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Came across an odd sentence in the Harlequin Presents I'm reading for the #TBRChallenge . It says the heroine's dress makes her look "very feminine, but hid none of her curves." (romancelandia.club)

submitted 5 months ago by willaful@romancelandia.club to c/romancebooks@lemm.ee

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Came across an odd sentence in the Harlequin Presents I'm reading for the #TBRChallenge . It says the heroine's dress makes her look "very feminine, but hid none of her curves."

Might just be a careless way of writing but it implies that the "femininity" of the dress comes from an air of modesty and that demonstrating you have curves is generally considered unfeminine. Unless you do it just right.

Weird.

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[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

I think the author means in imply she had a classy look, not just hanging it all there like a TikTok thot. I'm seeing Rachael from Blade Runner.

Or for you Discworld nerds, Adora Belle Dearheart.

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

What year was the book written?

[–] willaful@romancelandia.club 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

@Dagwood222 published in 1979. English writer, I think.

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago

My guess would be that the writer confused the terms "ladylike" and "feminine."

A "lady" wouldn't want to look like she was showing off her body.

My vote is that it's bad writing and nothing else.