Is Harriet Watson the only actress to cover all 6 queens in the exact same costume? I don’t think she had any variations?
A few others also reached swingo with just one costume variation:
Grace Mouat (only during the UK Tour), Courtney Stapleton, Collette Guitart (eventually got variations but originally debuted all six queens with her original skirt), Harriet Watson
Quite a number of other queens also only had one variation but didn’t wind up debuting all the queens.
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Time for n00b question #2! (If you remember my first one was about putins like six months ago)
What is, exactly, a half-up half-down hairstyle? Is it like just a bit of the hair styled and the rest left loose? Or is there something else I'm not understanding? And which queens is it associated with?
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Hey! No worries about noob questions - I know it’s cliche but there really are no stupid questions. It's actually more helpful when anyone asks questions that they might feel are simple or basic, because it makes sure that I answer that for you and anyone else who might be wondering + gives me a better frame of reference for what I may need to explain more in the future!
A half-up, half-down style in the most literal sense just means that a section of the hair is styled “up”, either pulled back or in some sort of updo, while the rest of the hair is left “down,” aka usually loose. You also might hear it called a “half updo” - same thing, basic concept of some of the hair is “up” and some is “down.” Same thing. In the most classic sense, it often is referring to a longer hairstyle with the hair most left down with a section on either side of the face pulled back in some way. But, again, it can describe a lot. Here's a good article with some different examples, and here’s another.
As it pertains to Six, specifically:
- It describes most Aragon hairstyles, because in most the hair is left loose while sections near the front are pulled back in varying styles (I typically just describe these as a "bob" because I feel like the length is one of the most significant/identifying details that set Aragon wigs apart)
- It also describes most Boleyn hairstyles, because most of the hair is down/loose while some is up in the spacebuns (like with Aragon, I usually don't refer to this as half-up either because I find the spacebuns to be the most iconic part of the look even though it is technically half-up)
- It describes all but one Seymour style. To me, Seymour styles are also the most quintessential half-up style - the majority of the hair left loose and rather long, with varying forms of the sides/top pulled back. And unlike Aragon and Boleyn, I don't feel like there's any other more definable feature of the typical style (bob/spacebuns respectively), so this is my go-to term for Seymour styles.
Here's a few examples of Aragon, Boleyn, and Seymour styles that fit the half-up half-down label:
And here are a few A/B/S styles that AREN’T half-up half-down (not comprehensive):
While a half-up hairstyle isn't standard for Cleves, Howard, or Parr, a few of those queens have had them at different points as well:
Cleves: Grace Mouat had a few different half-up styles for Cleves, including one that was a teased bouffant style (pictured). Jennifer Caldwell originally wore her hair with the front/top sections pulled back to the sides, more similar to Aragon bobs.
Howard: For a while there were some Howards with a half-up style. It was meant to look like a regular pony, but it generally left the back half of the style loose. It was most commonly used for queens who had shorter hair/too many layers for their hair to be put totally up, back when Six didn't make a ponytail for everyone. There's actually been six queens with this style, which I talked about here.
Parr: Grace Mouat and Jennifer Caldwell both wore their hair pulled back in a crown, similar to their Cleves styles (part of the time anyway; Jennifer's is pictured here). Gabriela Francesca Carrillo has had a variety of hairstyles as Parr, but her earlier styles often featured some of the hair pulled “up” into braids/ponytails along with some sections hanging “down”/loose (post here). And Taylor Iman Jones has a version of the iconic Parr side pony (the “up”) but has some hair left loose in the back as well. (post here)
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Aragon/Boleyn/Seymour half-up: haileekaleemwright; sixthemusicalau, unsure of origin; arumsoooooul; Joan Marcus; baylie.carson; Michaelah Reynolds; leahvassell; nataliemayparis; ceciliaevelyne
Aragon/Boleyn/Seymour not: sixthemusical; courtneyebowman; bridges1993
Cleves/Howard/Parr: gracemouat; unknown, from Wiki; courtneypmack; mallorymaedke; broadwayinchicago; Jennifer Broski
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Three updates in a week? That is right!
Since we started this I told elisabeth that the full chart should have all alt costumes too (in their main versions) to complete it, and we decided to use the queens who debuted each design. So to start with the official alt costumes Grace Mouat (original West End version), Collette Guitart (updated version) and Cassandra Lee (original Cleves variation). I am genuinely surprised that no one asked when I said 13 new designs but the chart had 26 bases.
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Track of the Week: Queen - SVN
Track of the Week: Queen – SVN
SVN are a seven-piece vocal harmony girl group made up of West End and Six the Musical stars
SVN are a seven-piece vocal harmony girl group made up of West End and Six the Musical stars, Millie O’Connell, Aimee Atkinson, Natalie Paris, Grace Mouat, Maiya Quansah-Breed, Jarneia Richard-Noel and Alexia Mcintosh.
The girls will be featured artists at Musical Con later this month. Musical Con is…
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