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aheathen-conceivably · 2 years

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In staunch opposition to some of the more austere, practical Darlington lookbooks that we’ve seen in this decade is Rosella Darlington in the early 1910s. Now twenty years old, she is the epitome of late Edwardian, pre-war fashion, with its flowing layers of fabric, high waistlines, and slimmer, full length dresses.

Through a combination of her own sewing skill and Lady Harrington’s gifts, Rosella’s wardrobe has matured immensely since her teenage years. She has moved away from childish elements like short hemlines and Peter Pan collars, instead leaning heavily into decadent fabrics and a modern silhouette. However, there’s still a sort of dreamy girlishness to all of her looks, highlighted by her pastel, rose, and white color palette.

She has also fully embraced the luxury that her younger wardrobe hinted at. Judging from her looks, she is far from a day maid who lives on a farm. Rather, her style tells the story of how she envisions herself. For this reason, there are elements of late Victorian fashion like puffed sleeves and dramatic hats that highlight her Edwardian style. These remind her of her grandmother, and make her looks even more fanciful than other, more modern wardrobes, like those Lady Georgiana Harrington epitomizes.

There is some overlap between Rosella and Lady Georgiana’s looks, notably in the outfit categories and jewelry. All of Rosella’s jewels are also seen in Georgiana’s lookbook, indicating that George shares her expensive items to make Rosella’s wardrobe possible. The exception to this is a small pair of pearl and ruby earrings that George gave to Rosella on her 18th birthday. Rosella wears these with many of her looks, from her finest evening gown to her morning dress, and I imagine that they are her most prized possession.

CC details under the cut.

Everyday: hat / hair / blouse / gloves (My Wedding Stories) / skirt

Underwear: hair / outfit (Coquette Corset) / stockings

Day Dress: hat / earrings / hair / necklace / dress / gloves / shoes

Work Uniform: maid's cap / hair / dress / shoes

Dinner Dress: hair / earrings / necklace (Base Game) / dress / gloves / shoes

Nightgown: hair / dress

Travel Suit: hat / scarf / coat / skirt / stockings

Evening Gown 1: earrings / necklace / dress (Ravishing Rosette)

Evening Gown 2: dress (Fanny's Finery) / gloves

Morning Dress: hair / dress (Lofty Layered Dress) / shoes

Hot Weather: hat / dress / gloves

Cold Weather: hat / suit / gloves (Base Game)

Another shoutout to the CC creators featured here! Then my lookbook fever is done for a while I promise!

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aheathen-conceivably · 2 years

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Wrapping up this era in Darlington fashion is arguably my favorite sim to dress in the 1900s, Rosella Darlington.

Rosella’s teenage lookbook in the mid-late 1900s combines elements of younger style like her swing silhouettes, Peter Pan colors, and short hemlines with luxurious and fashionable elements like embroidery, silk, and lace. Together they are meant to give the effect of a young Edwardian girl playing dress up. This is highlighted by her pastel color choices and fanciful incorporation of ribbons and bows.

The idea that Rosella primarily clothes herself as a game of dress up is also seen in the practicality of her clothes. While she does have some outfits for farm work, many of her looks are impractical and ill suited for her life on the farm, like her French heels and small, decorative hats.

I imagine that her favorite thing to do with her new sewing machine is to embellish her older clothes with lace, embroidery, and bows or attach ribbons and flowers to her plain straw hats. As she gets more skilled she begins to make clothes for herself, bringing her wardrobe more in line with late Edwardian trends as she gets older.

As usual, all CC details are under the cut.

Everyday 1: hair / top / undershirt / skirt / boots

Everyday 2: hair / dress / apron

Going Out: hat / dress / stockings / shoes

Swimwear: hair / swimsuit

Sleep: hair / dress (Dropbox Link - Boudoir Belle set)

Party/Formal: hair & hat / dress / gloves / stockings / shoes

Hot Weather 1: top / skirt

Hot Weather 2: top / skirt (Snowy Escape) / shoes (Cottage Living)

Cold Weather 1: hat / dress

Cold Weather 2: hat / hair / scarf / dress

A huge thank you to the creators who create such awesome assets! @0o0ghost0o0 @newen092 @waxesnostalgic @gilded-ghosts @satterlly @cazmari @chere-indolente @qicc @sandrinifeierabend @dancemachinetrait @linzlu @divinecap @zurkdesign @gilded-ghosts @jewishsimming @renorasims @kumikya @mosneakers @rimings @gorillax3-cc @vintage-simmer

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aheathen-conceivably · 2 years

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It’s lookbook time again y’all! This time for the early 1900s (with some overlap into the late 1890s). We’re starting with little Rosella and her wardrobe during her childhood in Henford.

Rosella is a very proper child, who is averted to farm work and only excited by elegance, luxury, and flattery. She loves her family deeply, but shares none of their passions or interests, so she often finds herself daydreaming alone.

Her dresses are very fancy for a child her age, and are mostly remnants of the outfits Adelia bought for her when she was younger. For this reason, we still see the trends of the 1890s like, of course, the classic gigot sleeves.

Her curly hair has begun to get longer as she gets older, but she prefers to wear it up or under a stylish hat, as it makes her feel more mature and elegant.

CC links under the cut as usual!

Everyday No. 1: hair / dress / tights (base game) / shoes

Everyday No. 2: hat / hair / dress

Sleepwear: nightgown

Party Dress: hair / dress

Hot Weather: hat / dress

Cold Weather: hair (Tiny Living) / scarf / coat / shoes

My thanks to the CC creators who made her looks so adorable and fancy! @twentiethcenturysims @vintagesimstress @linzlu @zurkdesign @naevys-sims @moon-simmers @vintage-simmer

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aheathen-conceivably · 2 years

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Today I have a special (and adorable) lookbook for you guys. Here is Adelia Darlington with her beloved granddaughter Rosella in the mid-1890s.

Adelia’s look has become much more relaxed since the early 1890s. She has sold off many of her finest dresses to pay for new clothes for little Ella. Now she mostly wears older, more practical clothes. One of her looks even features an apron (gasp!) something that Adelia from 5 years before would never have done. But, true to her style, there is still a level of drama in her outfits, whether it be in her rich color choices or lace details.

Little Rosella has a stylish and decadent wardrobe for a late Victorian toddler featuring fashionable gigot sleeves, embroidery work, and dyed silk. Adelia likes to choose deep color tones that match her own and styles her granddaughter’s hair in double braids, just as she did her daughter’s.

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Look No. 1

Adelia: hair / grey streaks / dress

Rosella: hair / dress / shoes (Toddler Stuff Pack) / tights (Base Game)

Look No. 2:

Adelia: dress

Rosella: hair / dress

Look No. 3:

Adelia: hair / dressing gown

Rosella: hair / nightgown

Look No. 4:

Adelia: hat / outfit / gloves (base game)

Rosella: dress

A special shoutout to the lovely CC creators showcased: @twentiethcenturysims @sunnybelloriaoria @batsfromwesteros @birksche @peebsplays @happylifesims @vintagesimstress @sunivaa @vintage-simmer @linzlu @gilded-ghosts

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aheathen-conceivably · 2 months

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Next in 1930s fashion is Zelda Darlington, who now goes by her wedded name Duplanchier. Although her looks here much more subdued than they were in the 1920s, they fit not only her current life but also her personality. We even see a retroactive return to many of muted tones she wore in her younger years. While these colors are more subdued than the bright ones she wore in New Orleans, they are also far from the somber palette of Josephine’s looks. Rather, they are calming and earthy, much in the same way Zelda views her life now.

Many of her looks are also suitable for work, although there are still hints of a more fanciful style of dress that she enjoyed in the last decade. This includes her wedding look, and even the silk party dress that she has now; however the latter is very much in line with the silhouette of this decade, representing Zelda embrace not only of their new life, but also the hyper-feminine, almost romantic looks that are now in fashion and well aligned with her personal style.

However, much of the growing rigidity of style in the 1930s as compared to the 1920s is absent in her looks, in part due to her lifestyle but also her personal fashion. We can see this perhaps most clearly in her hair, which is cut to a modern length but never really worn in the heavily styled coiffures and curls of the period. And of course her outfits are rounded out by her personal choice of pearls, now always seen in her wedding ring, and her sister Rosella’s floral pressed jewelry.

All CC linked under the cut.

Everyday 1: hair / headband / earrings / dress / apron / ring (TSR Warning) / shoes (Base Game)

Everyday 2: hair / necklace / dress / ring

Going Out: hat / hair / dress / shoes (TSR Warning)

Party: earrings / necklace / dress

Underwear: romper

Sleepwear: nightgown (TSR Warning)

Wedding: earrings / headband / lipstick / dress / shoes

Hot Weather: dress

Cold Weather 1: hair / hat, coat & gloves

Cold Weather 2: outfit

My immense thanks to the CC creators who made each of these looks possible @twentiethcenturysims @happylifesims @saurusness @candysims4 @serenity-cc @rimings @chere-indolente @batsfromwesteros @missrubybird @sentate @aharris00britney @moon-simmers @glitterberrysims @magnolianfarewell @nataliaauditore-blog @yakfarm @aladdin-the-simmer @greenllamas @birksche @needleworkreve

And of course, an extra special thank you to @vintagesimstress for making Zelda's wedding dress especially for her. Without it this lookbook wouldn't be nearly as special ♥️

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aheathen-conceivably · 1 year

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Ringing in the golden age of the roaring twenties is our heiress Miss Zelda Darlington. There is some continuity with her older lookbooks, mostly in her silhouette and color choices. As hemlines reach their shortest in the mid 20s, Zelda’s dresses still remain relatively conservative given her career as a nightclub singer and her free-spirited lifestyle. She still prefers blues and warm tones of yellow and orange, but the hues of these colors have grown brighter and bolder, as she herself becomes more confident.

Of course the biggest difference to her earlier lookbooks is her hair. Symbolic of her deeper anxieties toward life, Zelda’s long hair has been cut into a classic 20s bob. She usually styles it in simple waves, but it is often also seen unkempt when she spends her days at home with Antoine.

There is also much more ornamentation and flashiness than any of her earlier lookbooks. We see this particularly in her headbands, which she wears to highlight her short hair. However, her jewelry of choice still remains a string of pearls, harkening back to her innocence. With some outfits, she even continues to wear her sister Rosella’s ring, signifying that no matter how much she has changed, Zelda still remains deeply tied to her past.

All CC linked under the cut.

Going Out: hat & hair / necklace / dress / ring / stockings / shoes (TSR warning)

Everyday: hair / necklace / dress / shoes

Formal No. 1: circlet (TSR Warning) / earrings / dress / gloves / shoes

Formal No. 2: circlet / earrings / necklace / dress / gloves / shoes

Athletics: hat / shirt / pants / shoes (Get Together)

Underwear: hair / wrap / underwear

Party No. 1: circlet / earrings / necklace / gloves / ring (TSR Warning) / dress / shoes

Party No. 2: necklace (TSR Warning) / coat & dress / stockings (TSR Warning)

Sleep: robe

Swimwear: hat / bathing suit

Hot Weather: hair / necklace / dress / shoes

Cold Weather: hat / coat / gloves (Base Game)

A huge thank you to all the CC creators who made these looks possible!

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aheathen-conceivably · 5 months

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Florence Darlington

- Born Florence Ackers, Windenburg, England, 1873 - Wife of Gen 1 heir, Oliver Darlington - Mother of interim heirs Rosella and Virginia Darlington as well as Gen 2 heir, Zelda Darlington-Duplanchier

Read her story, shop her lookbooks, or explore extra facts and tidbits about her.

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aheathen-conceivably · 5 months

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Rosella Darlington

- Born 1892, Windenburg, England - Eldest child of Gen 1 heir, Oliver Darlington and sister to Gen 2 heir, Zelda Darlington-Duplanchier - Interim heir to the 1910s alongside her sister Virginia Darlington

Read her story, shop her lookbooks, or explore extra facts and tidbits about her.

#by character #sims 4 historical #ts4 decades challenge #ts4 historical #sims 4 decades challenge #sims 4 legacy #ts4 legacy #sims 4 story #ts4 story

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aheathen-conceivably · 5 months

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Oliver Darlington

- Born Oliver James Darlington, 1872, Windenburg, England - Gen 1 heir to the 1890s and 1900s - Father to interim heirs Virginia and Rosella Darlington as well as Gen 2 heir, Zelda Darlington-Duplanchier

Read his story, shop his lookbooks, or explore extra facts and tidbits about him.

#by character #sims 4 historical #ts4 decades challenge #ts4 historical #sims 4 decades challenge #sims 4 legacy #ts4 legacy #sims 4 story #ts4 story

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aheathen-conceivably · 2 years

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As we approach the cusp of a new decade, we enter another era of Darlington lookbooks. Up first is Zelda as a child, circa 1909 when she’s 8 years old.

Zelda is a shy and quiet child who prefers the company of her family to anyone else. She is most comfortable at home on the farm, and her wardrobe reflects that. Out of the Darlington girls, Zelda’s outfits are the most suited for farm work. This is especially apt because she constantly strives to help her parents, as she sees the willfulness of her sisters better than anyone else.

The only exception in her practical wardrobe is her party / formal outfit, which is very on trend for the late Edwardian period. I imagine that her sister Rosella made this dress for her, so that Zelda would have at least one “proper” outfit in her wardrobe.

Zelda is also a dreamer, constantly seeking out new worlds in books and studying music with her father. For this reason there is also an element of whimsy and fantasy in her looks. I can imagine her picturing herself as a young protagonist in a fairy tale, and dressing how she thinks the heroine would, braiding her hair and singing to the birds.

All CC links included under the cut!

Going Out: hair / hat & dress / socks / shoes (Base Game)

Everyday No. 1: hair / dress / boots

Everyday No. 2: hair / bandana overlay / dress / apron

Sleepwear: hair / dress

Party/ Formal: hat / hair / dress / stockings (Base Game) / shoes

Hot Weather: hat / hair / dress

Cold Weather: hat / dress

Much gratitude to the CC creators who made these looks possible! @historicalfictionsims @powluna @chere-indolente @rustys-cc @qicc @linzlu @simverses @an0nymousghost @zurkdesign @lace-and-honey

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aheathen-conceivably · 5 months

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Isaiah Darlington

- Born 1904, Henford-on-Bagley, England - Youngest Child of Gen 1 heir Oliver Darlington - Brother to Interim heirs Virginia and Rosella Darlington as well as Gen 2 heir Zelda Darlington - Father to the English branch of Darlington cousins

Read his story, shop his lookbook, or explore facts and tidbits about him.

#by character #sims 4 historical #ts4 decades challenge #ts4 historical #sims 4 decades challenge #sims 4 legacy #ts4 legacy #sims 4 story #ts4 story

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aheathen-conceivably · 5 months

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Virginia Darlington

- Born 1896, Windenburg, England - Second child of Gen 1 heir Oliver Darlington and sister to Gen 2 heir Zelda Darlington -Interim heir to the 1910s alongside her sister Rosella Darlington

Read her story, shop her lookbooks, or explore extra facts and tidbits about her.

#by character #sims 4 historical #ts4 decades challenge #ts4 historical #sims 4 decades challenge #sims 4 legacy #ts4 legacy #sims 4 story #ts4 story

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aheathen-conceivably · 5 months

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Georgiana Harrington

- Born Countess Georgiana Cowley, Henford-on-Bagley, England, 1885 - Partner to Interim Heir Rosella Darlington

Read her story, shop her lookbook, or explore extra facts and tidbits about her.

#by character #sims 4 historical #ts4 decades challenge #ts4 historical #sims 4 decades challenge #sims 4 legacy #ts4 legacy #sims 4 story #ts4 story

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aheathen-conceivably · 2 years

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List 5 facts about a favorite sim of yours, and send this to 10 simblrs whose sims you adore ♥♥♥

Ohhh hello! 🥰

I’m going to pick my girl Rosella Darlington, who’s bratty, glamorous energy I just can’t get enough of.

Her highest relationship ever was with her grandmother Adelia. Of course I had Adelia do most of the child rearing so it makes sense, but she never really threw a tantrum for her the way she did with Florence and Oliver (who she cried for every time lol).

Sims in the Darlington cottage have a pretty steady routine and all go to bed around the same time. Yet infallibly when everyone else autonomously wakes up, Rosella is still sleeping, full energy, but won’t get out of bed on her own. I just picture a 1930s film star waking up in their feather robe, stretching in their giant canopied bed. 😂

She is actually a violin wizard. As part of her aspirations, she had to learn an instrument. She autonomously got the “dislikes piano” pop up so I bought her a violin. She’s level 9 now and often plays while either Oliver or Zelda play the piano.

I downloaded this sewing mod for her, and have been giving her new outfits whenever she reaches a new skill point (the skill actually builds very slowly). They’ll be included in her lookbook coming soon!

All the other facts I have in mind would spoil things, so all I’ll say is, her life is about to get real spicy real soon 👀

#can you see my temptation to spoil things?#it’s in my nature I’m sorry!!#ask #answered #ask game #rosella darlington extra

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