tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post8448990573473134348..comments2024-03-28T16:41:29.596-04:00Comments on The Duchess of Devonshire's Gossip Guide to the 18th Century: Yay or Nay? Madame Le Couteulx de MolayHeather Carrollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03544318718074061879noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-38612292315312649242011-06-26T13:55:16.919-04:002011-06-26T13:55:16.919-04:00I LOVE this outfit, the colors are gorgeous, the s...I LOVE this outfit, the colors are gorgeous, the stripes are stunning, and ... yeah, I think I'd go sans veil, but I even love how it's flecked with gold through it. I'd definitely wear this if I could!!Krista Kaisernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-1299536391587381562011-05-27T20:03:35.875-04:002011-05-27T20:03:35.875-04:00yay yay yay!yay yay yay!Margravine Louisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14339052676103202439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-1190015847719724192011-05-25T05:57:37.482-04:002011-05-25T05:57:37.482-04:00Yay! I like it! :)Yay! I like it! :)Ellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16165692992200795593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-6939590331629717762011-05-24T08:54:00.947-04:002011-05-24T08:54:00.947-04:00Really like the velvet!!Really like the velvet!!Jaz Tnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-33260706113022120572011-05-24T01:58:14.216-04:002011-05-24T01:58:14.216-04:00I love it-Yay!!I love it-Yay!!Lauranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-79850195892808895912011-05-23T11:32:21.428-04:002011-05-23T11:32:21.428-04:00The dress is nice, but I hate that hat - so much, ...The dress is nice, but I hate that hat - so much, that I will give a NAY!Carameahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01047951341922487604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-26210564238584353452011-05-23T10:40:49.013-04:002011-05-23T10:40:49.013-04:00I think she'd fit quite comfortably on the bac...I think she'd fit quite comfortably on the back of a box of Amaretti biscuits, to the left of the writing that explains the story behind its creation (in the 18th century, according to Wikipedia).<br /><br />Anyway, despite her skirts looking like glorified Christmas wrapping paper, it's a yay from me.Ozorsanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17237462324216008958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-86136028286656785572011-05-23T10:01:29.459-04:002011-05-23T10:01:29.459-04:00Absolutely Yay! Sans reservationsAbsolutely Yay! Sans reservationsKatherine Louisenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-21618645470248215512011-05-23T07:13:34.064-04:002011-05-23T07:13:34.064-04:00Oh a definite Yay from me. Love the stripes, so ve...Oh a definite Yay from me. Love the stripes, so very in at the moment. Its a very frivolous outfit and I like it for that exact reason. Not too crazy on the large quantities of lace at the throat though.Meadowlarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16332103219269807005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-43813444845465772572011-05-23T06:54:20.286-04:002011-05-23T06:54:20.286-04:00Yay! I love it--black, red and white never go out ...Yay! I love it--black, red and white never go out of style and it's a bold color statement. And the texture of the velvet against the shimmer of the taffeta is divine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-16151729659807588972011-05-23T05:29:31.104-04:002011-05-23T05:29:31.104-04:00Yay! I fell in love with this painting when I came...Yay! I fell in love with this painting when I came face to face with it in the museum. I too at first thought that the veil was an accessory put on especially for the painting, Vigée Lebrun being fond of drapery, but then I discovered that the <i>Magasin des Modes Nouvelles</i> for 1788 is full of these headdresses with veils. It really was the fashionable thing just then.Ingridnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-62397135853864021342011-05-23T04:01:13.040-04:002011-05-23T04:01:13.040-04:00Yay! It's simple yet pretty and I adore the st...Yay! It's simple yet pretty and I adore the striped taffeta!<br /><br /><i>www.the18thcenturyblog.blogspot.com</i>Jessie.Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18276579886267486080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-39647965364122607172011-05-23T00:44:51.555-04:002011-05-23T00:44:51.555-04:00I like it overall. I think she should have nixed t...I like it overall. I think she should have nixed the veil (the hat is enough!), but I think the veil is there so her silhouette can be seen. It would be hard to see without the veil considering the color of her reddingote and the background color.Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03732028264170732529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-9501468140953358252011-05-22T23:02:26.081-04:002011-05-22T23:02:26.081-04:00Thanks for the catch. I made a lot of typos on thi...Thanks for the catch. I made a lot of typos on this post! Ay-yi-yiHeather Carrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03544318718074061879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-29110741022530071772011-05-22T22:59:32.912-04:002011-05-22T22:59:32.912-04:00Oooh...this is a hard one. I love the gown with i...Oooh...this is a hard one. I love the gown with its striped skirt, but not with the sash and jacket. And I love the jacket, just not with the skirt. And the hat...well...it just isn't fab. It might still be a Yay, except that the colours are just wrong on Madame. She should never wear red and gold with her skin! So Nay, for a lot of lovely elements combined badly and worn by the wrong person.<br /><br />P.S. Can I nag about one of my English peeves? Wood is stripped once you take the varnish off of it. Skirts are striped when they have alternating lines on them. ;-)The Dreamstresshttp://thedreamstress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-40808911464375080982011-05-22T22:58:15.479-04:002011-05-22T22:58:15.479-04:00I like the stripes but I think each piece is just ...I like the stripes but I think each piece is just kinda odd. But then again, somehow that mess works so YAY.Snickers Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01329489699870933741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-46604785598455180302011-05-22T21:30:37.491-04:002011-05-22T21:30:37.491-04:00I would wear that hat. I give it yay.I would wear that hat. I give it yay.Talia Felixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16798780272848599312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-7875843205309453532011-05-22T19:34:15.644-04:002011-05-22T19:34:15.644-04:00Not too fond of the hat, but I love stripes, and I...Not too fond of the hat, but I love stripes, and I love red and gold. Yay!Leocadia Thistlenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-10293196336598277092011-05-22T16:24:10.988-04:002011-05-22T16:24:10.988-04:00I would totally wear that outfit to work tomorrow ...I would totally wear that outfit to work tomorrow if I could---minus the veil. There is something about a black velvet fitted jacket and stripes. Awesome and a big Yay from me.Cherylynnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-8972346321786712002011-05-22T15:49:10.285-04:002011-05-22T15:49:10.285-04:00Very classy! I'd wear it.
I met one of Eliza...Very classy! I'd wear it.<br /><br /> I met one of Elizabeth Vigee LeBrun's 7 or 8 times (I think!!) great granddaughter living right here in Florida! Most people thought I was nuts to be so excited about that! Oh well...the things this painter must have seen and heard in her day boggle the mind.MmeHistoirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14787155718766833018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-22126231166007655382011-05-22T11:52:43.977-04:002011-05-22T11:52:43.977-04:00Big Yay from me, love the warm colors. The hat ma...Big Yay from me, love the warm colors. The hat may be in the Turkish style. And Points to the artists for rendering bodily porportions correctly. RetroAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-20440709384658083152011-05-22T10:26:44.511-04:002011-05-22T10:26:44.511-04:00A yay from me, I like the stripes - but particular...A yay from me, I like the stripes - but particularly love the tight velvet frock coat thing with the lace, very nice.GrubStLodgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05688293269271572695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-84169698266803245012011-05-22T10:23:30.025-04:002011-05-22T10:23:30.025-04:00Absolutely, unequivocally YAY on the outfit but re...Absolutely, unequivocally YAY on the outfit but really, I am just not a huge fan of the hair and hat either. It's too bad a top hat came later. A modified one would look ever so smart with this outfit.<br /><br />ps: I sent you an email...nightsmusichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05984119792540771870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-60433980386505629712011-05-22T03:31:50.854-04:002011-05-22T03:31:50.854-04:00Yay! I'm not overly fond of the teased and pow...Yay! I'm not overly fond of the teased and powdered hairstyles of the era, but I adore the clothes (and hats!). And the contrast between the stripes and the velvet is practically perfect; the colors and textures both pop, but neither one overpowers the other.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-56779856041897341672011-05-22T03:17:21.114-04:002011-05-22T03:17:21.114-04:00I love the stripes and the redingote. Very elegant...I love the stripes and the redingote. Very elegante! The hat is gorgeous and the veil works in the picture but I might not hit the street in it. I suspect it's a 'best for posing thing'. But is there a sash around her waist? I 'm not sure it was a good idea with the redingote.<br /><br />All in all, big yay!Feliciahttp://theragsoftime.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com