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newestcool · 1 year

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Alexander McQueen f/w 2006 rtw ''Widows of Culloden'' Creative Director Alexander McQueen Newest Cool on Instagram

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zegalba · 1 year

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Alexander McQueen: “Widows of Culloden” Dress Fall/Winter 2006

#alexander mcqueen #widows of culloden #dress #white #gothic #fashion #runway #2006

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explicette · 1 month

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#goth #gothic #sprite #phantomette #aesthetic #ghostly aesthetic #alexander mcqueen #widows of culloden #mcqueen you fucking genius #fashion #runway #fashion show #♡movingpictures♡#gifs

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2001hz · 1 year

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Alexander McQueen: 'Widows of Culloden' Autumn/Winter (2006)

#alexander mcqueen #alexander mcqueen archive #widows of culloden #aw06 #autumn #winter #2006 #details #y2k

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poorlittlevampirebaby · 1 year

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yellowjackets (2021) // alexander mcqueen + philip treacy a/w 1996 "dante", a/w 2006 "widows of culloden"

#mine #yellowjackets #intertext #art #fashion #alexander mcqueen #philip treacy #dante #widows of culloden #lottie matthews

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littlelives · 1 year

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#alexander mcqueen #fashion #pix #a/w 2006 #the widows of culloden #gemma ward

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requiem-on-water · 11 months

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“The Widows of Culloden” (a/w 2006) by Alexander McQueen

#fashion #goth #haute couture #runway #aesthetic #style #vintage #dark romanticism #ethereal #alexander mcqueen

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nancydrewwouldnever · 8 months

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Alexander McQueen, Ensemble for the "Widows of Culloden" collection, Fall/Winter 2006-2007

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inmyvelvetdream · 11 months

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Alexander McQueen “The Widows of Culloden” ‘06

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newestcool · 11 months

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Alexander McQueen f/w 2006 rtw ''Widows of Culloden'' Creative Director Alexander McQueen Newest Cool on Instagram

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explicette · 1 month

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#♡movingpictures♡#gothic #mochette #gothic fashion #runway goth #alexander mcqueen #widows of culloden #phantomette #fashion #haute couture #gifs

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neverdeada · 1 year

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Alexander McQueen Fall/Winter 2006, Widows of Culloden

#grunge #runway #gothic #fashion #wisdoms of culloden #alexander mcqueen #vivienne westwood #foryou #danny devito

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flyinghome-againstthewind · 7 months

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fic stats meme

Tagged by darling @theawkwardterrier, thank you friend! 💜

most hits: the best by far is you (Outlander, Jamie/Claire; 66,962 hits)

An exploration of Claire & Jamie's story if their firstborn had lived and they had the chance to be parents together of wee Faith Fraser before the battle of Culloden.

second most kudos: Beside the Seaside (Outlander, Jamie/Claire; 847 kudos)

The Second World War has ended but returning to their lives from before the war proves difficult for many. For widower Jamie Fraser, the physical and psychological scars he now carries threaten the peaceful life he wants to provide for his young daughter. In an effort to start over fresh, he moves them to a coastal town in the Highlands and buys a seaside inn.

Claire Beauchamp returned from the war with an orphan in tow, intent on adopting the boy and starting the family she and her husband had longed for before the war interrupted their plans. But in gaining her son, she loses her marriage and now must cobble together some sort of life for just her and Fergus. To try and mend their fractured relationship, she takes her son on an extended stay in the Scottish Highlands.

third most comments: The Lost Ones (Outlander, Jamie/Claire; 92 comments)

He hadn’t seen his neighbor Claire Beauchamp since the day her world collapsed, but she stood on the other side of his door now with a casserole dish in hand.

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Jamie Fraser is dreading the upcoming holiday season, but he finds solace in his growing friendship with Claire Beauchamp, who is battling her own grief this year. Together, they decide to help each other through a difficult time and also work to bring a little joy at Christmas to a child in foster care.

fourth most bookmarks: this one was a tie!

1. Soften Every Edge (Outlander, Jamie/Claire; 34 bookmarks)

A soft, domestic interlude, picking up where TBBFIY ended. Time passes, their family grows, and they try not to take a moment of it for granted.

2. When My Love Reaches to Me (Outlander, Jamie/Claire; 34 bookmarks)

It’s been six months since she fell for her neighbor across the hall, seven months since she lost her only remaining family, nine months since Jamie lost his father.

On their first summer holiday as a couple, they’re reaching milestones they didn't expect.

fifth most words: Where the Love-light Gleams (Outlander, Jamie/Claire; 6,645 words)

Jamie promised to be home for Christmas. He was nothing if not a man of his word. A TBBFIY Christmas story.

least words: Up All Night: A TBBFIY Ficlet (Outlander, Jamie/Claire; 1,456 words)

With two babies under Lallybroch's roof, sleep can be hard to come by. Originally written for chapter 4 of The Best by Far Is You.

Or alternatively, Jamie has two hands to hold two babies (thank you @mocalmangeal)

Tagging: whoever wants to do this!

#fic stats meme #bc of the tie I manage to get almost every fic I have on ao3 in here 😂#only missing my first TBBFIY holiday one-shot lol

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scotianostra · 7 months

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October 14th 1285 saw the marriage of King Alexander III to Yolande de Dreux.

Dates differ somewhat on this, one source states the marriage happened in November, most give October.

This was Alexander’s second marriage, the first was to Queen Margaret, they had three children, two of whom passed away before adulthood, the third, Margaret was married off to Eric II of Norway. Queen Margaret died on 26th February 1275 at Cupar Castle, with no male heir this meant a possible succession crisis, it took ten years for for Alexander to find a suitable bride, but according to the Lanercost Chronicle, he did not spend his decade as a widower alone:

“he used never to forbear on account of season nor storm, nor for perils of flood or rocky cliffs, but would visit none too creditably nuns or matrons, virgins or widows as the fancy seized him, sometimes in disguise.”

Yolande de Dreux was the daughter of Robert IV, Count of Dreux, and Beatrice, Countess of Montfort. She was born at the family seat at the Chateau of Dreux, close to the border between Normandy and the Ile-de-France. This made her a member of the Capetian dynasty, the largest and oldest of the royal houses in Europe.

And so it was on this day in 1285 that the 44 year old Alexander married 22 year old Yolande, by now Comtesse de Montfort.

The royal couple were married at Jedburgh AbbeyIt appears to have been love at first sight for both of them. Certainly all the Chronicles say that Alexander was quite besotted with his young, beautiful and graceful wife.

Alexander simply could not get enough of the glamorous Yolande, and on March 19, 1286, the king enjoyed a meal with his council in Edinburgh before deciding to surprise Yolande who was at a royal manor at Kinghorn in Fife.

The weather was so bad that the ferryman at Queensferry at first refused to carry the King across the Forth, but eventually he did so and with plenty wine taken and no doubt lust beckoning him onwards, the lure of Yolande proved too much and Alexander III charged onward through Fife.

His body was found the following morning on the shore between Burntisland and Kinghorn Ness near to Pettycur. The cliff down which he fell is known still as King’s Crag.

The history books tell us Yolande was pregnant, some say she miscarried, another chronicle goes into a wee bit more detail saying that the Guardians gathered at Clackmanan on St Catherine’s day 25th November 1286 – to witness the birth, but the child was stillborn, tradition says the baby was buried at Cambuskenneth. After the queen dowager’s pregnancy did not result in a living child, the council begun preparations for Margaret of Norway to be taken to Scotland as their new sovereign.

Queen dowager Yolande remained in Scotland for a couple of years supported by her dower provisions and living possibly at Stirling Castle: it is known that she was still in Scotland at least as late as in 1288. At some point, she returned to France.

In 1292 Yolande de Dreux remarried, this time to Arthur II, Duke of Brittany. They had six children together over the following decade. Arthur died in 1312, while Yolande lived until 1330.

Lots of ifs and buts resulting from this part of our history, but one thing is for sure, with Queen Yolande later having 6 children, there is little doubt that if Alexander hadn’t been so lusty that night she would have bore him a son and the whole timeline of our Royals would have been much different, no Bruce, no Stewarts, no Culloden?

Pics are Alexander's statue above the West door of St Giles in Edinburgh, and Seal of Yolande of Scotland - Duchess of Brittany.

#scotland #scottish #french #Brittany #Normandy #marriage #medieval history

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lolololovescoco · 8 months

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Alexander McQueen, Look 50, Look 52, Look 47, Look 48, The Widows of Culloden collection, autumn–winter 2006–07 | Courtesy the photographer, Photo © Robert Fairer ©

#alexander mcqueen #wedding #wedding dress #fashion #f/w 2006 #f/w 2007 #fashion photography #art

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vivalahilton · 1 year

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