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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

Recommended Read

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 >

January 6, 2011

REVIEW: The Dangerous Viscount by Miranda Neville

JanineB Reviews / Book Reviewsfashion / 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 / 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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