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Oxford Dawn

Historically accurate clothing care

Or 'The Butler's Closet'

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Jan 23, 2026
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Apropos to, but entirely coincidentally, as I was reissuing the three Oxford Dawn letters on the subject of sartorial rules, I was cleaning out some closets and found a vintage wool ladies’ waistcoat that had been long abandoned. Having forsaken fast fashion during my last years in Oxford for older, but sturdier clothing (my motivation was saving space …

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