But to place more importance on their appearance and fashion choices is to minimize their work and gloss over their sheer talent
"Failing to live up to mythical norms of beauty can cause us to doubt our worth as humans, no matter what other talents and skills we possess." Still, women are expected to dress in ways that relate to "old codes of morality and religious beliefs," according to Blaine, so they can "easily become too attractive" or "too appealing" by trying to mirror societal norms of attractiveness
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In Fashion in Costume, 1200-2000 (2000) Joan Nunn discusses the changes in fabric and color during this time: Throughout the period light colours were fairly general for evening wear and were considered more suitable for young ladies, as were cottons like muslin or tarlatan, but by the 1860s cotton had lost ground as a high-fashion fabric, and silk, satin, taffeta, faille, moir, silk poplin from Ireland, and velvet for more mature ladies, were used for formal dresses. (166-67) Red was a relatively common color at this time among the elite due to its richness, especially when created through the new aniline (synthetic) dyes that evoked novelty and opulence
