Copper Beeches: Something Blue

[mafief.livejournal.com]

Canon Story: The Adventure of the Copper Beeches
Title: Something Blue
Author: Mafief
Rating: G
Warnings: none
Author’s Notes: About that dress…


Alice stood still on the dressmaker’s pedestal to prevent the pins from stabbing her. The bolt of electric blue fabric had caught her eye weeks ago and she knew she must have a dress in that striking colour. Watching the dressmaker patiently sew the hem, she thought of Mr. Fowler and the impression her new dress might have on him.

Comments

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

What a very interesting detail to home in on - I'd never thought too deeply about the dress beyond it being a plot point, and I'd never considered what Alice's feelings about it might have been.

[mafief.livejournal.com]

I was thinking about that dress as being a sticking point for Rucastle and why that dress in particular. Was it something Alice always wore? Maybe it had significance? Did she only wear it around Mr. Fowler which is why having Violet wear it would be a good enough facsimile?