Jane Austen is trending again (but is she ever not?). With two adaptations for 2026, the beloved author and her books are once again the talk of the town.
Thanks to a major marketing push, a new adaptation of Sense and Sensibility is capturing the attention of mainstream media outlets such as Vogue, Variety and others. There is renewed talk of Regency fashion—and what the latest film adaptations got right or wrong.
As a longtime Jane Austen reader, I welcome any opportunity to bring her work, and fashion history, into the conversation. While recent years have brought some adaptations that, from our perspective, have missed the mark in their attempts to modernize Austen’s themes and aesthetics for contemporary audiences, it is still fun to bring a bit of that literary romance into our everyday routines.
In the spirit of the current conversation, we’re exploring ways to bring a bit of Austen-inspired romance into our 21st-century wardrobes, drawing inspiration from the personalities and archetypes found throughout her novels.
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