How to Read a Dress, an Interview with Lydia Edwards

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How to Read a Dress, an Interview with Lydia Edwards

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Dec 7, 2021

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Fashion historian and author Lydia Edwards joins us to talk about the newly released revised edition of her acclaimed book How to Read a Dress: A Guide to Changing Fashion from the 16th to the 21st Century.
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Dec 7, 2021

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How to Read a Dress, an Interview with Lydia Edwards

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