Fashion and Narrative in Victorian Popular Literature: by Madeleine C. Seys

By Madeleine C. Seys

We understand that approach we costume says much approximately us. It’s drilled into us by means of our mom and dad as youngsters, as adults all through our operating lives, and perpetually from the tradition surrounding us. Our costume tells the skin global of the tradition and period we come from to our social prestige inside that tradition. Our gown may be telling of our political opinions, non secular ideals, sexuality and numerous different settling on qualities that we will hold hidden or convey to the realm via our selection of what to put on whilst heading venturing out. This was once totally real, famously so, within the Victorian period within which women and men alike wore their prestige on their frequently lavish, decorated sleeves. In her new publication, Dr. Madeleine Seyes explores Victorian tradition during the lens of style in her new booklet, Double Threads: style and Victorian well known Literature, which sits on the intersection of the fields of Victorian literary stories, gown and fabric cultural stories, feminist literary feedback, and gender and sexuality studies.

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