A review by bloodstonecitadel
Dress in the Age of Jane Austen: Regency Fashion, by Hilary Davidson
5.0
Not a light read by any means, but incredibly thorough and comprehensive!
Dress in the Age of Jane Austen looks at nearly every imaginable topic relating to Regency-era English fashions - both men and women's clothes, how clothes were made, what they were made from, where those materials came from, and the society and culture surrounding it all.
Everything circles back to Jane Austen, her letters and novels, and her (unexpectedly) worldly family connections.
In addition to sources and image credits, the end of the book also contains a list of all Jane Austen's characters by book, her family tree, a brief overview of dress construction during the Regency in 5-year increments, and a thorough glossary.
Dress in the Age of Jane Austen looks at nearly every imaginable topic relating to Regency-era English fashions - both men and women's clothes, how clothes were made, what they were made from, where those materials came from, and the society and culture surrounding it all.
Everything circles back to Jane Austen, her letters and novels, and her (unexpectedly) worldly family connections.
In addition to sources and image credits, the end of the book also contains a list of all Jane Austen's characters by book, her family tree, a brief overview of dress construction during the Regency in 5-year increments, and a thorough glossary.