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  • Dressing the Queen

    Two Hundred Years of Makers and Monarchy

    by Kate Strasdin ...
    'A truly wonderful and fascinating book!' Lady Anne GlenconnerThe 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 dazzling spectacle of a wedding or Coronation, the clothes worn by royal women have always been a fascination. Starting with Queen Victoria and moving to the modern ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • The Dress Diary of Mrs Anne Sykes

    Secrets from a Victorian Woman’s Wardrobe

    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 ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Inside the Royal Wardrobe

    A Dress History of Queen Alexandra

    by Kate Strasdin ...
    Series series Dress and Fashion Research
    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 vapid and neglected queen, examining the surviving garments of Alexandra, Princess of Wales – who later became Queen Consort – to unlock a rich ... Read more

    $37.79 CAD

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    The Dress Diary of Mrs Anne Sykes

    Secrets from a Victorian Woman’s Wardrobe

    by Kate Strasdin ...
    Narrated by Karen Cass ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 4 min

    **Brought to you by Penguin.The hidden fabric of a Victorian woman's life - from family and friends to industry and Empire - told through her unique textile scrapbook.**In 1838, a young woman was given a diary on her wedding day. Collecting snippets of fabric from a range of garments she carefully annotated each one, creating a unique record of her life and times. Her name was Mrs Anne Sykes ... Read more

    $25.99 CAD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    The Cameraman

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