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Focusing on the intricate process of creating fashionable women's dress in Georgian England, this work highlights the collaboration among mantuamakers, seamstresses, and artists. It emphasizes the significance of manual labor and the skilled hands involved in crafting garments, while exploring themes of craft, industry, gender, and labor. By utilizing recreation methodologies, the text examines how these interconnected trades shaped the culture of fashion in the eighteenth century, revealing the profound impact of stitching and artistic practices on society.
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Labour of the Stitch, Serena Dyer
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- 2024
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