Young Queen Charlotte
Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story is a spin-off of Netflix’s massively popular series Bridgerton. Instead of following the Bridgerton children, Queen Charlotte serves as both a prequel and a midquel between seasons two and three of the main series.
The Prequel plot focuses on the early days of marriage between Queen Charlotte and King George while the midquel plot centers around securing the line of succession with a royal baby.
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Who is Queen Charlotte?
In the first season of Bridgerton, Queen Charlotte is depicted as cold, demanding, calculating, scheming and a gossip. She likes to be in control and enthralled by the Ton and the season’s debutantes. However there are moments in the main series that she shows softness and vulnerability especially when it comes to her husband who suffers from mental illness.
Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story expands on those few moments and deepen her character. The series shows how she coped with a her marriage in a new country. Her marriage with George is one of mutual respect and love despite George’s mental illness.
Charlotte’s Costumes
Costumer Designers: Lyn Elizabeth Paolo and Laura Frecon
This is a list of 10 of the best costumes wore by young Queen Charlotte, who is played by India Amarteifio. The
costumes were designed by Lyn Elizabeth Paolo and Laura Frecon.
Her costumes are Georgian in style mixed with touches of modernity and Dior’s new look for inspiration. She also has around 50 over looks in the six episode series. The costumes different period the two periods of time through use of color and silhouette.
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10. The Yellow & Gray Gown
Disenchanted with her first days of marriage, Charlotte finds herself alone without anyone to talk to in a strange country.
In few scenes she wears a lovely soft yellow patterned gown with a gray petticoat. The over-dress has gray in the pattern as well as the ruffle trim. Sequins sewn on the trim add dimension to the overall look.
She is wearing this gown when her husband gifts her a Pomeranian puppy which she dubs a “deformed bunny.”
This gown has the reverse color palette of a gown she wears in episode three when she learns the consequence of picking her own orange.
9. The Gray-Blue Gown
Even after love being to form between Charlotte and George, she finds him perplexing. She finds his fascination with agriculture most perplexing. Charlotte wears this soft patterned gray-blue day gown in a few scenes in episode three. She wears it when she asks about the George’s crops and while young Mozart performs for her and her ladies.
The gown is floral patterned Jacquard fabric. The zone front bodice has pleated trim along with a bow that is layered with a crystal bow brooch. She pairs this costume with a charming matching hat and lace gloves.
8. The Muted Pink Gown
Tired of having her oranges picked for her, Charlotte declares that she will pick her own fruit. As she makes this declaration she wears a lovely long sleeved monochromatic gown in shades of muted pink.
The costume has a zone front bodice with embroidered pattern and pleated trim. The fabric has looks like it has a textured striped pattern.
7. The Carriage Gown
Charlotte has very strong feeling regarding the finery that she wears when she first meets her future mother-in-law. While she is very vocal about her discomfort, the look is shades of blue with sapphires on the bodice.
The taffeta Caraco jacket is a prime an example of the Dior inspiration that the costume designers took for Charlotte’s costume. Though Charlotte complained a lot of about this garment, she looks lovely in the shades of blue.
6. The Honeymoon Gown
Charlotte starts the second episode with much excitement. Her excitement dashed when she learns that she has no social engagements as she on her honeymoon. While she is disappointed at spending time alone she looks gorgeous in her light mauve patterned gown.
The costume has a romantic quality with the flounced sleeves and the rosette trim. A single bead in sewn into the center of each rosette which adds sparkle.
5. The Coronation Gown
While the first step for Queen Charlotte to become a Queen is marriage, the second step is the coronation.
Her Coronation gown is a striking combination of muted gold fabric with a sparking white middle portion. The middle section is heavily beaded with beaded trim. She looks regal, majestic and absolutely gorgeous as the new Queen.
4. The Baby-Blue Ball Gown
In the final episode, Charlotte and George host a grand ball to celebrate the birth of their first born son and heir. Charlotte’s ballgown is a soft muted blue gown with sheer flounces on the sleeves and a sparkling silver-white middle the section. The trim also has silver-white beading.
3. The Danbury Ball Gown
One of Charlotte’s successes that both helps her husband and Lady Danbury is showing up to the season’s opening ball. If you recall from season one of the main series Lady Danbury always hosts the first ball of the London season and this is the origin of that tradition.
To the ball Charlotte wears a sequined pale cool-toned pink gown. The costume is very sparkly with layers of sheer fabric to add a diaphanous sense of romance to the costume. The layers of sheer fabric also look beautiful as she dances with George.
2. The Muted Mint-Green Gown
As George prepares to speak to Parliament, Charlotte meets him to give him some encouragement. She however misses George’s signs of anxiety which leads to him having a panic attack. While she does overlook the cracks in George’s mask, she looks lovely in her long sleeved monochromatic minimalist gown.
The color of her gown a muted grayish mint-green. The details are monochromatic with a bow-like trim to add some visual interest resulting in a very chic costume.
1. The Wedding Gown
As previously stated, the first step in making Charlotte a Queen is getting married to George. Initially her wedding gown is rather simple and traditional. It has Yorkshire and Tudor roses along the hem, matching George’s costume.
However, Charlotte instead wears the very regal gown she brought with her made in France for the occasion. The gown is intricately embellished with embroidered elements and a complementary fantastic cape. It has a modern twist and yet, is still quite magnificent. There’s a reason this gown was used for the show’s promotion.
