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May 10, 2023

REVIEW: Style & Society: Dressing the Georgians by Anna Reynolds

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsfashion / fashion and beauty standards / Georgian / Georgian Era / non-fiction / Regency9 Comments

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Uncovers Georgian Britain through the sumptuous fashionable dress of the era. Explore the history of Georgian clothing through the unique holdings of the Royal Collection, including masterpieces by such artists as Thomas Gainsborough and William Hogarth, along with drawings, miniatures, fashion periodicals, swords, jewelry, and carefully preserved garments and accessories ... more >

September 8, 2022

REVIEW: Skirts: Fashioning Modern Femininity in the Twentieth Century by Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews20th century / 21st century / fashion / History / non-fiction / women's rightsComments Off on REVIEW: Skirts: Fashioning Modern Femininity in the Twentieth Century by Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell

In a sparkling, beautifully illustrated social history, Skirts traces the shifting roles of women over the twentieth century through the era’s most iconic and influential dresses. While the story of women’s liberation has often been framed by the growing acceptance of pants over the twentieth century, the most important and ... more >

May 30, 2014

REVIEW: Fat by Saranna DeWylde

Guest ReviewerA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsContemporary romance / fashion / fat shaming / weight19 Comments

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Dear Saranna DeWylde: You and I both know that I’m a fan of your work – from the “How to…” series to the Desperate Housewives – I love them all. I was both thrilled and curious to see that you were coming out with something a little bit different, something ... more >

silk is for seduction loretta chase
July 7, 2011

REVIEW: Silk Is for Seduction by Loretta Chase

JaneB+ Reviewsfashion / Georgian / Historical Romances / London / Loretta-Chase / opposites attract / Paris36 Comments

Dear Ms. Chase: “He truly did love her. After all she’d told him. He truly believed she could do anything.” That’s an amazing showing of love.  He believed she could do anything.  The Duke of Clevedon falls so in love with Marcelline Noirot, shopkeeper, that he believed she could convince ... more >

the dangerous viscount by miranda neville
January 6, 2011

REVIEW: The Dangerous Viscount by Miranda Neville

JanineB Reviewsfashion / Miranda Neville / Regency England / revenge-plot / virgin hero / widow42 Comments

Dear Ms. Neville, Here’s a testament to the fact that Twitter can sell books. I’ve enjoyed your personable tweets so much that when I saw on SonomaLass’s website that she enjoyed your newest novel, The Dangerous Viscount, I decided to get my hands on a copy. This was back in ... more >

July 31, 2007

REVIEW: The Rules of Gentility by Janet Mullany

JanineB Reviews / B Reviews CategoryEngland / fashion / First-Person / good-narration / Janet-Mullany / misunderstanding / Regency England / Satire6 Comments

Dear Ms. Mullany, Like Jayne (who recently reviewed this book), I read and enjoyed your debut, Dedication, shortly before the Signet Regency line went kaput. I had liked the book enough to hope that you might get a contract before too long. Luckily for me, not one, but two publishers ... more >

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