Title: A Victorian Lady's Guide to Fashion and Beauty
Description: "Using research from nineteenth century beauty books, fashion magazines, and lady's journals, Mimi Matthews brings the intricacies of a Victorian lady's toilette into modern day focus. In the process, she gives readers a glimpse of the social issues that influenced women's clothing and the societal outrage that was an all too frequent response to those bold females who used fashion and beauty as a means of asserting their individuality and independence" -- back cover.
Subjects: Clothing and dress, Beauty, personal, History, Women's clothing, Personal Beauty