Watteau From The Les Femmes Collection

“Watteau” from the Les Femmes Collection

Vivienne Westwood

Spring/Summer 1996

Contemporary designers continue explore the past for inspiration. Here, Vivienne Westwood looks to the 18th century. The suggestion of side hoops and the double box-pleats at the back echo 18th century fashion. The design subverts the sack worn by women in Watteau’s paintings, yet the gown’s deliberate asymmetry, with a single off-shoulder style and a polonaise pouf on only one side, gives it a thoroughly contemporary look. A white organdie version of this dress was designed for Lady Bianca Job-Tyroan in 1994 for the Queen Charlotte’s Ball. Westwood often subverts historical references in her designs, which has led her to continually produce innovative and original clothing since her first collections in the mid-1970s.

V & A Museum (Accession Number: T.438:1 to 4-1996)

I know that Naerys' style can be summed up as "Less is More", but I think it was a good symbolism of how she was forced to live a life that not only was not for her but she never wanted it, I think she was always adequate to be a septa, the birth was a danger for her, besides that her husband was an abusive monster and it does not seem that he has done much as queen but it was impossible to influence the politics of the seven kingdoms much if your husband is Aegon the unworthy, but I feel that would show how Viserys was so disconnected from his own children that he didn't really know them, he married his fragile daughter to the son that he knew was a womanizer and that he mistreated her already at that time and allowed his other much more noble son join in an order that requires celibacy and relinquish his right of succession rather than force Aegon the Unworthy to do such a thing and make Aemon his heir; and he might also want to make Naerys happy by giving her something that he considers beautiful based on the tastes of other women close to him (Rhaenyra, Rhaena and Daenaera) but not his own daughter. Anyway your interpretation is beautiful, it's a quite suitable silent luxury dress for Naerys.

Hello I know this question is very silly but come on do you think Naerys was allowed to choose her wedding dress which is possibly simple and white or Viserys decided to be a shitty father again and not let her or decide what to wear in the worst day of her life, and made her wear something extravagant like purple dress with gold embroidery, pearls and Myr lace or something, accompanied by a crown and jewels to demonstrate the power of the iron throne and because she didn't want her daughter to show off like a septa?

Hey this is not a silly question at all! Honestly I’ve seen some pretty neat interpretations of Naerys’ outfits in general, but I have to admit I do find interpretations of her wedding gown to be pretty interesting! While it would be nice if she at least got a say in what she’d wear for one of the worst days of her life, I’m pretty inclined to believe that she unfortunately got no say because… Well, it’s one of the worst days of her life, she didn’t exactly have anything to look forward to. Though I doubt Viserys comissioned a dress with the express purpose of making his daughter miserable, I think it was more something along the lines of him… Just not knowing her all that well.

In my own previous art piece I definitely tried to push that interpretation a little bit. Overall, the dress is decently simple- a white satin gown with a cream coloured underdress- they’re simple, pretty light colours that I’m sure Naerys dressed in a lot during her childhood. But the rest of her gown is where it derails from what was likely her personal style: There’s gold lining everywhere, heavily embroidered with grandiose symbols of the seven and dragons and topped with pearls and light yellow silk- it’s Naerys yeah, but in the most superficial way one could imagine her. Not saying that those things are bad! But I don’t think dressing to that level of extravagance is really what Naerys herself would like going off her canon descriptions.

In any case that is just my interpretation of things! As always feel free to form your own opinion, and none of this is really canon to the books!

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Byzantine clothing of the 14th century

Would Ciri really let fake Ciri and Emhyr continue to trick Cintra?

I know many think that Ciri prefers to be a witcheress, it makes sense she never shows interest in recovering her kingdom, not because she doesn't care about the fate of her homeland but because the amount of trauma and persecution she faces doesn't give her time or mental clarity to think carefully what to do, Ciri is a girl who has been constantly dragged by the tide of events and decisions that others make for her. But what would happen if, after healing emotionally and managing to control her power, she decides that she wants to recover her crown? What will she do? What will happen when, upon arriving in Cintra, he sees a false Ciri? When they tell him that a girl who pretended to be her married the guy who invaded his country and caused the death of his family? And if he discovers the real reason for the invasion of Cintra because her own father valued what a piece of paper and the words of a dishonest magician said more than the well-being of his daughter?

It would be a disaster and I don't think like many that Ciri is just going to turn around and never come back, she's going to be furious with Emhyr and she's going to want revenge, I remind you of Ciri's time with the rats, she's no stranger to spilling blood because it is upset, although I got over that phase seeing your biological father who tried to rape you to engender the king of the world living a full and happy life while your own life thanks to him has been hell can return it to that phase again.

Could he really be nice to fake Ciri? Many believe that Ciri will instantly understand the circumstances of the impostor girl. But if she is still angry because, after all, that girl is an accomplice to a deception by an invading nation to usurp the throne of Cintria, which the false Ciri does not have? right? And if even if she likes her, she refuses to let the charade continue, everyone believes that Ciri is going to allow her compatriots to continue being deceived and that she is going to focus on feeling sorry for a young woman forced to take her place. reverse? She pities fake Ciri but demands that she stop using her name and titles because they don't belong to her.

How will the people of Cintra react when the truth is revealed? That his true lost princess has returned and she is not the girl with the sad green eyes portrayed in that painting in the royal gallery of Cintra betrothed to the Emperor of Nifgaard but a woman with the powers of the ancient blood, with the training of a Witcher and the skills of a sorceress; that in addition the consort of the deceased princess Pavetta and the emperor are the same person and that the subject caused the death of his first wife and started a massacre just to commit incest with his own daughter, they were already revealing themselves from imperial control when unexpectedly their princess was found by Nifgaard and married the conqueror of Cintra, forcing them to lay down their arms. Those people are going to want blood, Ciri is going to want blood, and the rest of the northern kingdoms will very likely back her if she wants the crown that rightfully belongs to her.

I don't feel sorry for Emhyr at all when he faces the consequences of his vile acts motivated by a mere prophecy, that idiot was lucky that the author of Witcher wanted to end the saga quickly because another writer like George R.R. Martin would take decades to explain the consequences realistic to make decisions based on prophecies especially if you are in a position of great power with people who depend on you. Emhyr could take on his magically powerful daughter and a bunch of rationally pissed off people, looking for his head while not forgetting that his own people won't be happy that their ruler dragged them into a war with a nation they could have peacefully annexed by their marriage. with Pavetta otherwise he would have been obsessed with forcing his daughter to give birth to a son/brother who would supposedly save the world but in the end he did not have the strength to carry out the act but even so he chose to usurp his own daughter as how did the usurper with him, and give his inheritance to a young woman similar to her with whom he fell in love, I know it is more complicated than that and it was at that time the only way Emhyr saw to solve the mess he got everyone into But it doesn't change how that not only ruined Ciri's life but also that of hundreds who couldn't claim justice because they chose to be loyal to Queen Calanthe's granddaughter when that girl was an impostor.

The only one I really feel sorry for is false Ciri, she was a girl who lost everything in the war and unlike Ciri fate did not magically bind her to a monster hunting protector, that girl had to go through refugee camps and then through the child labor until being kidnapped and forced to assume the identity of another person who could die because no one is going to look for her because everyone thinks it's you.

That girl had to get used to a different culture while having to look like a Cintrian princess, most likely her life before the Cintra massacre was not very good because of how she clung to Lady Stella, Emhyr and her role as Princess Cirilla for the sake of it. comfort that each one gave her, and she refuses to give it up even if the real Ciri rightfully demands it, it would be a tragedy to see these two poor war orphans face each other.

And I think that the Cintrians themselves are going to treat her as a prostitute of the emperor who took the place of her true princess without empathizing with her tragedy.

What do you think?

I know everyone makes fun of Coryo for not enduring a day in the woods and taking the first opportunity to return to the Capitol but let's face it Coriolanus Snow would not have survived in the wild. He did not know how to gather food or build a shelter, when he tried to make a cane he had to ask his girlfriend for help to remove a splinter that got embedded in her finger. She doesn't have the mental and emotional stability to deal with high risk situations just ask Lucy Gray when Coryo had her mental breakdown and tried to kill her. Then he began to cry for what he did to him during his trip to district 2 to jump for joy because Gaul, by deleting the 10th hunger games, made in quotes that Lucy Gray did not exist and therefore he had done nothing wrong. Not to mention that like all of us, insects are disgusting and repulsive.

Honestly, the best place for him is an asylum to treat his clear mental disorders, it is not normal to go from love to hate, from guilt and indifference so quickly, and then return to obsession and spite at anything or anyone that reminds you your ex girlfriend

In an au where Coriolanus is president and looking for his ex-girlfriend:

Coriolanus running to hug Lucy Gray: Lucy Gray❤️ my love, where were you?

Lucy Gray tied to a chair after being taken from her idyllic home in the woods by violent peacekeepers: What do you want now, you narcissistic, murderous asshole🤬?

Coriolanus😭: Why do you treat me like this my singing bird, I just want you to love me?

Lucy Gray😡: You tried to hunt me in that forest as if I were an animal, you betrayed your best friend causing his execution and let's not forget the countless atrocities your government commits.

Coriolanus😧😃: That was because you dared to end me through snake mail🐍, Sejanus was for the welfare of the nation😇, the same as the other sacrifices I had to make, so as your president 😎 I demand your gratitude and affection.

Lucy Gray 🤬: Fuck you Coriolanus, I would never share a zoo cage with you again.

Coriolanus 🥺: You're rejecting me, well I'll have to send multicolored adult snakes the size of a person to the next tributes of district 12 again. Do you remember them are the same ones that I threw your handkerchief to so that they would become familiar with your sweet scent? That's why I had to be a peacemaker in that horrible district.

Lucy Gray😰: Coryo... They're just kids... You can't do that...

Coriolanus🤔: What would sweet Maude Ivory be if she were harvested? Or Del Covey if a mysterious bomb went off in her house?

Lucy Gray😡: Don't mess around like my family, BITCH.

Coriolanus😌: What if all the mines in the 12th district are closed along with the black market? After all we count on District 5 for power.

Lucy Gray😭: Coriolanus please stop, they are innocent people and the 12th district was never my home, I was just trapped there by the war.

Coriolanus😈: And do not think that I will allow you to abandon me again, I will throw you in a cell in the prison of the presidential mansion in front of a huge television screen where you will see how people suffer because of you, until you are begging to be my girlfriend again.

Lucy Gray: You're married!

Coriolanus😒: Yes with Livia but I haven't seen her since our arranged wedding. So if you come back with me I'll give you all the first lady rooms and let you sing in the Pluribus culb, but if you need more time to think about it I respect that and I'll cut the food budget for District 12.

Lucy Gray 😭: It's okay Coriolanus I'll do what you want but don't hurt anyone.

Coriolanus👿: Is that all you have to tell me after so many years? After I send my best men away from the cover of civilization? After poisoning the entire cabinet to find you? After putting aside my busy schedule to see you? Officer execute order 66 in the district...!

Lucy Gray 😭🥺: Wait Coryo my love, I love you, you are a sweet cake with cream and as pure as freshly fallen snow Do you want to be my boyfriend again?

Coriolanus 😢: That was so sweet but it's not enough 👿 officer execute...

Lucy Gray 😫: I'm yours, only yours!

Coriolanus 😳: Really? I own you?

Lucy Gray 😭😫: If Coryo you are my owner, I belong to you just as you belong to me, it is written in the stars. Do you remember?

Coriolanus😍: Yes! 😏 Prove it.

Lucy Gray gives him the most passionate kiss of her life.

Coriolanus😍: Perfect my love (He proceeds to untie her but places a golden slave collar around her neck that will warn her if she leaves the presidential mansion without permission) now let's take a bath together like in the old days and then we go to my room to get catch up on my bed, then you have to prepare for your interview with Lucky Flickerman for your return and your duties as a mentor to the District 12 tributes.

Lucy Gray proceeds to cry uncontrollably as Coriolanus hugs her, comforts her, and inadvertently injects her with some kind of aphrodisiac.