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Hilary Davidson, "A Guide to Regency Dress: from Corsets and Breeches to Bonnets and Muslins? (Yale UP 2025)

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Clothing as class signals

Davidson explains how fabric quality, trimming, and bespoke choices communicated social status and invited scrutiny in society.

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