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Meet the fashion-obsessed York teen who looks like she’s walked straight from the set of Bridgerton - with a wardrobe full of 300 handmade historical outfits.

Eleanor Shendery, 16, painstakingly crafted her outfits over 3,000 hours in total.

She wears the floor-length gowns while visiting castles, stately homes and on historical reenactments.

Eleanor's grandmother, Ann Gill, 79, taught her to sew eight years ago - she started making her own dresses aged 12 and has built up quite the collection.

 

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