Sometimes I dream of being a supreme Queen of the world. The first law I would establish would be a dress code. I truly dislike today's fashions. I miss the romanticism of corsets and elbow length gloves and the chivalrousness and dapperness of monocles and waistcoats. My law would enforce a different dress code for each day of the week: Medieval Mondays, Renaissance Tuesdays, Greek Wednesdays, Georgian Thursdays, Casual Fridays(My loyal subjects may wear whatever they want, including modern clothing because I am super magnanimous), Victorian Saturdays, and Edwardian Sundays. My kingdom would pretty much be a most an amazing place to live for historians and us dreamy types. Each day would have quite an odd look to it from day to day. My subjects essentially would look like extras that wandered away from a myriad of movie sets. As for me, the Queen Eternal, I would always strive to look like this....
I know, a little over the top, but I am queen, so I do what I like. This is actually a painted portrait of Empress Elisabeth of Austria. She was considered the absolute beauty of the Victorian era and my idol. Even though she was Empress she didn't let it stop her from doing what she wanted to do. She traveled and spent hours everyday on a strict beauty regime. She definitely was a little crazy and had was obsessive about a lot of things, but she sure looked ethereal!
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