Hilary Davidson - Dress in the Age of Jane Austen
Thu, 14 Nov
|Better Read Than Dead
Calling all Jane Austen, history and fashion fans! Join us for the launch of Hilary Davidson's 'Dress in the Age of Jane Austen'. This lavish and lively book reveals the clothing and fashion of the world depicted in Jane Austen’s beloved books!
Time & Location
14 Nov 2019, 6:30 pm
Better Read Than Dead, 265 King St, Newtown NSW 2042, Australia
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About The Event
Calling all Jane Austen, history and fashion fans!
Join us for the launch of Hilary Davidson's Dress in the Age of Jane Austen. This lavish, lively and endlessly fascinating book reveals the clothing and fashion of the world depicted in Jane Austen’s beloved books!
About the Book
Dress in the Age of Jane Austen reveals the clothing and fashion of the world depicted in Jane Austen’s beloved books, focusing on the long Regency between the years 1795 and 1825. During this period, accelerated change saw Britain’s turbulent entry into the modern age, and clothing reflected these transformations.
Starting with the intimate perspective of clothing the self, Dress in the Age of Jane Austen moves outward through the social and cultural spheres of home, village, countryside, and cities, and into the wider national and global realms, exploring the varied ways people dressed to inhabit these environments.
Jane Austen’s famously observant fictional…
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