The Prince and the Dressmaker

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Sound already cliched, in this time of the explosion of glbtq books? Well, there are earnest glbtq books that are necessary for serious contemplation of a myriad of issues about identity and coming out. This isn't one of those, really, because it just introduces issues of gender identity to a younger audience. And it's really really fun and refreshing and funny and sweet and at times silly, and totally confirming of everyone involved! TED Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/kaustav_dey_how_fashion_helps_us_express_who_we_are_and_what_we_stand_for

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Or, conversely, she could write a book about a prince in 1830s Paris who enjoys dressing like a woman and then explore what kind of things he'd have to deal with, his problems, his obstacles, the struggles he'd go through especially because he is a prince and not a commoner. With echoes of Cinderella firmly in place, the story begins with a ball. All “eligible young women” are invited to Prince Sebastian’s 16 th birthday celebration in Paris. Aristocratic young ladies all over the city are clamoring for new gowns and perfect hair for the ball. Frances is a low-level seamstress charged with making a new gown for a petulant girl whose mother wants her to catch the eye of the prince, but the young lady has other plans. She tells Frances, “Just make it ghastly. Make me look like the devil’s wench.” Frances does just that. She spends all night creating a dress that would be plenty risqué on a modern red carpet much less in the historical setting of this story. Of course the dress causes a scandal and costs Frances her job. FOUR: Then he RUNS AWAY and 'no one knows where he is.' The prince. The PRINCE of a European country 'runs away' and I'm supposed to think a.) that this happened and b.) that no one would keep tabs on him. STUPID.

Costume Porn: There is no denying there are many beautiful clothes pictured. Many of which are designed by Frances in-universe. Small Role, Big Impact: Lady Sophia, the teenage girl who messes up her ballgown and gets a new one at the last minute, alerts Prince Sebastian to Frances's talent. Prince by day, Lady Crystallia by night, Sebastian hires Frances to make him dresses so he can feel more like himself and shake off the pressures of an arranged marriage. But secrets can only stay hidden for so long when all of Paris starts to copy France’s designs, and the Lady Crystallia becomes the talk of the town. Leave it to such a gifted artist to create this love letter to aesthetic design set against the story of a relationship blossoming between seamstress and prince." — Washington Post, from their "10 Best Graphic Novels of 2018"

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McMillan, Graeme (July 20, 2019). "Eisner Awards: The Complete Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on July 22, 2019 . Retrieved January 23, 2020. De verdad, The Prince and the Dressmaker es una historia tan linda y natural que no hay lugar a confusiones, enredos mentales o cualquier tipo de juicio negativo. Jen Wang nos presenta la historia de estos dos personajes de una manera que es imposible no amarlos desde la página uno, es imposible no querer que puedan ser ellos mismos sin miedo a lo que puedan pensar. Y es que, claro, desde la perspectiva de la realeza...¿quién iba a querer a un príncipe que se viste de chica por las noches? Fashion-centered lesson plans on a range of themes, topics, and time periods from Bloomsbury Fashion Central: https://www.bloomsburyfashioncentral.com/lesson-plans Following the teaching and discussion suggestions above, The Prince and the Dressmakercan be used in classrooms to meet Common Core Standards, as detailed below. Note that this section uses the Common Core Anchor Standards for College and Career Readiness for Reading, Writing, and Speaking and Listening: Alcohol-Induced Idiocy: After Frances leaves him and quits, Sebastian as Lady Crystalia gets badly drunk. This leads to another prince seeing his wig come off and out him.Nice to the Waiter: There's one scene where Queen Marie is politely asking Frances to fix a tear in one of her gowns and she goes on to exclaim that she's heard nothing but nice things about Frances from Sebastian. Sebastian is also this to his valet, Emile, who he trusts with his secret (though it's unknown if Sebastian felt comfortable enough to tell him the truth or whether Emile found out by accident as Frances did.) Literal-Minded: Frances has one as an Establishing Character Moment: she asks Lady Sophia how she wants her dress. Sophia says to make it as ghastly as possible. Frances spends hours working on such a number, which is "ghastly" by elegant Parisian standards but is still a dress, and makes Lady Sophia happy.

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The proverb “the clothes make the man,” which means others may judge you based on what you wear, has been around for thousands of years. Make a list of situations where what you wear is important because of how others will treat you. A funny, heartfelt YA romance about finding love—and lots of grilled cheese sandwiches—in the place you least expect it, from rising talent Deya Muniz. Earn Your Happy Ending: Frances finally gets the credit and recognition for her designs, the King and Queen give their blessing for Sebastian and her to pursue a relationship despite the class differences, as well as for Sebastian to keep wearing dresses without being in the closet, and they have changed Parisian society for the better. TVTropes is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. As the final coup de grâce, I just wanted to say that I did not believe Sebastian and Frances were romantically or sexually interested in each other AT ALL, NOT EVEN IN THE SLIGHTEST, and that this seemed totally wedged in for no reason. I guess we are ALSO supposed to believe that he is going to marry a commoner and a laborer. HA HA HA HA HA HA. His parents are so understanding! His dad even publicly wore a gown for no reason and with absolutely zero social consequences! There are ABSOLUTELY no obstacles to publicly defying gender norms in 1830s Paris.

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While we do indeed get to a happily-ever-after, it doesn’t come without challenges. Some readers may quibble with the too-good-to-be-true nature of the ending or the fact that it wraps up rather suddenly, but other readers will cheer for acceptance no matter how anachronistic it may be. Really, the anachronisms are part of the charm of this story. It may be jarring at first to read Prince Sebastian ask Frances if she’s “weirded out” when she learns that he likes to dress in women’s clothes considering the historical setting, but readers who are willing to allow the modern to blend into the fairy tale will find themselves swept away in a heartwarming whirlwind that makes anything feel possible.

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However, this isn’t the sort of fairy tale where the girl gives up her dream for the handsome prince. Frances isn’t about to stay hidden away and forfeit credit for her work no matter how much she cares for her friend. It is clear that she has come into her own as a designer as much as Sebastian has embraced who he is as a “prince who wears dresses.”

There are two ways Wang could really go with this book. She could create a fake world in which this was taking place, amp up the comedy a little, and make a more 'grown-up' version of something like Princess Princess Ever After. Then, the ludicrous and insane actions of the characters would be seen as 'quirky' and 'uplifting' and 'sending a message of love to all the world!' Themes:acceptance and inclusion, identity, friendship, family, speaking up, coming of age GRAPHIC NOVEL DISCUSSION AND ACTIVITY GUIDE CONTENTS A unique and thoroughly modern fairy tale. . . . a great story about being true to yourself and the kind of companionship you can find when you do." — Nerdist