The Prince and the Dressmaker

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First off, why does the protagonist look exactly like the protagonist from Stargazing?? The only difference I can discern is the longer hair, but it is basically the same exact face. (And, no, it is not the same character). a b c d e f g Orsini, Lauren (February 12, 2018). " 'The Prince And The Dressmaker' Is A Genderqueer Fairy Tale For All Ages". Forbes. Archived from the original on February 12, 2018 . Retrieved January 16, 2020. TVTropes is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Alcohol-Induced Idiocy: After Frances leaves him and quits, Sebastian as Lady Crystalia gets badly drunk. This leads to another prince seeing his wig come off and out him. The two of them strike a deal. Frances will keep Sebastian’s secret and design his dresses while he pays her generously and helps her realize her dream of being a real designer. Perhaps they become each other’s fairy godmothers in a way? But it is Frances’ talent that takes center stage from the moment she is given the freedom to design whatever she can imagine. In the golden dress Frances creates for him, Sebastian becomes a new person, the person he has always felt like he was inside. It’s a powerful moment for both of them that Jen Wang captures in illustrations that seem to come fully alive for the first time in the book in much the same way that Sebastian and Frances do. The transformation from Prince Sebastian to Lady Crystallia seems to change the tone of the book as the colors go from dark and dreary to almost electric, full of warmth and energy. You can’t help but get caught up in the magic of the of the dresses and emotions so evident on the characters’ faces.

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Plagiarism in Fiction: Frances is upset that people are copying Lady Crystallia's styles without knowing who the designer is. The Big Damn Kiss: Frances kisses Sebastian just as he's about to go on the catwalk modeling her designs. He happily reciprocates. Jerkass Has a Point: Frances's former boss points out that she doesn't design for the client wearing the dress, but rather the client who pays the dress shop and the seamstress by default. In Chapter Eight, Frances has the opportunity to introduce herself to her idol, Madame Aurelia.Do you think Frances made the right choice when she says she is “no one”?Why or why not? Interview With Jen Wang, Author And Artist Of The Prince And The Dressmaker” interview by Book Riot: https://bookriot.com/2018/02/06/prince-and-the-dressmaker/It may not begin with the words “Once upon a time,” but The Prince and the Dressmaker is a fairy tale through and through. From the prince looking for a wife (sort of) to the magical transformations (in a manner of speaking), the story blends elements of a traditional tale with modern ideas and sensibilities in a way that is every bit as charming and cinematic as the animated fairy tales many grew up watching. Perhaps this is a fairy tale that will speak to a new generation. Karen Evans is Education Coordinator for CBLDF. She was a classroom teacher for 11 years, a school administrator for three years, and holds a M.Ed. in School Leadership. The autobiography of Skylar Kergil, who documented his physical transition from female to male on YouTube , building a community of openness and support.

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Blonde, Brunette, Redhead: Sebastian (blonde), his father (brunette), and his mother (redhead) respectively. Lady Crystallia is also a redhead, but Prince Marcel (Juliana's brother) discovers that it's only a wig. Craft and structure: Interpreting words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings and analyzing how specific word choices shape meaning or tone; analyzing the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs and larger portions of the text relate to each other and the whole; Assessing how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text. Strong Family Resemblance: It's not lampshaded, but Sebastian, dressed as Lady Crystallia, somewhat resembles his mother the queen.Following the teaching and discussion suggestions above, The Prince and the Dressmakercan be used in classrooms to meet Common Core Standards, as detailed below. Note that this section uses the Common Core Anchor Standards for College and Career Readiness for Reading, Writing, and Speaking and Listening: Hollywood Costuming: There are many beautiful clothes shown, but as the story takes place in 1880’s France, there are several designs that are not accurate to the decade. For example, one chapter shows Princess Juliana in a strapless Grace Kelly-esque blue gown, but strapless dresses wouldn’t be invented until the 1930’s and they wouldn’t be popularized until the 1940’s. Re-read for summer comics class. In this book the prince's sexual identity was (and will be) debated, but (spoiler alert, I guess) the one thing we know for sure in this book is that the prince likes to wear fabulous dresses. I see other reviewers say that he is gender-fluid, and that may be the case, but I don't know it. I maybe am not the best person to be speculating about this. but while I may at one point in my life had thought that being what was once called a "cross-dresser" indicates you are gay, but I no longer assume this is true. But the discussion I had with a few students on this very point was fun and interesting and instructive. ONE: Let's start with Frances, the seamstress, making a kind of risqué, modern outfit for a discontented teenage 'lady' who is upset at her mother's attempts to marry her off. It's ridiculous. The girl gets in the outfit and comes to the ball. The whole idea of both Frances being able to make such an outfit and the girl being able to get out of the house in it is RIDICULOUS. Then they all stare at her while she shoves pastries in her mouth. I think my main problem here is the setting and tone of the book. I think Wang would have been helped a lot by choosing to place this book in a fantasy setting or a setting removed from the real world. Unfortunately, she places it in 1830s Paris. This is a mistake. The horrible juxtaposition of 'taking things seriously' and 'being utterly ridiculous' is SO jarring and off-putting, I couldn't get over it. Especially the insane, ludicrous ending of this book.