While I thought the illustrations were beautiful (such an aesthetically pleasing trip through fashion!), the temporal setting seemed strange to me. I felt that the "modern/colloquial" dialog was not well suited to the story/setting; I would have enjoyed more formal language that fit the characters better.

Still beautiful, still a fun read over all.

Aspects of this book were unrealistic, but I think it's really designed to give its readers a view of a positive outcome in regard to coming out about your gender identity, which in the case of this book doesn't put a label on things. It was very refreshing, and the art was great. I think setting the story in the past was limiting, but I think it also allowed the author to talk about this issue in a way that made some sense for the time in which it was set. I think this book gives readers a view toward gender identity no longer being a matter of discussion but simply something that is merely given and no one else's business. I also liked the characters, some of whom were surprising!

When I requested this title, I did not realize that it was a graphic novel. It was a pleasant surprise for me as I haven't read many of them and the story was very good.

Although the art wasn't in my taste, it was very good and went very well with the story that it was being to life. A prince who dressed like a princess at night and the girl who designed those dresses isn't a plot that I thought I would enjoy, but enjoy it I did.

It is basically a story about being yourself and who care what others think, even if you are a prince. And it also is about standing up for yourself when others are seemingly taking advantage of you like in the case of Frances.

Overall I highly enjoyed the story and the message in it and I do hope that there will be more stories by this author.

This book made me SO happy! I can't even express how much joy I found from this lovely story and the gorgeous art. HIGHLY recommended!

The Prince and the Dressmaker is a modern fairy tale in which the magic stems not from a royal marriage but from acceptance. Prince Sebastian is a teenaged prince who is constantly being set up by his parents who are searching for his bride. Prince Sebastian, however, is more enamored by the fashions of the day, and so, with the help of his butler, Emile, he hires Frances, whose theatrical dresses (yup, dresses) send him out on the town in glorious disguise. Sebastian’s alter ego makes quite a splash, and so he has to learn how to juggle his newfound celebrity, his friendships, and his parents’ demands.

The story set forth in The Prince and the Dressmaker is unlike anything available in any other graphic novel I know. It will be vitally important to many teens, and I hope both middle school and high school libraries will stock it.

I love this story and everything about it. It would be a great addition to any collection thanks to its themes of understanding, identity versus responsibility, and of course love.

Adorable graphic novel about the not so straightforward, romantic tale of Prince Sebastian and Dressmaker Frances. How do you balance being who you really are and appearing to be who others think you should be?

The understated illustrations perfectly told the story, the story itself was fresh and heartwarming, and the ending was funny and uplifting..

The Prince and the Dressmaker is a cute story about a prince who crossdresses and finds a seamstress to do his clothes. They conquer the fashion world together, but of course the prince needs to get married and his secret is too much and surely it gets exposed. The comic is about being different and thus even so, being perfect. It about love and acceptance and finding your soulmate who understands you and lets you be you. It's not earthshaking or too complicated, mostly it just brings joy and is an easy read in a sense. So, if you expecting a mind-blowing take on crossdressing, then look for somewhere else. The psychological aspect is quite thin, but it didn't bother me at least. I'm so happy comics like this are made, since the topic is important and that the tone is positive instead of depressing.

The art is beautiful and the feelgood style is very fitting. The peachy color world is awesome and the prince's dresses are just wow. The style is quite simple and the panels flow nicely too, so it takes no time to read this art-wise either. The text font does really fit though, it looks like it's detached from the comic, since the style is different. A slightly thicker font would do more justice. I wish many people will read this, since The Prince and the Dressmaker is an easy and wonderful take on an important topic, even if it's not mind-blowing explosion of human rights.

This book was amazing. The author and illustrator has taken a hot button subject and made it and approachable for all users. The prince is in need of a seamstress. He needs one who can be brave and daring. One who can design a dress for him, that makes him feel like the person he is. And so Lady Crystella was born. Everything has a great flow, and does not take time to explain things. It reads as everyday, but completely wonderful. The Prince has some wonderful dresses, and the ending give me that happy smiley feeling and expression.

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Jen Wang's "The Prince and the Dressmaker" is sweet and funny! The way she draws expressions and conveys so much through them is fantastic.

This was absolutely stunning. The art was so cute and so was the story. It was all about being who you are but also standing up for yourself. A quick, but adorable read. We need more of these. Especially books with this subject matter. I hope there's more! I ship Frances and Sebastian so hard.

I couldn't read this since it was a protected PDF, and I need a Kindle file.

This is a very sweet and lovely story, with fun art and a kindhearted message about being yourself. The dress designs, in particular, are a lot of fun. I can see this book having appeal for older middle grade students, as well as young adults.

As a side note, I'm not tagging this as queer or LGBTQ because nothing was ever explicitly stated beyond the prince being gender non-conforming.