Standing in Lizzy’s shoes?
Alert Janeite Kira wrote to tell us that the December issue of Vogue has a little bit about dressing like a Jane Austen heroine–or at least Vogue’s notion of doing so. 
“The invitations say simply ‘festive’ or ‘cocktail’—but with social codes becoming more formal this winter, why not play the Regency heroine in a romantic Jane Austen dress? Dreamy Elizabeth Bennets and Emma Woodhouses let their party shoes peek out flirtatiously from floor-length frocks. And the Empire waist that looks so much in fashion right now would be perfectly Pride & Prejudice with a pair of these rhinestone lady slippers.”
But but but…we thought Empire waists made women look BAD!
And we cannot imagine any Austen heroine being caught dead in rhinestone slippers, except perhaps in the imagination of the Longbourn neighbourhood when they thought Lydia Bennet would “come upon the town.” Still, it’s rather hilarious that their minds went that way…when you have Jane on the mind, everything follows!
December 18th, 2005 at 10:01 pm
P&P3 also gets a mention in the latest issue of Budget Travel.