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Over 8 billion people in the world, we all have one thing in common.

Every day, we all get dressed.

Welcome to Dressed, the history of fashion.

A podcast where we explore the who wet when, of why we wear.

We are fashion historians and your hosts, April Callahan.

And Cassidy Zachary. Welcome dress listeners to part two of our

conversation with dress historian Kate Strassden, who is back to take us into the pages and behind

the scenes of the remarkable life of Anne Sykes and her dress diary, which you may remember from

Tuesday's episode is comprised of some 2000 plus fabric swatches spanning five decades.

And this, of course, is a subject of this week's two-part podcast.

And of course, Kate's new book, The Dressed Diary of Mrs. Anne Sykes,

Secrets from a Victorian Woman's Wardrobe, which just so happens to be released to UK readers

today, February 23rd, 2023. Happy book release day to Kate.

Yes, congratulations, Kate, on this incredible book.

That we are only going to continue to learn more about today.

On Tuesday's episode, Kate introduced us to Anne and her intimate relationship with the British

textile industry that led Anne and her husband to move 7,000 miles away to Singapore for seven

years. We met some of the colorful and fashionable cast of characters that populated her world there

and who also so generously gave her fabrics watches from their clothing for Anne's diary.

Yes, and today we meet some of those fascinating figures as we continue to dive deeper into

Anne's world, learning about the fashion evolutions and innovations she witnessed in her lifetime.

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