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''Powder and Patch'' (originally titled ''The Transformation of Philip Jettan'') is a 1923 novel by Creator/GeorgetteHeyer (originally published using the pen name Stella Martin).
Philip Jettan is rejected by his true love Cleone for not being foppish enough. He decides to become what she wants him to be, but when they meet again Cleone discovers she preferred the original Philip.
!!Contains examples of:
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Cleone and Sir Maurice want Philip to learn to [[SharpDressedMan dress well]] and get some social graces. He does, but he is hurt that they forced him into it, so he can't resist acting like an affected fop when he returns.
* DuelToTheDeath: Philip fights three duels over the course of the book, though they are not to the death.
* GayParee: Eighteenth-century version.
* GiftedlyBad: In-universe, Philip's French friends insist he is this as a poet (though the one example of his poetry that we see is [[InformedAttribute not bad at all]]).
* GratuitousFrench: Quite a lot.
* IWantMyBelovedToBeFashionable: Cleone feels this way toward Philip (and Sir Maurice agrees with her).
* MakeoverMontage: Philip gets one (in text).
* PoirotSpeak: From numerous French characters.
* RedundantRomanceAttempt: Played with; Philip pretends to have become a foppish flirt because he wants to see whether Cleone will tell him she liked him better before.
* SheCleansUpNicely: Subverted as here it is the man who is condemned for being provincial and in need of acquiring some town polish. Used to comedic effect, as he cleans up ''very'' nicely, which leads to the BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor.
* TookALevelInBadass: Philip becomes an expert fencer along with his other accomplishments.
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''Powder and Patch'' (originally titled ''The Transformation of Philip Jettan'') is a 1923 novel by Creator/GeorgetteHeyer (originally published using the pen name Stella Martin).
Philip Jettan is rejected by his true love Cleone for not being foppish enough. He decides to become what she wants him to be, but when they meet again Cleone discovers she preferred the original Philip.
!!Contains examples of:
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Cleone and Sir Maurice want Philip to learn to [[SharpDressedMan dress well]] and get some social graces. He does, but he is hurt that they forced him into it, so he can't resist acting like an affected fop when he returns.
* DuelToTheDeath: Philip fights three duels over the course of the book, though they are not to the death.
* GayParee: Eighteenth-century version.
* GiftedlyBad: In-universe, Philip's French friends insist he is this as a poet (though the one example of his poetry that we see is [[InformedAttribute not bad at all]]).
* GratuitousFrench: Quite a lot.
* IWantMyBelovedToBeFashionable: Cleone feels this way toward Philip (and Sir Maurice agrees with her).
* MakeoverMontage: Philip gets one (in text).
* PoirotSpeak: From numerous French characters.
* RedundantRomanceAttempt: Played with; Philip pretends to have become a foppish flirt because he wants to see whether Cleone will tell him she liked him better before.
* SheCleansUpNicely: Subverted as here it is the man who is condemned for being provincial and in need of acquiring some town polish. Used to comedic effect, as he cleans up ''very'' nicely, which leads to the BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor.
* TookALevelInBadass: Philip becomes an expert fencer along with his other accomplishments.
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