“Miss Eliza Bennet, let me persuade you to follow my example, and take a turn about the room.” I often think about that scene in Pride And Prejudice when Caroline Bingley persuades Lizzie to walk with her in order to show her figure to the best advantage. Perhaps it's because I've started to delight in wearing clothes that don't 'flatter' my figure. Truth is, most mornings I reach for a baggy denim boiler suit, which doesn't accentuate my body in any way that Darcy could find appealing – but boy, do I feel good in them!
Practical, hard-wearing and roomy, boiler suits first made their appearance during the Industrial Revolution, before being adopted by female munitions workers in WW2. Today's coveralls still maintain their functionality with zip or snap fastenings, cinched…
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The Simple Things (Digital) - 1 Issue, April 2024