Whilst I love Option A (seriously I want to buy it now) I think it's a bit too extravagant for Helen... though this is Helen I'm talking about and 'extravagant' is never going to stop her and her awesome fashion sense really.
Anyway, because of that I had a look-see through some of the links I have and a couple of others and these are what I came up with;
http://www.westporthistory.org/wordpress/wp-content/gallery/red-cross/red-vict-dress.jpg I think this one is a little too simple for what you want but I still think it's tasteful (and therefore Helen) :p
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-isgJgRRJGI8/TZag27JBTGI/AAAAAAAAAHA/dcaGqNXLU0I/s1600/red+victorian+ny+met+of+art+dress.jpg This one seems like Helen when she's going to a dinner party or something akin to that, but I guess it could also be worn to make a good impression ;)
http://www.uffnervintage.com/victorian.jpg This one is my favourite and I can see Helen wearing it because she just seems so poised and I'm sure she'd love to wear something as fashionable as this.
You didn't say whether it was for early/late Victorian dresses (though they're at Oxford aren't they? Yeah... I'm an idiot alright -_-) but if you wanted to ignore the time-line I like the last link.
Or you could go with Option A 'cause that is really nice, and as others have said, the other options seem a little 'bland' for Helen :p
I'll shut up now and go back to hiding in the corner lol.
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Date: 2011-08-05 05:08 pm (UTC)Anyway, because of that I had a look-see through some of the links I have and a couple of others and these are what I came up with;
http://www.westporthistory.org/wordpress/wp-content/gallery/red-cross/red-vict-dress.jpg
I think this one is a little too simple for what you want but I still think it's tasteful (and therefore Helen) :p
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-isgJgRRJGI8/TZag27JBTGI/AAAAAAAAAHA/dcaGqNXLU0I/s1600/red+victorian+ny+met+of+art+dress.jpg
This one seems like Helen when she's going to a dinner party or something akin to that, but I guess it could also be worn to make a good impression ;)
http://www.uffnervintage.com/victorian.jpg
This one is my favourite and I can see Helen wearing it because she just seems so poised and I'm sure she'd love to wear something as fashionable as this.
You didn't say whether it was for early/late Victorian dresses (though they're at Oxford aren't they? Yeah... I'm an idiot alright -_-) but if you wanted to ignore the time-line I like the last link.
Or you could go with Option A 'cause that is really nice, and as others have said, the other options seem a little 'bland' for Helen :p
I'll shut up now and go back to hiding in the corner lol.