DRESSING THE QUEEN (CHATTO & WINDUS) (HB)

From tours and walkabouts to the dazzling spectacle of a wedding or Coronation, the clothes worn by royal women have always held fascination. Starting with Queen Victoria and moving to the modern Elizabethan age, this book shows the incredible craftmanship and painstaking effort that go into the making of what is known as the 'Royal Wardrobe', from handmade boots to Crown Jewels, country tweeds to delicate stockings. Dress historian Kate Strasdin reveals a tribe of largely unsung women and men, most of them ordinary, highly talented working people from across Britain.