Tell a girl you love her dress and the first thing she'll tell you is "it has pockets!"

Well, if the dress has them!

Maya Rodale's Duchess by Design imagines a dressmaker looking to make her mark on the fashion scene of Gilded Age New York City. She wants to create dresses for women that allow them to flout tradition, and she'll do it one pocket at a time.

Nothing will get in her way except for just maybe, a slightly old-fashioned Duke with marriage on the mind.

Super fun historical for those looking for a different time period and setting and for those looking for women taking names and smashing patriarchal standards.