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Lady Grey?Not sure about the face for this one, Not my ideal shall we say? Still my kind of girl!
Fashion is loosely based on the Countess of Mar. There's a fantastic painting of her in 'Dressed to Kill' a book on Royal Navy uniforms of the 1740's to the 1850's.
Hope you like it.
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No stays, wow, "brave" lass. o.o 
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ahahahahha, well maybe thats my kind of girl!? LOL. I do have a thing for redheads, but i like blonds and brunettes equally much.
I'm planning a more ladylike dress/character soon!
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Haha
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I actually thought 'Ah, that reminds me of the picture of a woman in uniform-inspired clothes in Dressed to kill' when I saw the thumbnail for this. Countess of Mar, as you said. Damn inspiring book.
Lovely drawing!
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Love that book, though i've commisioned an Army uniform c1775 rather than a naval one - oddly enough i have a full set of replicas for Nelsons medal stars, but his coat was going to set me back around £800!!! My Army one will cost £250 or less.
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Quite a price difference! But you'd probably look very good in either.
I'm having serious thoughts about making a coat inspired by the period, but there is another project I might embark upon soon... Have a colleague who's willing to lend me a pattern for a Carolean coat - copied from an original Carolean coat at The Royal Armoury in Stockholm. Not really my favourite time period when it comes to fashion, but I quite like the Caroleans.
Am not into re-enactment of any kind so I'd use the pattern to make civilian clothes with a different range of colours. Irreverent, I know. I'd just like bring some historical fashion into the every-day modern world. Pretty hard if you live in a small industrial town in Sweden... But I persist in wearing my tricorne to work every now and then.
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Those Carolean's look great! Go for it! Have you seen a recent russian film called "the sovereigns servant?" I've seen some clips on Youtube, and there's Caroleans by the tonne!
hahahahahaha good on you for wearing the Tricorne!!!
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My collegue can't find the pattern! Am getting somewhat irritated.
No, I havn't seen it. Perhaps I should.
Thanks! I'll post a picture of it soon.
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I can possibly dig a pattern out of the internet for you - it's not massively different from british uniforms of the era...
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That would be very kind of you!
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Sorry, this is the link: [link]
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Lots of patterns here, but none like the Carolean yet, I'll keep looking, Don't let me forget!
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Heh, good, thought you'd like this one! Had you in mind designing it, -you don't have to make it for me though, i dont fancy a corset or stays thanks.
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Feel free to design more stuff inspired by me, by all means!
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I'll do my best, I've been asked to draw a gal i know in a dress not unlike the one in your logo/icon there.
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I've insked some others, not the one promised, my computer packed up last week so i've been out of action - i'll catch up i promise!!!!
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That sucks alot. Stupid pooter-death. My friend's computer just kicked the bucket two weeks ago. Right before exams - loverly timing.
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Hmmm.... was it their hard-drive?
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No, it was her motherboard, thank goodness. I think her files are okay. She hasn't actually got her computer back, as far as I've heard.
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eeek, well its all very traumatic LOL, im at a loss without my photoshop...
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Turns out the bastards formatted her harddrive anyway, for no particular reason. Aaaaaaaaaaaaargh!!! That makes me want to hit them over the head with their own leg. I told her she should call them and tell them NOT to format it because it's not necessary. You can reinstall Windows on top of an old version and it will correct itself or install a newer version. She lost everything and it wasn't even necessary. I hate the wannabe-geeks working at large electronics stores. They don't know anything. She could go to someone and use a data-recovery program, but that'll cost alot of money.
I would DIE without my photoshop...
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I'm suffering without it, but it has meant a return to good old pens and papers and PHOTOCOPIERSSS!!!
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HAHAHAHAHAHA they're wonderful! We swore by them at university, i love the unpredictable nature of them; also, you can use them as crude T-shirt printing presses! Rub a little cellulose thinners on the print out, stick it on a shirt and press and the ink transfers onto the t-shirt! Parfait!
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And here I was thinking you were talking about tea! Lady Grey
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tut! Thats Earl Grey, imterested in the Grey's who were the Earls of Stamford, not the Grey's who were the Earls of Grey...
Confusing huh?
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Oh but there is actually a sort of tea, that is called Lady Grey. I know, for I have it in possession! That and Earl Grey of course!
Hm, naw, not so confusing. Though.. why not have a different name,
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Ah Dressed to Kill... one of the best books in my library!
oooh, and she has a dress that I wish I owned!
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Hahahaha, commission one Leo!
www.IDZIT.deviant art.com - she's brilliant!!!
Tis a fine book, but limited in only showing girly navy uniforms *tut*
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Haha, is that just for the costume or an other reason!? LOL
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Because Dorian Grey is such a handsome young man...
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Ah well yes thats true! LOL.
Different grey though im afraid.
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Yes, I guessed that
...but made a fine joke
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