{"product_id":"9781350407343","title":"Women Who Clothed the Stuart Queens Gender and Work in the Royal Wardrobe and the Fashion Marketplace","description":"\u003ch1\u003eWomen Who Clothed the Stuart Queens\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eGender and Work in the Royal Wardrobe and the Fashion Marketplace\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSarah A. Bendall\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDesign \/ Fashion \u0026amp; Accessories\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis study explores – for the first time – the changing professions and roles of the women who worked to clothe six Stuart queens between 1603–1714: Anna of Denmark, Henrietta Maria, Catherine of Braganza, Mary of Modena, Queen Mary II and Queen Anne.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeautifully illustrated in full colour throughout, and using a wide range of written, visual and material sources, this book explores how changing patterns of work and consumption saw women become key producers, retailers and consumers of fashion during the 17th century, and illuminates the strong connections between the royal courts and London's fashion marketplace.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom royal wardrobes, workrooms and laundries to workshops and retail premises in London's bustling streets, Sarah A. Bendall highlights the integral role that women of multiple backgrounds played in the creation and maintenance of elite dress. The royal accounts show that this work was facilitated by migration, global trade, familial networks and changing guild structures, and that the patronage of queens and elite women was integral to supporting and promoting women's rise in the fashion trades as celebrated silkwomen, tirewoman, milliners and mantua makers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Women Who Clothed the Stuart Queens \u003c\/i\u003echallenges understandings of women's work in the court, the household and the fashion marketplace, and shows how clothing played a key role in women's economic participation in 17th and 18th-century England more broadly. It offers fascinating insights for all those interested in the history of women and gender, fashion, material culture and consumption, and, of course, to all those interested in Stuart history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSarah A. Bendall \u003c\/b\u003eis Senior Lecturer at the Gender and Women's History Research Centre, Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences, Australian Catholic University. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eShaping Femininity \u003c\/i\u003e(Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2021), which was shortlisted for the UK Society for Renaissance Studies biannual book prize in 2022, and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eEmbodied Experiences of Making in Early Modern Europe: Bodies, Gender, and Material Culture \u003c\/i\u003e(2024).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e23 July 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Visual Arts\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350407343\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e360\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e41.28\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51669738225804,"sku":"9781350407343","price":108.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_3318211f-3a39-4889-942a-7293384b03bc.jpg?v=1785203940","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350407343","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}