
Wardrobe Wisdom
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You and your clothes can always look their fabulous best with the wisdom of Alicia Healey, a lady's maid and wardrobe consultant who trained at Buckingham Palace and now works with clients around the world. She knows what works for you and what fits every occasion.
Your wardrobe is crammed with clothes but you've got nothing to wear. Sound familiar?
Let us introduce you to The Lady's Maid. A modern-day Mary Poppins of fashion, she knows what to wear, how to wear it and how to make do and mend with minimal fuss and lashings of style to ensure you and your clothes always look their fabulous best.
Alicia Healey trained at Buckingham Palace before travelling the world working as a lady's maid and wardrobe consultant for high-profile clients including a Middle Eastern Royal family. She'll help you to declutter your closet, turn clothing chaos into calm and build a capsule wardrobe for every season with timeless, versatile garments.
For every special occasion, she's got your back: whether it's a job interview, a wedding, a day at the races or even meeting royalty. Let The Lady's Maid help you take the stress out of dressing, pack like a pro, deal with every kind of clothing crisis, and defeat the dreaded moth.
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Alicia Healey has an MA in Art History from the University of St Andrews. She spent four years working for the Royal Household based at Buckingham Palace before travelling the world as a Lady's Maid, PA and Wardrobe Consultant, visiting locations including Riyadh, Japan, Bali and the USA.
Content
- Cover
- Title
- Contents
- Introduction
- Part I - How to Dress
- Dress codes
- The season in the twenty-first century
- The lady's maid's capsule wardrobe
- Ladies' maids in history
- Styling a summer holiday wardrobe
- What to wear to Buckingham Palace
- Dress like a princess
- What is a lady's maid?
- Dressing for an interview
- Cultural clothing - modest fashion
- Styling scarves
- Ladies' maids and the National Trust - Rosina Harrison, Cliveden
- Part II - Wardrobe Organisation
- The wardrobe space
- Cleanse your closet
- Organising clothes
- Ladies' maids and the National Trust - Hilda Newman, Croome Court
- Organising accessories
- Seasonal storage
- Pack like a pro
- Part III - Care of Clothing and Accessories
- Clothing care
- Ladies' maids and the National Trust - Ellenor and Harriet Rogers, Erddig House
- Washing
- Ironing
- Stain removal
- Common clothing crises
- Trust is a must
- Caring for cashmere
- The scourge of the moth
- Care of accessories
- Sewing skills - Make Do and Mend
- The lady's maid's toolkit
- Bibliography
- Appendix I - Useful addresses and products
- Appendix II - Clothing care symbols
- Copyright
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