#bd.event002

“The heavens! Look!” She cried, holding back joyous laughter before craning her neck back to look above them, to gaze with widened eyes, her hands clutched around his arms, her faith in his safety, all too obvious for anyone to make some vulgar comment. "What an omen..." @leiccsters

His crest combines the two symbols most associated with the house of Boleyn - a bull, representing the family as a whole, and a falcon, representing the Dowager Queen and displaying fealty to his aunt and cousins. Richard leaves no question as to where his loyalty lies.

donning an emerald green grown with a low square neckline and hanging sleeves, isobel had decided to disregard her family’s colours, the famous blue and yellow, forever loyal to style over pride. her gable hood is adorned with pearls and emeralds, made to match her heavy necklace. her rings, however, the three of them to be precise, were crafted with rubies; a subtle nod to her most adored shade.

though  the  weather  has  not  yet  turned  bitingly  cold,  the  duchess  of  suffolk  can  be  seen  in  a  modest  but  no  less  extravagant  display  with  a  deeply  rich  cloth  of  red  made  from  the  most  expensive  imported  dyes  softened  by  creamy  whites  ─  along  with  emphasizing  the  family  wealth,  the  colors  also  represent  the  grey  family's  coat  of  arms  and  if  one  were  to  see  the  sisters  together,  the  shared  color  palette  upon  different  styles,  cloths  and  patterns  marks  them  as  a  strong  unit.  sporting  a  french  hood  in  similar  shades,  the  red  brocade  can  be  seen  in  her  kirtle,  peeking  out  at  the  neckline,  sleeves  and  skirts,  as  well  as  being  added  to  her  hood,  pulled  back  to  show  a  hint  of  her  bronzed  locks  and  embellished  with  rubies  and  pearls  as  large  as  her  thumbnail.  these  same  embellishments  continue  down  to  her  dress,  sewn  into  the  neckline  and  hems  of  her  sleeves  though  her  fingers  remain  bare  except  for  her  right  thumb  which  sports  the  signet  ring  that  had  belonged  to  her  father.  a  distinctly  masculine  ring,  the  snarling  lion  marks  her  as  one  from  the  royal  bloodline  and  further  calls  back  to  the  lion,  rampant,  on  the  family  coat  of  arms.

He wears no fur, but rather red velvet against his breast with black hose hiding the shape of his legs, duckbill shoes the same shade as the rest of him. Whereas many will enjoy the festivities, Thomas is on the clock, and does not mean to weary in the face of the night sky.

in honor of the occasion, edmund percy has elected to don the colors of house percy, yet discussed in depth with the family tailor to alter it to be softer on the eyes of those within court. instead of a garish blue, they selected a steelish blue color for the doublet and matching large coat ( some may say that it is chosen purposefully in a shade that represents the bond he believes he shares with the king ) ; while also entirely forgoing any shades of yellow. rather, the twisting vines of embroidery done on his garment is with ivory shades of white, and while many see it as nothing but a passing design choice - in edmund's mind it is a chaste nod to the his maternal side. a tiny favor he allows himself for courage. the earl percy does not wear any sort of headwear but his hair is carefully combed, and in his left ear sits a intricate golden pearl earring. the jacket he wears is heavy and expensively fur lined. edmund sheds it near immediately when william calls on him to recount their most interesting hunting tales on the stage, acting out the valiant ones of their king killing boars as if they were men, hands gesturing wildly as his family signet ring glints in the light. 

Her hair is uncovered, sections of the royal head weaved and held up by red-silk so the perfume of rose water that was dabbed behind her ears can be released upon every turn of her head. She is to be consumed, to be judged - so let us throw a volta, and have some fun.