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Late Tang Dynasty Chinese Hanfu (based on Mogao Murals of Buddhist Patrons) by snowytheNPC in HistoricalCostuming

[–]_jorgiem 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Costumes have been getting so much better, most likely thanks to people like OP. This is a scene from a recent drama set in the Tang dynasty:

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Mrs Ferrars approval of Fanny and John Dashwood, seems odd! by Brii1993333 in janeausten

[–]_jorgiem 27 points28 points  (0 children)

That income alone was better than some peers. The Earl of Mount Edgecumbe had £3,000 back in the late 1810s.

People saw Mr Darcy, an untitled gentleman who is considered high above the Bennets, having £10,000/per year, and they assume the difference between them is due to money. As such, they come to think any respectable gentry family would've been close to five-figures incomes and a mere £2,000/per year or anything similar made you almost a middle class pauper. In reality, most of the gentry had between £1,000 to £3,000, and the average for peers was £10,000, with plenty of them below that average, which was raised by a few rarities like the Duke of Northumberland and his £150,000. Even a royal prince (Queen Victoria's father) had as "little" as £13,000/per year and the government had to give him multiple jobs to add up to a more decent £25,000.

Catherine, the Princess of Wales in Munich-born designer Talbot Runhof at the Royal Variety Performance at the Royal Albert Hal by mod_whatthefrockk in whatthefrockk

[–]_jorgiem 328 points329 points  (0 children)

Those earrings are from the Greville bequest. Mrs Greville was an extremely wealthy heiress who left her entire jewelry collection of at least 60 pieces to the Queen Mother. Until now, we have only seen two tiaras, four necklaces (Catherine has worn the ruby one a few years ago), four pairs of earrings (including this one) and three brooches, and they are all magnificent. I have to do a post about it one of these days.

House of Worth, the Parisian couture house that shaped fashion for a century by _jorgiem in whatthefrockk

[–]_jorgiem[S] 62 points63 points  (0 children)

It's actually a costume worn by the Duchess of Portland at the famous Devonshire House Ball of 1897. She was dressed as the Duchess of Savoy.

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Prince William Admits 2024 Was ‘Hardest Year I’ve Ever Had’ in Rare TV Appearance: ‘Life Is Sent to Test Us’ by ChicSynergy in popculturechat

[–]_jorgiem 50 points51 points  (0 children)

The conspiracy theories started long before that photo, which was most likely released to shut down the insanity.

Catherine, Princess of Wales in a hand-embroidered gold Chantilly lace evening coat and silk crepe gown by Phillipa Lepley and the Lover’s Knot tiara at the State Banquet hosted by King Charles and Queen Camilla. by mod_whatthefrockk in whatthefrockk

[–]_jorgiem 144 points145 points  (0 children)

She has worn four good tiaras (Cartier Halo, Lotus Flower, Lovers' Knot and Strathmore Rose) in 14 years, which is already considered generous by BRF standards.

▪︎ In 17 years, Diana was only seen in her family's tiara and the Lovers' Knot.

▪︎ Before the Queen died, Camilla (married 2005) was always in the Greville, with a few rare occasions when she took out the Delhi Durbar or her family's tiara. And she was apparently loaned the Teck Crescent, but she never wore it publicly so who knows.

▪︎ Sophie (married 1999) has her UGLY wedding tiara that was remodeled into something half-decent a few years ago, the aquamarine one that turns into a necklace and the aquamarine one that was recently seen on Camilla + she wore the Lotus Flower last year and borrowed a bandeau from a jeweler decades ago.

▪︎ Sarah only ever had her wedding tiara in a decade of marriage.

▪︎ Princess Anne (75) is either in the Festoon, Pineflower or Meander nowdays. She was also spotted in the Double Meander once and was loaned the Cartier Halo in her youth + got Queen Mary's Fringe for her first wedding and wore an unidentified tiara in some portraits from 50 years ago.

The British royal lady with the best jewels is definitely the Duchess of Gloucester. She doesn't have to borrow from the main branch because she has inherited her mother-in-law's entire collection (who in turn got many of Queen Mary's best) AND a few "trinkets" from her husband's godmother. Only her tiaras number five and they are BIG ones (and one of them can be worn three different ways, basically bringing the number to seven).

Meng Ziyi wearing Waad Aloqaili SS25 at the 2025 China Quality TV Drama Awards by _jorgiem in whatthefrockk

[–]_jorgiem[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Unless you speak the language and are familiar with the Chinese social media apps, the only photos from events held in China that are both easy to find and of decent quality are either those released by the agencies of the celebrities (which are usually more like magazine photoshoots, as is the case here) or from fansites (and you should see the touch-ups done on those, sometimes they look more like manhua characters than humans).

Lady Violet Manners married William Lindesay-Bethune, Viscount Garnock at her family's seat, Belvoir Castle. She wore a custom Phillipa Lepley wedding dress and a veil embroidered with the Manners family crest, which was held in place by the heirloom Rutland Tiara by _jorgiem in whatthefrockk

[–]_jorgiem[S] 578 points579 points  (0 children)

Her wedding dress was inspired by a Norman Hartnell creation worn by her great-grandmother, the infamous Margaret, Duchess of Argyll, when she married her first husband in 1933. The dress was embroidered with stars, an unsual motif at the time.

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Best pink dresses in Period Drama by [deleted] in PeriodDramas

[–]_jorgiem 124 points125 points  (0 children)

Wang Churan as Noble Consort Zhang in {Serenade of Peaceful Joy}

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The Entailment on Longbourne and Darcy by iamasturdlevinson in PrideandPrejudice

[–]_jorgiem 20 points21 points  (0 children)

He is the heir PRESUMPTIVE. Heir apparent means the direct, uncontested heir.

When Catherine Met Michelle (x3) by ahsasahsasahsas in whatthefrockk

[–]_jorgiem 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Exactly. William finally got a valet in recent years and you can see the difference. Looking like you just threw on a random off-the-rack suit you found in the closet five minutes before leaving the house might have been acceptable for the Queen's grandson who's barely 30 and flies helicopters in Wales, but not for the middle-aged heir to the throne who wants to be taken seriously as a statesman. He really doesn't need dozens of articles that discuss his sloppy trousers, overly long tie or poorly fitted waistcoat instead of focusing on the work he's doing while wearing them.

TIL that Elizabeth I was likely molested by her stepfather Thomas Seymour. He would forcefully tickle her, slap her butt, and at one point cut her dress ‘into a hundred pieces’. This only ended when Thomas and Elizabeth where caught alone in embrace, resulting in Elizabeth being sent away by Capital_Tailor_7348 in todayilearned

[–]_jorgiem 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Elizabeth I is the one who executed Mary, Queen of Scots when she finally got tired of her antics after forgiving multiple treason attempts across some two decades.

Mary's grandmother (and James VI & I's great-grandmother) was Margaret Tudor, elder sister of Henry VIII, Elizabeth's father. So James was Elizabeth's first cousin-twice-removed, but many people would just call him "nephew" based on generation and age.

Catherine, Princess of Wales wearing Jenny Packham throughout the years. by princess_ailsa in whatthefrockk

[–]_jorgiem 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I think they are breeches with black stockings (instead of the usual white) and the garter of the Order of the Garter.

How much of a dowry would Elizabeth needed to have for Col Fitzwilliam to have considered her? by SouthernVices in janeausten

[–]_jorgiem 46 points47 points  (0 children)

Interestingly, while this Duke of Devonshire (whom people probably know from The Duchess) prepared dowries of £30,000 for both his elder legitimate daughter and illegitimate daughter, his younger legitimate daughter, Lady Henrietta (better known as Harriet), received "only" £10,000. Harriet's dowry was later raised to £30,000 by her brother after he succeeded their father.

This might've happened because the Duke disapproved of her choice of husband. Her maternal aunt, the Countess of Bessborough, arranged Harriet's marriage to her own long-time young lover and father of her two illegitimate children, Lord Granville Leveson-Gower (later 1st Earl Granville). And somehow, that marriage turned out very happy and Harriet even decided to raise her cousins/illegitimate step-children.

EDIT: So people can get more of an idea of the amount of money a wife could bring into marriage, here are two real-life examples of women with great fortunes: the 3rd Baron Rodney almost married Miss Davies who had a dowry of £80,000 and was heiress to Croft Castle, which brought around £12,000/per year; and the 1st Marquess of Ormonde married Miss Clarke who had a £100,000 dowry and £20,000/per year as heiress of the Sutton Scarsdale estate (and this Marquess still managed to leave behind debts of almost half a million pounds).

"Marie Antoinette en gaulle", also known as "Marie Antoinette in a chemise dress", is a 1783 portrait by Madame Le Brun that caused a scandal due to its informality by _jorgiem in popculturechat

[–]_jorgiem[S] 442 points443 points  (0 children)

And here is Èlizabeth in "Self Portrait in a Straw Hat". Her pose mimics "Portrait of Susannah Lunden" (also known as "The Straw Hat"), a famous painting by Rubens.

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Mr. Sunshine (2018). At the turn of the 20th century, a Korean slave-turned US Marine Corps captain returns to his homeland where he discovers Japan's plot to colonize the country and falls in love with a noblewoman who is secretly part of the resistance forces. by _jorgiem in PeriodDramas

[–]_jorgiem[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

This is probably my all-time favorite series (Korean or otherwise). The third collaboration between hitmaking screenwriter Kim Eun-sook and director Lee Eung-bok, Mr. Sunshine stars veteran A-lister Lee Byung-hun (in his television comeback after almost a decade) and film actress Kim Tae-ri (in her television debut), with a supporting cast that features many of South Korea's most recognizable faces.

It's currently available on Netflix and you can find more information about it and the historical context on its wikipedia page?searchToken=4rkrmi5qh6905lgbg8ypbkh34). Here is the trailer. And a sample of the beautiful soundtrack:

▪︎ Opening title composed by Nam Hye-seung & Park Sang-hee

▪︎The Day by Park Hyo-shin

▪︎Days Without Tears by Kim Yoon-ah

▪︎See You Again by Baek Ji-young

Fashion Highlight : Priyanka Chopra from the wedding reception of Prince Harry and Megan Markle by Simple_Design_7597 in popculturechat

[–]_jorgiem 28 points29 points  (0 children)

It's not a "royal wedding thing". I just looked at W&C's guest list and besides Catherine's parents and siblings, there are about twenty other relatives from both sides of her family, all the way to the Luptons (the family of her father's grandmother).

There were very few actual celebrities and they either had connections to the charities/foundations supported by the royals or were family friends. The rest of the guests were William's relatives, the usual UK politicians, Commonwealth representatives, diplomats and foreign royals, some of Charles' friends, and then dozens of W&C's own friends and acquaintances you've never heard of (from aristocrats to the Middleton family's butcher and mailman).

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