Sunday, April 3, 2011

Yay or Nay Lady Charlotte FitzGerald

It appears as though everyone is still suffering from Turkish fever!  Madame Elisabeth came out with a Yay despite many comments on how she was sitting.  This week we will finally move away from Turkey and move forward with a dress that looks back on the past.


John Hoppner paints Charlotte, Baroness de Ros of Helmsley in an empire-waist, Van Dyck dress of blueish-grey.  Yay or Nay?

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21 comments:

  1. KtbeelApril 3, 2011 at 12:39 AM

    I say yay. I like the colors and collar, although the sleeves look a bit off.

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  2. HeidenkindApril 3, 2011 at 1:01 AM

    She looks like a kid playing dress-up. It's too small and too big for her, all at the same time. And the color??? No.

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  3. Beth DunnApril 3, 2011 at 1:02 AM

    Weirdly, I rather like the whole thing. I like the collar especially. And the color. And her pink little cheeks.

    But I am in an unusually mellow mood, what with two viewings of Jane Eyre in as many days. Just about everything is getting two thumbs up from me right about now.

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  4. AudreyApril 3, 2011 at 1:40 AM

    nay, its not flattering at all!

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  5. Anne ElizabethApril 3, 2011 at 3:38 AM

    I love, love, love the hair, the collar is all right, too, and I like the sea green details - but: That 1630ish cut is unflattering, and particularly the long front tab ruins it for me.

    Nay!

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  6. DCApril 3, 2011 at 4:50 AM

    nay again, sorry.

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  7. CarameaApril 3, 2011 at 5:11 AM

    If it weren't for those AWFUL sleeves, I would say yay. But since they are there, ughh! I'll have to say NAY!

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  8. istaApril 3, 2011 at 6:13 AM

    I say nay.

    The grey is muddy and she looks muddy in it. Muddy and in dire need of a visit to McDonalds for a Happy Meal

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  9. CherylynnApril 3, 2011 at 7:55 AM

    Apart from her cheeks, the whole picture looks muddy and gloomy. I wonder if this lady is perhaps haunting some country manor somewhere. On a fashion note too, an empire waist just does not work with a poufy skirt. Either wear a natural waist or a long straight skirt. Nay from me. And I think even once I've had my coffee I'll still feel that way!

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  10. janicebApril 3, 2011 at 9:08 AM

    This one is a nay for me. I think her upper torso looks too tiny, her sleeves too huge, and the skirt is so full it looks like she might be trying to attract the attention of a certain Sir Mix-a-Lot.

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  11. nightsmusicApril 3, 2011 at 10:38 AM

    Once again, she looks monochromatic. If it wasn't for her cheeks and the sash/bow (which oddly enough, matches the blue in the sky behind her) she could be a solid gray and just disappear in this.

    Whatever happened to color?

    Nay.

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  12. DorothyApril 3, 2011 at 11:39 AM

    The color may be because she is in mourning. I rather like it, so I'll buck the trend and say yay.

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  13. Katherine LouiseApril 3, 2011 at 6:16 PM

    I must be with the loyal opposition on this and say Yay. I live the shimmering pewter grey, the exquisite lace collar & cuffs.

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  14. allyls2010April 3, 2011 at 7:36 PM

    Gray's not her color, and the dress makes her waist look much wider than it probably is. The ribbon is a nice touch, and she has a pretty face, but the whole things is still really unflattering. Nay.

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  15. RebeccaApril 4, 2011 at 3:27 AM

    Urgh! That's horrible! It's just too dull for my tastes.
    NAY!

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  16. UnknownApril 4, 2011 at 11:42 AM

    Normally, I'm a sucker for an empire waist. But to me, this just looks sloppy, like she dressed from the floor. Not good.

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  17. CarrotsApril 4, 2011 at 6:02 PM

    You know...yay! At first glance, it was a definite nay, but it's really grown on me.

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  18. Snickers MomApril 4, 2011 at 11:13 PM

    Was she preggers or something? Is that reason for the puffy skirt? Regardless, the dress itself is meh but with her complexion, it just drains any sort of life out of her. Nay.

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  19. EllaApril 6, 2011 at 5:05 AM

    Nay, lovely & ineresting colours on their own, but hair, skin, dress all so close in tonality, looks muddy, bland & washed out. It's like all the life has been sucked out of this portrait.

    I also agree with heidenkind's post above.

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  20. AileenApril 7, 2011 at 3:15 AM

    yay. somehow, it works

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  21. Retro BlogApril 8, 2011 at 4:23 PM

    Er can we just blame this on the artists poor inventory of colors for the paint, p'raps there was an apprentice shortage for the vital procurement of pigments?

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