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Gown in history

Pulling on her neck-to-ankle 1860s wrapper dress, soft pink knitted hair net and matching shawl, Vasi Birchwood looks as though she’s heading to a historical re-enactment.

Or to work as an actor in a museum or a tourist attraction.

Yet she’s probably just going for coffee with friends.

Or popping to the supermarket, pushing her trolley down the freezer aisle in her antique frock. This is just how Vasi dresses every single day.

‘I started wearing historical fashion

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