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The Dress Diary: Secrets from a Victorian Woman's Wardrobe

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*A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITOR'S CHOICE*

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 hand...