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Ladies Of The House Of Worth In Quarantine

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Ladies Of The House Of Worth In Quarantine refers to a tag yourself image macro featuring drawings of women from the late-19th and early-20th century fashion house The House of Worth, each with various characteristics related to how they're dealing with coronavirus quarantines. The first image first gained attention in April of 2020, as did a follow-up image posted in October.

Origin

On April 20th, 2020, Twitter user @NataniaBarron[1] tweeted a "tag yourself" image featuring women from The House of Worth, each with traits on how they were handling the coronavirus quarantines. The tweet gained over 1,200 retweets and 1,600 likes (shown below).


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The image proved popular with publications, attracting coverage from The Mary Sue,[2] the Daily Dot[3] and Newsweek.[4] Barron herself recounted the image going viral in a blog post.[5] There were many responses to the image, though none were as popular to the image itself (examples shown below).


Sk 000 @rantnravenhvfun I'm gonna have to say Fey .... A Natania Barron @NataniaBarron · Apr 20 I made this meme today (inspired by @LaurenScribe) and thought l'd share: ladies of the House of Worth in Quarantine. I'm Clarissa. with afleruor goryferla Lonly Comhidaian lagg laa ou pellico hice chengie fo maleh 60 900. entelle PRIEE E ee Fannie Euphronia Maude • Hip flask Animals are for those with actual hearts and emotions • Lemon water, sprig of mint • One cat, practically married • Embracing underthings only lifestyle • Wanders around petting cat who is actually a possum Ran out of liquor last week Big dog that might be a wolf • Hiding knives in her corset Jack London fangirl Was prepared for this and told you all it was going to happen • The sight of daffodils makes her cry Dragon @rachel_soulek 00 oh, 100% Imogen. like. there's no contest. O Natania Barron @NataniaBarron · Apr 20 I made this meme today (inspired by @LaurenScribe) and thought l'd share: ladies of the House of Worth in Quarantine. I'm Clarissa. Syar afleruor with donly Comhikain ras Hack lae fo maxe. 60 200. arentelle. Ptr e Euphronia TE RE Fannie Maude Lemon water, sprig of mint One cat, practically married Embracing underthings only lifestyle Wanders around petting cat who is actually a possum Hip flask Animals are for those with actual hearts and emotions Ran out of liquor last week Big dog that might be a wolf • Hiding knives in her corset Jack London fangirl Was prepared for this and told you all it was going to happen The sight of daffodils makes her cry

However, her second iteration of the meme,[6] posted on October 27th, 2020, proved much more popular, gaining over 1,700 retweets, 7,700 quote tweets, and 10,000 likes (shown below).


Ladies of the House of Worth - Quarantine Month 7 Imogen Clarissa Fey Has learned cheese-making Has learned nothing of value This is fine Now distills her own liquor Only speaks to dogs as a rule Had a seance & summoned Byron Eats lots of cheese Dating some guy named Roquefort who may or may not actually exist Everything is fine *Everything is not fine* Fancies herself cultured Nes55 Fannie Euphronia Maude Officially a witch Wanted in two states for "freeing" Will cut you No seriously Moved to a deserted high rise Lives in a fortress of no emotion cats in "unsuitable" home. Stockpiled all the toilet paper Has trained all the local pigeons to s--- on passers by. This is a sword umbrella. Hold parties at home with her brood of possums Drinks "potions" all day Go away, leave me alone. www.nataniabarron.com @nataniabarron

The image proved so popular that "Maude" began to trend on Twitter as people were claiming they identified with the character (examples shown below).[7]


Song 형 Kang" K @songhkang_art 000 We're all Clarissa acting like we're Maude Natania Barron @NataniaBarron · Oct 27 What happens to the Ladies of the House of Worth after 7 months of quarantine? Which one are you? Fannie Euphronia Maude • Officially a witch • Wanted in two states for "freeing" Moved to a deserted high rise Lives in a fortress of no emotion Stockpiled all the toilet paper Has trained all the local pigeons to s--- on passers by. Will cut you No seriously This is a sword umbrella. cats in "unsuitable" home. • Hold parties at home with her brood of possums Drinks "potions" all day Go away, leave me alone. www.nataniabarron.com @nataniabarron Jenny Lawson @TheBloggess 000 I was Fannie for the first few months. Now I'm officially Maude. Natania Barron @NataniaBarron · Oct 27 What happens to the Ladies of the House of Worth after 7 months of quarantine? Which one are you? Fannie Euphronia Maude • Officially a witch • Wanted in two states for "freeing" • Moved to a deserted high rise • Will cut you No seriously This is a sword umbrella. Lives in a fortress of no emotion cats in "unsuitable" home. • Hold parties at home with her brood of possums • Drinks "potions" all day • Stockpiled all the toilet paper Has trained all the local pigeons to s--- on passers by. Go away, leave me alone. www.nataniabarron.com @nataniabarron

Various Examples


ak. 000 @AKarchive felt like clarissa, aspire to be maude somehow Ladies of the House of Worth - Quarantine Month 7 Imogen Clarissa Fey • Has learned cheese-making • Eats lots of cheese • Dating some guy named Roquefort who may or may not actually exist Now distills her own liquor Only speaks to dogs as a rule Had a seance & summoned Byron Fancies herself cultured Has learned nothing of value This is fine Everything is fine *Everything is not fine* Romero Rites @RomeroRites 000 I'm a Fey, who may soon be graduating to a Fannie. However, should Nov 3. go dark, I shall become a Maude. Natania Barron @NataniaBarron · Oct 27 What happens to the Ladies of the House of Worth after 7 months of quarantine? Which one are you? Fannie Euphronia Maude • Officially a witch • Wanted in two states for "freeing" Moved to a deserted high rise • Lives in a fortress of no emotion • Stockpiled all the toilet paper • Has trained all the local pigeons to s--- on passers by. Will cut you • No seriously • This is a sword umbrella. • Go away, leave me alone. cats in "unsuitable" home. • Hold parties at home with her brood of possums • Drinks "potions" all day www.nataniabarron.com @nataniabarron 8:07 PM · Oct 27, 2020 · Twitter for Android saroanco 000 @saroanco Hi, I'm Clarissa with severe Maude tendencies. Ladies of the House of Worth - Quarantine Month 7 Imogen Clarissa Fey Has learned cheese-making • Eats lots of cheese Dating some guy named Roquefort who may or may not actually exist Now distills her own liquor Only speaks to dogs as a rule Had a seance & summoned Byron Fancies herself cultured Has learned nothing of value This is fine • Everything is fine *Everything is not fine* gailcarriger O @gailcarriger 000 Euphronia with Maude rising. Natania Barron @NataniaBarron · Oct 27 What happens to the Ladies of the House of Worth after 7 months of quarantine? Which one are you? Fannie Euphronia Maude Officially a witch • Hold parties at home with her brood of possums • Drinks "potions" all day • Wanted in two states for "freeing• Moved to a deserted high rise cats in "unsuitable" home. • Lives in a fortress of no emotion • Stockpiled all the toilet paper • Has trained all the local pigeons to s--- on passers by. Will cut you • No seriously • This is a sword umbrella. • Go away, leave me alone. www.nataniabarron.com @nataniabarron 2:00 PM · Oct 28, 2020 · Twitter for iPad COHA EK Johnston 000 @ek_johnston Maude, but Euphronia is living the dream. Natania Barron @NataniaBarron · Oct 27 What happens to the Ladies of the House of Worth after 7 months of quarantine? Which one are you? Fannie Euphronia Maude • Officially a witch • Wanted in two states for "freeing" cats in "unsuitable" home. Moved to a deserted high rise • Lives in a fortress of no emotion • Stockpiled all the toilet paper • Has trained all the local pigeons to s--- on passers by. • Will cut you • No seriously • This is a sword umbrella. • Go away, leave me alone. • Hold parties at home with her brood of possums • Drinks "potions" all day www.nataniabarron.com @nataniabarron 9:09 PM · Oct 27, 2020 · Twitter for Android Ladies of the House of Worth - Halloween Edition Imogen Clarissa Fey PRINCESS DOWAGER Will be a crone soon, anyway PATRIOT So many hidden flasks "Oh, this old thing?" • Sewed by hand with bone needles. Purposefully confusing Unique coloration from her tears • Immediately spills wine on it • Oh the drama Outside now matches her soul It's 1887 so she can't vote Cheese in pockets Votes for her dog anyway Euphronia BIRD QUEEN? Fannie Maude WITCH HORNET • Actually a witch Covered in snakes and rats Entire dress made of pigeons Made a pact with three demons Has no reflection in the mirror Will sting you No seriously Trained possum to dress as owl and recite Poe This stinger is filled w/ • Yells at tea leaves all afternoon deadly venom. Buzz off. Has never felt more herself www.nataniabarron.com @nataniabarron

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External References

[1] Twitter – @NataniaBarron

[2] The Mary Sue – Which Avenger Are You Most Like During Quarantine?

[3] Daily Dot – This meme asks which House of Worth lady you are in quarantine

[4] Newsweek – Are You a Clarissa or an Imogen? Everyone Is a Lady of The House of Worth During Lockdown

[5] Natania Barron – THAT TIME THE LADIES OF THE HOUSE OF WORTH MEME I MADE BROKE THE INTERNET

[6] Twitter – @nataniabarron

[7] Daily Dot – The pandemic sure has changed the House of Worth ladies

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