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?

Thank you for putting up with me being an idiot

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)

-------------- 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

365 Days of Six Queens

↳ Day 30 → Amy Bridges as Jane Seymour

Day one hundred and ninety-eight of posting every six queen

DAY ONE NINETY-EIGHT - AMY BRIDGES - JANE SEYMOUR

I feel like maybe the ultimate test of Who Is Your Favorite Character in LM is really revealed in the Who Would You Choose to Keep Alive (out of the characters who die in bulk)

and setting aside Gavroche , who is not only the Most Best And Special Character Ever but also literally A Child and thus morally gets first dibs, well, sorry everyone else, I'd yeet you all off that bridge for Fantine

Bridge Theatre/National Theatre “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” cast being talented as hell and having fun

“What’s your relationship with your sibling like?”

“We get along okay I guess.”

All objects exist in a moment of time. And that fragment of time is preserved or lost or found in mysterious ways. Mystery is a wonderful part of life.

-- Amy Tan

(Lucerne, Switzerland)

roughing it up on city heights ✨️🌇

Last of the swords cards!

With and without blood bc I couldn't decide whether it was Too Much or not

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BRIDGE OF SPIES 2015

Well, the boss isn't always right. But, he's always the boss.

Hi! I have a question: where did Seymour put her microphone before the peplum? i don't see a mic holder anywhere in the reference pics

It was always on the skirt. Often blended in a little better than some of the others.

@/laurenbyrne95, @/annaclarephotography, @/bridges1993

Anyone else ever get randomly smacked in the face with memories and immediately want to go write a kid fic?

Or is it just me?

Thinking about this post and tbh i think it makes sense they'd only have one companion be totally insane about the doctor, but can you imagine a story where the doctor actually did have multiple companions who were weird about them. I'm not even sure what that would look like

@ worm bloggers have any of you seen arcane and have any of you noted the BIZARRE parallels between vi and jinx and victoria and amy (storyline wise) because on god i cannot be the only one.

THE OLD MAN (2022 - PRESENT)

While everyone is out at the cinemas watching Oppenheimer, especially making aliens become friend shaped huggers, I sat on my desk and created a huge portrait based on reports about saying goodbye to a certain stage that once strived for 32 years but is now replaced with a new home: Bridge Island Zone.

Certainly cannot wait to play it! :)