This week Maureen Taylor, The Photo Detective, is joined by Dr. Kate Strasdin, author and honorary deputy curator at the Totnes Fashion and Textile Museum.
In this episode, Kate examines her upcoming book – inspired by The Dress Diary of Anne Sykes. This is a brilliant look into one of the rarer artifacts Kate has uncovered – a dress diary featuring fabric swatches from the 1800s. These types of diaries are so rare – and hard to find intact – that Kate believes there are only one or two in the United States.
Maureen and Kate talk about the importance of diaries like this and how she’ll be covering this story all in her new book entitled The Dress Diary of Mrs. Anne Sykes and how this diary has given immense clues into Victorian fashion.
Related Episodes:
Episode 72: A Modern Woman’s Fascination with Period Dress
Episode 186: Dr. Kate Strasdin and Fashion History on Twitter
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About My Guest:
Dr Kate Strasdin joined Falmouth University in 2009 as an associate lecturer teaching histories and theories to students on BA(Hons) Fashion Design and BA(Hons) Performance Sportswear Design. She is the author of Inside the Royal Wardrobe: A Dress History of Queen Alexandra. She became historical consultant for the exhibition Royal Women at the Fashion Museum, Bath in 2018 (named as one of Vogue’s top 12 exhibitions of the year). In 2011 she received the annual Gervers Fellowship given by the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto. Dr. Stasdin is honorary deputy curator at the Totnes Fashion and Textile Museum in Devon.
About Maureen Taylor:
Maureen Taylor, The Photo DetectiveÒhelps clients with photo related genealogical problems. Her pioneering work in historic photo research has earned her the title “the nation’s foremost historical photo detective” by The Wall Street Journal and appearances on The View, The Today Show, Pawn Stars, and others. Learn more at Maureentaylor.com