In case you've never thought about it, here is a short (tongue-in-cheek) guide to the fashions of Edgar Allan Poe's day. To create the appropriately flouncy, feminine, helpless look of a woman from the Gothic romances of Poe's mind:
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accentuate your sloping shoulders |
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minimize your waist |
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bare your shoulders and collarbone at every appropriate opportunity |
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work the bonnet style |
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have as many ruffles and flowers on your dress as possible, as this will make you more helpless (and unable to move) |
And for the men, here's your guide to evincing the paranoid, perhaps drunk, and hopefully masculine look of Poe's men:
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a waist-minimizing vest that accentuates your chest is a must |
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carry a cane; it makes you dapper |
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tie your cravat with aplomb so as to cover your whole neck and make it look muscular |
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if you absolutely must express your personality, wear exciting pants |
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never be without a hat (especially if you are wearing exciting pants) |
Well, I hope that explains everything perfectly... ;)
Au revoir!
The Lonely Alchemist
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