She was no longer fit to be a marriage partner or manager of a domestic household In other words, a woman who worked or participated outside the activities prescribed by Edward, no matter what the work or participation was even if it was noble such as being a physician or scientist, was considered to be of unskilled labor of lesser status than even their domestic help (domestic help, rural, or factory workers not even being considered for evaluation in the first place) An Edwardian woman who worked, according to the Grand Dames, could therefore have no contribution to her husband or his success, & so was worthless Needless to say, Edwardian women avoided work of any type if at all possible To show she was still important in an era where a woman in the workforce was considered to be the highest status to achieve, the Edwardian woman had to work very hard to prove she didnt NEED to work This philosophy, seemingly polar to all that was happening in the world at the time with women achieving notoriety, fame, respect, & self-consciousness, created an active & highly visible leisure class The Edwardian woman was one who lived solely & exclusively for leisure & luxury As part of the proof they didnt need to work, fashion became completely ridiculous & unsuited to doing work of any sort of activity at all Edwardian fancy detailed clothing were easy to obtain from the sweat shops of lower classes, although most had theirs custom tailor made Where they spent the money was on having so much of it MEANWHILE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PHILOSOPHICAL POND SOMETHINGS DONT GO AWAY
This maxi-length, double-breasted coat is fully lined, and its made from a toasty blend of 70% wool blend with a bit of cashmere
I love pairing it with a more fitted denim vest to balance out the volume on the bottom
Machine wash cold, line dry
This will make your sockless, no-break hem look like a modern take on suiting
In Beyond Heroes: Of Sunshine and Red Lyrium , it's indicated that Varric considers some if not most of the dresses worn at the Winter Palace ball to be of this nature
