TOTALLY cute. Now can someone show me what a "gentleman's queue" is supposed to look like?
Alice,
I believe that a queue, as it relates to hair, is either a pony tail (pulled together at the point the hairline ends on the back of the neck and set close against the neck) or a plait (braid). I am also under the impression that this is where the definition of queue as a line (the British queue up to buy theater tickets, for example) because a long line resembles a tail.
I can't for the life of me figure out how to insert a link in here, but if you run a search on Thomas Jefferson in Google Images, the 2nd page of results has a good profile depiction on a coin that shows his queue.
In any case, about Jamie...or Aubry as Jamie...he's not _cute_! He's stunning. [g]
Here's a picture of one of the Colonial Williamsburg re-enactors with his hair in a queue:
Gentleman's queue
Hi Karen,
About a year ago, I emailed a photo of Gabriel Aubry to my sister and proclaimed that he might just be the best looking man, ever. My sister was well impressed.
So... to then have Mr. Aubry be likened to Jamie, by the author...! Well, I have a sketchy picture of Jamie in my head. It's not quite as "pretty-boy/model" as Mr. Aubry. But there are elements in Mr. Aubry that can work as Jamie for me. Though I don't quite find him tall and lanky enough.
While Jason Flemyng isn't Jamie for me, there is ONE picture of him that is the most Jamie-looking representation that I've ever seen. I'll stick the link to it at the bottom of the note. Also, Jason Flemyng has more of the body type I picture for Jamie. Karen I'd be really curious as to what you think of it.
-mommio
link: http://www.geocities.com/sand523/ It's the picture where he appears to be sitting at a window but with his eyes looking back up at the camera.
Hi mommio:
That's pretty amazing! <g> I had never even heard of Gabriel Aubry until Diana mentioned him in her blog.
Good to see you over here, btw. I hope you enjoy the blog!
Karen
I know I'm late in the discussion, but just discovered these books a few months ago. Anyway, while I think Gabriel Aubry is cute, he isn't how I picture Jamie. Plus, for that photoshopped version to work, you'd have to change the skin tone I think. Gabriel has an olive tint in his skin and Jamie's would probably be... paler, or if he had a tan, ummm, more of a light brown than olive. The wrong skin tone makes that picture look silly to me.
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May 1, 1721 - Jamie is born (OUTLANDISH COMPANION)
May, 1744 - Fergus is branded by Jack Randall; Jamie duels with Randall, wounding him in the groin; Claire miscarries Faith and nearly dies from childbed fever (DRAGONFLY)
May 16, 1753 - Jamie arrives at Ardsmuir prison (VOYAGER)
May, 1757 - Geneva Dunsany blackmails Jamie into sleeping with her (VOYAGER)
May, 1758 - Lord John surprises Percy and Lieutenant Weber in a very compromising situation (BOTB)
May 15, 1770 - Jemmy is born (DRUMS)
May, 1771 - Roger is hanged and nearly dies (FIERY CROSS)
May, 1775 - Malva Christie falsely accuses Jamie of getting her pregnant (ABOSAA)
May 3, 1777 - Jamie dreams of Jem and Mandy in the broch (ECHO)
Mid-May, 1777 - Jamie, Claire, and young Ian encounter pirates on the high seas (ECHO)
May, 1778 - Lord John marries Claire to keep her from arrest as a spy; Jamie is presumed dead in a shipwreck; Lord John and Claire have sex (ECHO)
May 18, 1778 - Claire and Lord John attend the Mischianza (ECHO)
May 1, 1945 - Claire travels back in time to the 18th century (OUTLANDER)
May, 1948 - Newspaper accounts and Rev. Wakefield's journal document Claire's return from the 18th century (DRAGONFLY)
May 1, 1968 - Gillian Edgars (aka Geillis Duncan) kills her husband at Craigh na Dun and travels back in time to the 18th century (DRAGONFLY)
May 1, 1971 - Brianna goes back in time to the 18th century (DRUMS)
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