{"title":"Dr Eleanor Houghton","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDr Eleanor Houghton\u003c\/strong\u003e offers insightful explorations into the intersections of history, fashion, and culture, bringing to life the narratives behind iconic figures and eras. Her work often focuses on the detailed examination of clothing as a lens to understand societal values and personal identities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect richly researched titles that blend scholarly perspective with accessible storytelling, perfect for those fascinated by the arts, cultural history, and the nuances of biographical study through material culture.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"charlotte-brontes-life-through-clothes-by-dr-eleanor-houghton-9781350514089","title":"Charlotte Brontë's Life Through Clothes","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMeet the real, thinking, feeling woman that was Charlotte Brontë, as told in this biography by the surviving witnesses to her life – the clothes that she once wore.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese garments were present as she penned \u003cem\u003eJane Eyre\u003c\/em\u003e, as she walked the cobbled streets of Haworth, and as she stood with her fiancé at the altar in the summer of 1854. Yet, until now, their testimonies had remained unheard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRenowned Brontë scholar and dress historian Eleanor Houghton’s innovative, richly illustrated biography, \u003cem\u003eCharlotte Brontë’s Life Through Clothes,\u003c\/em\u003e finally gives voice to the gowns, bonnets, shawls, corsets, parasols and boots that make up the novelist’s wardrobe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSecrets are revealed in their very fibres. Brontë’s steel busked corset tells the story of corporate espionage and forbidden love, whilst her striped, silk dress shows how she coped with the new-found pressures of fame. When exposed to 21st-century technology, a tiny sample of fabric from her ‘Thackeray Dress’ reveals important innovations of the Industrial Revolution going on around her, and a black lace veil, worn after the deaths of her siblings, expresses how she dealt with repeated familial loss.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese clothes, some of which still bear the imprint of her foot or the sweat from her pores, prove themselves to be far more than mere celebrity curios. When ‘read’ alongside letters, portraits, her novels and the recollections of those who knew her well, Charlotte emerges as a woman altogether braver, more vulnerable, less isolated, less provincial, more fashion conscious than anyone ever expected. Myths are shattered, preconceptions challenged, and the real Charlotte Brontë, beyond the famous author, finally emerges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47772956983532,"sku":"9781350514089","price":55.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781350514089-charlotte-bront-s-life-through-clothes.jpg?v=1782176879"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/dr-eleanor-houghton.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}