Lucy Adlington is a writer and historian specialising in women's history. She graduated from Cambridge University, with an MA from York University, in the UK. She has an extensive collection of vintage and antique garments spanning 300 years, including many unique items from the 1940s. She runs the popular History Wardrobe series of presentations, bringing history to life through clothes. Her previous non-fiction history, The Dressmakers of Auschwitz, was on the New York Times bestseller list for six months and has been translated into 22 languages. Her fiction titles include the award-winning Young Adult novel The Red Ribbon.
