principles: Be inspired, transform how you dress Peek
The Dior Style Principles: Be inspired, transform how you dress
Hannah Rogers
Hardback
€18.75
Cover of Patternmaking For Womenswear, Vol 3
Patternmaking For Womenswear, Vol 3
Dominique Pellen
Paperback
€37.50
Cover of Audrey in Paris
Audrey in Paris
Caroline Young
Hardback
€21.25
Cover of Little Book of Vivienne Westwood
Little Book of Vivienne Westwood
Glenys Johnson
Hardback
€17.50
Cover of Rolex: The Story Behind the Style
Rolex: The Story Behind the Style
Rachael Taylor
Hardback
€16.25
Cover of Vivienne Westwood: The Story Behind the Style
Vivienne Westwood: The Story Behind the Style
Jessica Bumpus
Hardback
€16.25
Cover of Behind the Seams - My Life in Rhinestones Peek
Behind the Seams - My Life in Rhinestones
Dolly Parton
Hardback
€49.99
Cover of Little Book of Balmain
Little Book of Balmain
Karen Homer
Hardback
€17.50
Cover of The Style Thesaurus
The Style Thesaurus
Hannah Kane
Hardback
€37.50