The Dress Diary: Secrets from a Victorian Woman's Wardrobe
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- Author：Kate Strasdin
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Summary
A revealing and unique portrait of Victorian life as told through the discovery of 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 donated by family and friends - she carefully annotated each one， creating a unique record of their lives。 Her name was Mrs Anne Sykes。
Nearly two hundred years later， the diary fell into the hands of Kate Strasdin， a fashion historian and museum curator。 Using her expertise， Strasdin spent the next six years unravelling the secrets contained within the album's pages， and the lives of the people within。 Her findings are remarkable。 Piece by piece， she charts Anne's journey from the mills of Lancashire to the port of Singapore before tracing her return to England in later years。 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。 This is life writing that celebrates ordinary people: not the grandees of traditional written histories， but the hidden figures， the participants in everyday life。 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。
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 donated by family and friends - she carefully annotated each one， creating a unique record of their lives。 Her name was Mrs Anne Sykes。
Nearly two hundred years later， the diary fell into the hands of Kate Strasdin， a fashion historian and museum curator。 Using her expertise， Strasdin spent the next six years unravelling the secrets contained within the album's pages， and the lives of the people within。 Her findings are remarkable。 Piece by piece， she charts Anne's journey from the mills of Lancashire to the port of Singapore before tracing her return to England in later years。 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。 This is life writing that celebrates ordinary people: not the grandees of traditional written histories， but the hidden figures， the participants in everyday life。 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。
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The Dress Diary: Secrets From a Victorian Woman’s Wardrobe by Dr。 Kate Strasdin is a wonderful nonfiction and history book that gives us a never before experience into the lives of Victorian women through one woman’s unique journalistic account。 This is a fascinating and beyond amazing look into the life， culture， society， and everyday adventures of a woman in the Victorian era。 Through this journey， through this seemingly “normal” scrapbook of materials， swatches， and samples， we learn so much The Dress Diary: Secrets From a Victorian Woman’s Wardrobe by Dr。 Kate Strasdin is a wonderful nonfiction and history book that gives us a never before experience into the lives of Victorian women through one woman’s unique journalistic account。 This is a fascinating and beyond amazing look into the life， culture， society， and everyday adventures of a woman in the Victorian era。 Through this journey， through this seemingly “normal” scrapbook of materials， swatches， and samples， we learn so much more of the woman behind the artistry， Anne Sykes， and the lives of not only herself and her family， but her friends， acquaintances， neighbors， and society as a whole。 A whole world pf women， their respective voices and lives are brought to life， a multitude of windows that allow us to gaze into the hopes， dreams， loves， losses， and souls of so many women that had been looked over and forgotten。 It was just beyond fabulous to learn about such a unique journal and book， and to have the privilege to have the talented author draw us this picture through her writings。 I greatly enjoyed and appreciate this experience。 5/5 starsThank you EW and Pegasus Books/ Simon & Schuster for this wonderful arc and in return I am submitting my unbiased and voluntary review and opinion。I am posting this review to my GR and Bookbub accounts immediately and will post it to my Amazon， Instagram， and B&N accounts upon publication on 6/6/23。 。。。more
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