bgraham5 's review for:

Unmentionable: The Victorian Lady's Guide to Sex, Marriage, and Manners by Therese Oneill

3.0

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I think this book could be good for someone who is completely new to Victorian-age ideals, or has an interest in steampunk and wants to know some actual history behind the modern fashion, but as a costume designer I didn't really find much that I didn't already know. It paints a broad brush over the decades without getting too specific about any one thing, and accuracy is sometimes foregone in favor of humor. That said, it was an quick, mostly amusing read.