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
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    7 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.