Yknow sometimes I think about collecting more antique clothing to wear but then I remember that I'm 5'10" and ladies weren't that tall back then
Oh, they were! Just fewer of them (throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, average height fluctuated as low as 2" below the modern average, or as close to it as no difference at all). And their clothing is less likely to survive, because larger or longer garments could be more easily cut down to make clothing for smaller relatives and/or children. That's called "survivorship bias," and in clothing history, it's the reason small clothes tend to be overrepresented in museums. There are other factors, like formal milestones for which clothing might be a significant memento happening mostly early in life, when you're at your smallest adult size, but that's the most relevant one to your situation.
Also, don't feel too bad- a lot of antique clothing isn't wearable for not immediately obvious reasons. From concerns about silk "shattering," a form of damage that's literally unrepairable, to iron mordants in black dye making black garments fall apart faster over time, your best bet re: wearing antiques is to stick to things like undergarments and maybe blouses and outerwear. Sad but true.
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final day in Amsterdam last spring 💙
Blouse: vintage (I actually bought it on this trip!)
JSK: Alice and the Pirates ‘Scent of Rapunzel JSK I’
OTKs: Innocent World
I saw two last things this morning- the royal palace, and the Van Gogh museum. The royal palace was very lovely but I felt pretty limited in what we could see, compared to others I’d been to; it’s a lot of peering in through doorways at rooms instead of being able to go in. The Van Gogh museum is amazing though; they also provided drawing supplies to visitors which I thought was really neat and I did do my best to copy a painting I liked.
These photos were taken in the garden of the Rijksmuseum which I passed on the way (didn’t go in that day as I’d been in earlier in the trip). Then I hopped on the Eurostar to London!
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We are continuing my self-indulgent little project with the fandom's favourite blorbo-Derek Hale
I am not going to beat around the bush here.His outfits 90% of the time are pretty lame .From a production standpoint it makes total sense .Why bother putting Tyler in something cute when the script demands for him to be half-naked 5 minutes later , you know?
However , I do think that Derek goes through a solid style evolution when it comes to his colour scheme and a few other elements .
During the first two seasons we see him wear primarily greys and blacks
There are a few exceptions from the rule.He wears a white t-shirt in the pilot
a brown one in season 2
and if you really feel like taking a dig at me , I guess you can also count the times when he wears standart denim
But overall it is pretty bleak and from the flashback episode we can see that he wasn't allergic to colours
So we can assume that something must have happened during this time period. (We knowww what happened , but for the sake of this post we are pretending to be a bunch of film students who haven't watched a lick of tw).
In season 3 we see Derek finally starting to get his sh*t together. He tries to be a better alpha , rebuilds his support system and slowly but surely gets on the path of overcoming his trauma.That is reflected in his wardrobe that seems to become significantly more bright and colourful.
You can also notice that his iconic leather jacket starts to make less and less frequent appearances .
which can symbolize that he is stripping away his armour.Fitting , considering the fact that this is the season where he gives up his alpha status.The one thing he worked so hard to reinforce in the previous season.
In season 4 his character arc concludes . In that season we see him wearing (you might need to sit down for this one) jackets that are not black
Let that sink in.
Outside of that his style remains pretty consisted with what we've talked about so far.
I realize that this might not be fashion related (quite the opposite actually) , but I feel like it is appropriate to point out that when he finally confronts Kate he is fully naked
signifying that he is no longer afraid and that she has no power over him.
Season 6 doesn't diviate from the established points either
neither does the movie
We will finish this post with the only other outfit that is memorable in the fans' eyes and that is the thumbhole sweater .
and this time around I have to fully agree. This is cute as hell.I want one.
Parts: Jackson ; Liam ; Mason ; Theo ; Scott.1 ; Scott.2
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*Fives, Echo, Hardcase and Jesse, arms linked walking in time towards Rex, Kix and Tup*
Rex *sees them approach out of the corner of his eye*: - and then I was falling...... what are they doing*
*the sounds of clicking and chanting gets louder as they approach*
Kix *frowns in complete confusion*: What the kriff?
Boys *stalking closer chanting*: Better watch out.
Tup *weirded out*: Are they getting faster?
Kix *nods*: And louder.
Boys *increased chanting and a little more of an agressive clicking and speed*: Better watch out! Better watch out!
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YoungJusticeFashionWeek2024 EXTENDED (and fashionably late) Day 7 - Free day!
I designed the peacock suit for Bart quite a while back but i really wanted to add colours to it ^^
Added the forget me nots Bart so the fun (albeit awful quality thank tumblr for that 😔) gif is less obtrusive 👍
And with that we bid adieu to fashion week and thank everyone who participated 💗💗💗
It wouldn't have been as fun without you <3
See you again next year 🥳👋🧥
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seeing tgc characters drawn w visible suspenders or having their suspenders flash or be visible during the show is so funny to me bc that's like complete and utter whore behavior in the 1800s..... literally like flashing lingerie or just a bra.... slut era
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