Fashion Is Political: How the Age of Revolutions Influenced Fashion in Jane Austen’s Lifetime

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Tiffany and Ayana discuss fashion and politics during the Age of Revolutions and how this influenced what Jane Austen wore. We explore history and show how clothing choices were connected to social and political changes in the world, caused by the French Revolution, Haitian Revolution, and Napoleonic Wars.

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~CHAPTERS~
0:00 Introduction
2:23 Jane Austen's Political Timeline
11:00 Pre-revolutionary Fashion & Sumptuary Laws
14:54 Chemise a la Reine/Robe a la Creole
22:14 Josephine Bonaparte, Theresa Tallien, & the French Revolution
32:19 The Haitian Revolution
44:06 The Napoleonic Wars & Military Fashion
48:25 Textile Changes: from Linen to Cotton
55:19 Conclusion

WORKS CITED: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1r...

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Higonnet, Anne. Liberty, Equality, Fashion: The Women Who Styled the French Revolution, New York: W.W. Norton and Company, 2024.
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Thompson Ford, Richard. Dress Codes: How the Laws of Fashion Made History. New York: Simon and Schuster Paperbacks, 2021.
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