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Photograph by Simon Emmett
The Misses of May!
Our TV issue stars Julianna Margulies, Claire Danes, Sofia Vergara, and Michelle Dockery. Click to see bigger and watch video of their bedroomily dreamy shoot.
Photograph by Norman Jean Roy.
Washington Post Peeps Diorama Contest semifinalist Peepton Abbey, everybody!
(Your Tumblrer was told this Easter-candy diorama was the best existing “encapsulation of you.” We’ll take it!)
“Peepton Abbey” created by Caroline Chase, 27, Valerie Boyle, 25, and Daniel Boyle, 25, of Montclair, Virginia.
All the 1920s fashion we hope will be on Downton Abbey’s Season Three—including guesses as to what Mary’s wedding dress will be, here.
Photograph from 1924 showing Cartier original jewels; Conde Nast Archive.
Soon it’s on to that grand New Year’s tradition, the driven pheasant shoot. Though Kate Middleton decided not to join this year, everyone else tweeds up and draws pegs from a silver bowl, and off they go in pairs, Mary happily standing with Matthew at the first drive. The two are roundly amused with Matthew’s self-effacement—he’s a terrible shot, somehow having gained zero athletic or shooting skills during his captaincy in W.W.I.—but from a distance, Murdoch-Carlisle’s hackles are up. “He does rather beg to be teased,” says Matthew. “The awful truth is he’s starting to get on my nerves,” replies Mary. Sir Richard sees their camaraderie—rightly, we’ll concede—as a threat to his betrothal, and a sign that Mary’s falling back in love with Matthew. The ensuing luncheon at the shooting lodge is rife with claret, candelabras, and tension, as Mary and Matthew prattle about Adele’s performance at the Grammys, and Murdoch-Carlisle watches, seething among the pinecones.
More of our Downton Abbey finale recap, here! Tell us how you thought the finale fared—and what you’re expecting out of Season 3. (Our advice: More Ouija!)
Finale day! Don’t forget to dress for dinner and join us at 9 p.m. EST for our weekly—and final—live-tweet of the two-hour episode, along with these other fine fellows, and check back tomorrow for our final recap. To revel in all V.F.’s many Downton features, go here.
DOWNTON ABBEY SEASON TWO TRADING CARDS!
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