4/5 Stars: ‘The Prince and the Dressmaker’ is an Ageless, LGBTQ+ Historical Graphic Novel by Jen Wang; ‘The Prince and the Dressmaker’ is a biblio bias-cut whose shimmer is welcomed, despite its optimistic short-sightedness. Talented illustrator Wang has written a lively, engaging, and mould-breaking take on the classic fairy tale with the poor girl who meets Prince Charming. In ‘The Prince and the Dressmaker’, we're given a Prince with a difference and a poor girl with the strength of character to know that she doesn't deserve to live in another person's shadow. Wang's colourful and animated drawings move the story along well and effectively show lots of different moods and emotions as we're asked why what the Prince wears matters and given lots of food for thought about hiding our true selves from our loved ones, and from the world at large. If the unique art style isn’t enough to convince you to read ‘The Prince and the Dressmaker’, then the story definitely will. This graphic novel is not only visually stunning but has a narrative that will keep you at attention and characters that you can’t help but empathise with. The only issue is the ending felt fairly rushed; the story felt like it needed one more chapter to really round out the ending. The side characters are all crucial to the movement of the narrative and are supportive in varying, heartfelt ways; the use of colour in the story helps evoke the feelings of each character throughout the story; and the writing is simple without being uninteresting.