Elegant Economy
Fleshing out the fashion-plate for lovers of literature.
Novelists of the 19th Century use costume to give clues about character. Just as words bring the characters to life, we show how clothes and cosmetics create the ideal woman.
We also offer an insight into the exuberant fashions of the 1830s - a neglected corner of costume history that is simply bursting with outrageous Gigot sleeves, Apollo knots and artificial padding of every kind!
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