EMMA: This absolutely bites, and it’s all the time a problem, every time there’s a Regency anything, in the unbelievable disparity between the relative hotness of the men’s and the women’s clothing. There is absolutely nothing attractive, flattering, or stylish about women’s Regency clothes, and I’ve looked. It bites, and it needs to stop.
"Emma" is objectively, demonstrably, empirically right. You can tell Knightley that 1970s women's clothing will look better than 1970s men's, though this is admittedly a very low bar.
Absolute truth. Although, as a kid, I loved the empire waist, but in retrospect, I think it’s just because I liked how it framed the bosom of Jennifer Ehle in Pride and Prejudice.
THANK YOU for putting your finger on this, which has apparently been troubling my subconscious mind for at least the past twenty years
"Emma" is objectively, demonstrably, empirically right. You can tell Knightley that 1970s women's clothing will look better than 1970s men's, though this is admittedly a very low bar.
Absolute truth. Although, as a kid, I loved the empire waist, but in retrospect, I think it’s just because I liked how it framed the bosom of Jennifer Ehle in Pride and Prejudice.
Emma is 100% correct and it is not a trans thing.
As a self-appointed spokesperson for the (bi) cis, I can confirm from this angle that you are correct about regency-era clothes, full stop.
I agree, especially in that the men's clothes do look amazing, and we need to bring back the frock coat.