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    Mar 09, 2021 2 minutes

    FASHION AND FAMILY HISTORY

    INTERPRETING HOW YOUR ANCESTORS DRESSED

    Jayne Shrimpton Pen & Sword, 160 pages, £14.99

    “Fashion is an inescapable aspect of human existence.” So begins this 150-year journey through our forebears’ wardrobes and the events that shaped them from regular contributor Jayne Shrimpton (see page 39). A captivating vista of the history of British fashion between 1800 and 1950, it examines not just what people wore but why they wore it,

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