Deborah YaffeAug 15Regency fashion, off the beaten pathMy husband grew up in the northwestern English city of Lancaster. It is not my favorite place. The weather is frequently dank and...
Deborah YaffeOct 26, 2023If the shoe fits. . . The annual general meeting of the Jane Austen Society of North America is coming up next week in Denver, and with it that age-old...
Deborah YaffeJun 9, 2022Bonnetfest closeupIf you’re a Janeite who can’t make it to Cincinnati’s Taft Museum of Art this summer – and will therefore miss your chance for an...
Deborah YaffeApr 7, 2022A new Austen lineLast year, as blog readers will recall, a New York fashion designer named Jennyvi Dizon celebrated her newly minted membership in the...
Deborah YaffeApr 4, 2022What lies beneathIn popular culture, Jane Austen is the avatar of buttoned-up romance – love stories featuring heroines concealed under long skirts and...
Deborah YaffeMar 17, 2022BonnetfestA long time ago in a galaxy far, far away – in other words, in mid-2019 -- I wrote about a traveling exhibition of costumes from Jane...
Deborah YaffeNov 1, 2021While you were sleeping. . .It’s the start of a new month, and thus the perfect time to update some old stories: * All dressed up: Over the summer, New York...
Deborah YaffeSep 23, 2021Timeless heroine“Mouni Roy Dresses Like A Jane Austen Heroine In Her Latest Photoshoot And Totally Nails It,” proclaimed a recent headline on the website...
Deborah YaffeAug 30, 2021Quill and paperIn Sense and Sensibility, as Janeites will recall, Elinor Dashwood and her rival, Lucy Steele, spend a tense evening sparring genteelly...
Deborah YaffeAug 9, 2021Project Austen RunwayA New York bridal-gown designer wants to give away made-to-order, Jane Austen-inspired couture dresses. No one’s interested, I assume. As...
Deborah YaffeNov 30, 2020In the 'hoodThe last of the Thanksgiving leftovers have been consumed. Wreaths and tinsel are filling the stores. It must be time to shop for holiday...
Deborah YaffeMay 11, 2020Color-codingBetter late than never: Although it appeared more than a month ago, I’ve only just stumbled across a cogent and fascinating analysis of...