All posts tagged: Anne of Denmark

Rate the Dress: Anne of Denmark with horse and hound

Well, I’m off in Hawaii wearing much less elegant clothes than any of the Rate the Dresses.  I only have a general idea of how last week’s very purple frock rated based on the comments that came in before I went off.  So I’ll update this post later with a final count. Update: the extremely purple 1860s dress came in at 7.2 out of 10, which was very consistent with the majority of the ratings. We’ve seen Anne of Denmark before, showing off her exquisite bosom and throat.  This time she’s a little more covered up, befitting an outfit worn to walk the dogs (OK, not really) and possibly ride a horse, or at least stand regally in front of it. The outfit retains the late-Elizabethan ruff, but the transition to 17th century style is apparent.  Anne also seems to be transitioning to a more mature style of her own: gone are the pastels, the demure pose, replaced by rich colours and an assertive cocked arm.  Is the change in Anne’s style an improvement?  Or …

Rate the Dress: Late Elizabethan pastels

Last week I showed you a very bright blue plaid dress, and despite the fact that so many of you said you liked blue, most of you did not like this blue, especially not in a plaid!  Rowenna even called it “The Plaid Scotland Rejected.”  A few of you were more favorable though, and felt you could pull it off.  It averaged out with a marginal rating of 5.4 out of 10. This week, let’s take a deep, calming breath, and tone things down a little with a 1605 portrait of Anne of Denmark. Well, kinda tone things down.  This is early 17th century fashion we are talking about after all, and while the wife of James I of England is clad in muted whites and pinks, there is nothing toned down and muted about her silhouette. Anne’s hair is piled high, and her famously beautiful neck and bust are framed by a fine lace collar and pink trim.  Blue and pink ribbon rosettes on her bodice further lead the eye up to her best …