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The New Dress
About this book
A new dress should bring confidence—but instead it unravels her self-image.
The New Dress (1927), by Virginia Woolf, is a poignant and psychological short story that captures the fragile inner world of its heroine, Mabel Waring.
Invited to a fashionable party, Mabel arrives in a dress she hoped would make her shine. Instead, she is overcome with self-consciousness, convinced that others are mocking her appearance. Through Woolf's stream-of-consciousness style, readers experience Mabel's spiraling thoughts—her longing to belong, her doubts about herself, and the aching gap between how we see ourselves and how others may see us.
With empathy and precision, Woolf transforms an ordinary moment into a profound reflection on identity, insecurity, and the complexity of human perception.
Delicate yet powerful, The New Dress remains one of Woolf's most striking explorations of the human psyche.
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Table of contents
- The New Dress
- About the Author
- The New Dress