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Excerpt: Scarlet Woman

I get up out of the chair, advance my feet into the sunlight, in their red shoes, flat-heeled to save the spine and not for dancing. The red…

Excerpt: Venus in Furs

Franny was among the first of the girls to get off the train, from a car at the far, northern end of the platform. Lane spotted her immediately,…

Analysis: On the Importance of Clothes

Jane Austen is usually dead on about most things, but not quite so when it comes to what we wear.

Introduction: The Not-So-Odd Couple

Welcome to Portmanteau! In my first post, I explain how how this blog’s focus on hybridity underpins my attempt to understand fashion and its applications.