tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post5264284415462567833..comments2024-03-28T16:41:29.596-04:00Comments on The Duchess of Devonshire's Gossip Guide to the 18th Century: Yay or Nay? Elijah BoardmanHeather Carrollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03544318718074061879noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-70358771218060278222009-10-30T23:17:36.067-04:002009-10-30T23:17:36.067-04:00Total yay. American restraint, low key but high qu...Total yay. American restraint, low key but high quality--check the sheen on those stockings (and no need for cork calf enhancers, either).Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12457689874748035160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-79065769102754758632009-10-30T11:44:19.209-04:002009-10-30T11:44:19.209-04:00Yay!! Beautifully tailored!Yay!! Beautifully tailored!Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08171054999389018364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-58733931511457146852009-10-29T15:55:57.090-04:002009-10-29T15:55:57.090-04:00Yay. That vest makes it splendid.Yay. That vest makes it splendid.Aileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03561045971486547836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-44545163808442599142009-10-27T09:19:01.861-04:002009-10-27T09:19:01.861-04:00Most definitely Yay--and look at the gorgeous fabr...Most definitely Yay--and look at the gorgeous fabric rolls in the warehouse! JosephineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-69306741163589116882009-10-27T07:22:36.612-04:002009-10-27T07:22:36.612-04:00Have to agree with many others, and give it a yay....Have to agree with many others, and give it a yay. It's fitting for a textile merchant, he seems serious and professional.Hélènehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075512380512438068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-22305038920283104572009-10-26T08:54:02.907-04:002009-10-26T08:54:02.907-04:00I'd date him. Yay.I'd date him. Yay.Vichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-7298499481843269552009-10-26T06:44:13.154-04:002009-10-26T06:44:13.154-04:00The colonies (America) had everything Europe had d...The colonies (America) had everything Europe had during the 18th century, especially fashion, just only a few weeks late. Just because we're an ocean away doesn't mean our sense of style and taste was completely different from our French and English counterparts. It's a yay. It's well tailored and sophisticated.Abbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03028430053626470673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-5176289894647677812009-10-25T21:26:10.474-04:002009-10-25T21:26:10.474-04:00absolutely yayabsolutely yayMargravine Louisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14339052676103202439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-28115294973146409082009-10-25T19:28:15.651-04:002009-10-25T19:28:15.651-04:00For an American, I say YAY. I like what Rosel said...For an American, I say YAY. I like what Rosel said. He is too rugged to be wearing an over-embroidered pastel waistcoat!DoughnutHoeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07016119863306554047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-54922605149102174572009-10-25T18:58:03.115-04:002009-10-25T18:58:03.115-04:00Yay!
Simple and elegant. It's a good look fo...Yay!<br /><br />Simple and elegant. It's a good look for him!Molly M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07924356468175214770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-25109238225330930802009-10-25T10:37:40.210-04:002009-10-25T10:37:40.210-04:00At first I thought "nay" but I looked fo...At first I thought "nay" but I looked for a bit longer and decided I quite like his understated look. I believe, though, that the beautiful fabrics visible through the door behind him may have something to do with it! I didn't think I was mercenary...but hey =p! It's a "yay".Jessihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02093768339757970412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-58454055523106423562009-10-25T10:14:08.576-04:002009-10-25T10:14:08.576-04:00Maybe I'm just spoiled, but I find it boring i...Maybe I'm just spoiled, but I find it boring instead of restrained. I think the use of all neutral colors is part of what gives me that impression. The man himself, is not bad-looking.Olympe de la Tour D'Auvergnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15810851692562434085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-67620293859472877442009-10-25T09:30:13.135-04:002009-10-25T09:30:13.135-04:00I like it for many reasons, though mostly because ...I like it for many reasons, though mostly because it is classy and subtle. There was an article in the Times a while back, possibly tongue in cheek, about how it is now in style for male hipsters to have a little bit of a gut. You could hear the personal trainers groaning all over Manhattan. I think Elijah would be pleased.Paul Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09969557760934512569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-41425555589174724312009-10-25T08:32:16.462-04:002009-10-25T08:32:16.462-04:00Sleek, understated but still very stylish with bei...Sleek, understated but still very stylish with being flamboyant. <br /><br />so a Yea.Roselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712160352016656586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-47665950655594650672009-10-25T02:27:30.655-04:002009-10-25T02:27:30.655-04:00Yay! I like it, and he's not bad himself.Yay! I like it, and he's not bad himself.Alannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16582745262563039273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-36441854410877781462009-10-25T01:07:41.458-04:002009-10-25T01:07:41.458-04:00Yay! Somber, yet refined. Yanks can hold their own...Yay! Somber, yet refined. Yanks can hold their own with Europeans, and even trounce them from time to time--as history well shows!Lady Neferankhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02680647016987705613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-64828981997513850222009-10-25T00:45:53.681-04:002009-10-25T00:45:53.681-04:00At first glance his outfit seemed quite ordinary. ...At first glance his outfit seemed quite ordinary. Not in bad taste at all, but a bit boring. Then I zoomed in and noticed the beautiful fabric his vest was made of, and the little touches of gold trim and the gold buttons, and think I quite like his elegant, but restrained look! He gets a Yay.Belle-Etoilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07049711327487646732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-23911518294090880682009-10-25T00:43:16.974-04:002009-10-25T00:43:16.974-04:00Yay. He's hot.Yay. He's hot.SakiVIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11307981612840889634noreply@blogger.com