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Kate Strasdin

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Kate Strasdin is a dress historian who has been fascinated by old clothes since she was a child. She is a lecturer in Cultural Studies at Falmouth University and is a freelance consultant for dress and textile exhibitions. Her previous book, The Dress Diary of Mrs Anne Sykes unlocked the secrets of a previously unknown Victorian woman’s wardrobe. She lives in Devon with her husband and two children.

Books by Kate Strasdin

The Dress Diary of Mrs Anne Sykes

The hidden fabric of a Victorian woman's life - from family and friends to industry and Empire - told through her unique textile scrapbook.

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Dressing the Queen

Royal laundresses, corset-makers and professional feather curlers: the hidden story of the people who designed, sewed, stitched and steamed the clothes of Britain's queens, from Victoria to the present day

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