Reviewed by layawaydragon on
The Prince: Adorable. Anxious. Hearts in the right place, he just has to listen to it and get there.
The Dressmaker: Sweet. Fierce. Creative. Love her standing up for herself, other young women, and living her dream.
The story is a roller coaster of family drama, fashion, and finding yourself during turn of the century France. The time period is important as so far as there are royals, the fashion sense, and the opening of the first department store.
Only two points detract from the loveliness of The Prince and The Dressmaker and they are both admittedly on the nitpickey side. The awesome and adorable climax just…a tad unbelievable given the constraints, measurements, and timing.
And it’s never explicit said that The Prince is gender fluid. That’s what it sounds and feels like from his dialogue and actions, but I can’t help but wish something more concrete language was used. I’m all for representation, but you can’t make it wishy-washy maybe-so. Of course, I could just be hypersensitive given the numerous fails of other media.
Like it’s perfect but my mind won’t let the devil in the details go.
After the totes adorbs happily ever after, there’s about 12-15 pages of behind the scenes drawings and information that is fascinating. I love that kind of information!
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- 9 January, 2018: Reviewed