What Dress Makes of Us

The work examines how clothing, accessories, and coiffure shape perceived appearance and often exaggerate or soften features. It provides practical, type-based guidance for arranging hair, selecting hats and bonnets, and choosing lines and cuts that flatter differing face shapes, torsos, and ages, illustrated with sketches and examples. Chapters cover dressing backs, appropriate corsages for awkward necks and shoulders, suitable styles for older women, and ways men unintentionally caricature themselves. Advice stresses observing natural contours, correcting common mistakes, and adapting fashionable modes with discretion to harmonize dress and personal proportions.