This week Maureen Taylor, The Photo Detective, is joined by Dr. Kate Strasdin, author and honorary deputy curator at the Totnes Fashion and Textile Museum. She was behind the exhibition in Bath, England, that was named one of the top twelve exhibitions of the year by Vogue Magazine.

The two discuss historical fashion, and how our ancestors worked with textiles to modify their wardrobes, as well as how we can preserve these garments, and even how the people of the past tried to.

Related Episodes:

Episode 85: Pin-Up Photos and Modern Women

Episode 72: Wearing the Past: A Modern Woman’s Fascination with Period Dress

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About My Guest:

Dr. Kate Strasdin joined Falmouth University in 2009 as an associate lecturer teaching histories and theories to students in BA(Hons) Fashion Design and BA(Hons) Performance Sportswear Design. She is the author of  Inside the Royal Wardrobe: A Dress History of Queen Alexandra.  She became a historical consultant for the exhibition Royal Women at the Fashion Museum, Bath in 2018 (named as one of Vogue’s top 12 exhibitions of the year).  In 2011 she received the annual Gervers Fellowship given by the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto. Dr. Stasdin is honorary deputy curator at the Totnes Fashion and Textile Museum in Devon.

About Maureen Taylor:

Maureen is a frequent keynote speaker on photo identification, photograph preservation, and family history at historical and genealogical societies, museums, conferences, libraries, and other organizations across the U.S., London, and Canada.  She’s the author of several books and hundreds of articles and her television appearances include The View and The Today Show (where she researched and presented a complete family tree for host Meredith Vieira).  She’s been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Better Homes and Gardens, The Boston Globe, Martha Stewart Living, Germany’s top newspaper Der Spiegel, American Spirit, and The New York Times. Maureen was recently a spokesperson and photograph expert for MyHeritage.com, an internationally known family history website, and also writes

I'm thrilled to be offering something new. Photo investigations. These collaborative one-on-one sessions. Look at your family photos then you and I meet to discuss your mystery images. And find out how each clue and hint might contribute to your family history. Find out more by going to maureentaylor.com and clicking on family photo investigations. 

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