In late 19^th century England, ‘the New Woman’ arises in many literary works and dramas. In this essay, I will explain the features of the New Woman by studying the drama The New Woman and examining the reviews and costumes in the magazines The Sketch and The Queen. Firstly, women who aimed for a new way to live have these features: working, looking for platonic love, not cooking, having a latchkey, living freely and smoking. Secondly, they wore ‘tubular’-looking nether garments, ‘cut-away’ coats and ‘trying hats.’ In this time, there were many tailor-made coats for women like those shows in advertisements of dressmakers. They wore tailor-made costumes because it expressed women's emancipation. Finally, the New Woman wore attractive dresses which were in vogue. The evening dress of Mrs. Sylvester ornamented with birds expressed a defiant attitude different from traditional attire. The New Woman established her status by her actions and her costume.

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