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...