#madeleine era

[kmiija]

[0zzysaurus]

they share a shaymin and no one can change my mind on this

[oldbooksandnewmusic]

TFW your suspicious/ scared of your coworker but you can't do anything about it so you just try your best to politely ignore them.

[ruedesfillesducalvaire]

writing dialogue for these two idiots is like my zoo animal enrichment it is so so fucking fun

it's probably obvious enough from the excerpt, but for anyone newly stumbling upon this, it's a madeleine-era + canon-era valvert fic.

anyway this is from chapter 5, which is up now!

(or start reading from the beginning)

[ourstaturestouchtheskies]

A Storm in the Rocky Mountains, Mt. Rosalie – Albert Bierstadt (detail) // Lofoten Island – Lev Lagorio // Rosenlaui – François Diday // Mount Elbrus in the Clouds – Nikolai Yaroshenko // Storm in the Mountains – Hermann Ottomar Herzog // Sierra Nevada – Albert Bierstadt // Rocky Mountain Landscape – Albert Bierstadt // Inkpot Gods – The Amazing Devil

[destiel-inpurgaytory]

"Dear heart it's me, it's me, you don't need to pretend to be someone you're not, cause it's not like I've never heard you fart and snore" I MIGHT CRY GUYS IDK

[poppingmary]

Madeleine LeBeau in “Casablanca” - 1942

The film was made during WWII. Studios had to be thrifty with fabric. According to a fan magazine, this midriff-baring costume was made frpm older gowns.

[empirearchives]

“The Temple of Glory on the site of the Madeleine has lost much of its charm. The Emperor regrets spending 16,000,000 to 18,000,000 for a purely idealistic monument. He has asked what might be done about it and thinks of installing an Appeal Tribunal, a Ministry or a Palace of Fine Arts in the building. In all this I see only alarming signs of indecision and changeability.”

— from the diary of Fontaine, as quoted in Napoleon and Paris: Thirty Years of History by Maurice Guerrini

A few notes:

Classic Napoleon trying to make something as utilitarian and cost-effective as possible (lol)

A well documented trend of Napoleon becoming much more indecisive and unsure of himself as he got older and more powerful

The “Temple of Glory” still exists in Paris, but it is today called La Madeleine. It was designed as a neoclassical monument but was converted to a church after Napoleon’s fall. It retains the neoclassical design, making it a pretty interesting and unique church.

[cressida-jayoungr]

One Dress a Day Challenge

September: Bond Films

No Time to Die / Léa Seydoux as Madeleine Swann

Over the course of surveying several movies by now, I'm struck by how often "Bond girls" wear white, especially for day wear. Here's a simple but effective example from No Time to Die: a button-front dress by Spanish designer Massimo Dutti, made of soft ribbed material (knit?). As designed, the dress comes with a belt, but Madeleine doesn't wear it. With the white dress, Madeleine wears white Castañer Chiarita Espadrilles wedge sandals and carries a Tod's Double T Bucket Bag Mini purse. I didn't spot any jewelry.

White is a bit of a signature color for the character, as she also wore white in the previous film, Spectre. In this particular scene, it has the effect of making her look angelic and wronged when Bond accuses her of betraying him.

Although this film was released in 2021, it was filmed in 2019, so I'm filing it under 2010s fashion.

[russell-crowe]

happy new year to everyone who’s still thinking about these two <3

[kmiija]

[lesmisscraper]

The Change of Montreuil-sur-Mer after Monsieur Madeleine arrived. Volume 1, Book 5, Chapter 2.

Clips from <Il cuore di Cosette>.

[lenievi]

I think the funniest thing about Javert and Madeleine is that all of their interactions, especially after Madeleine would become the mayor, would be extremely polite and awkward, especially from Javert's side, and based on lies and words picked up carefully

and in fanfics it could be used for "we're pretending we get along, but we actually hate each other but without noticing we actually did become friends and fell in love" 🙃

[ruedesfillesducalvaire]

chapter 7: the girls are fightingggg

(psst...here's the link to read from the beginning, if you're new here.)

[kuuyandere]

hi, aidoneus!! how've you been?? i hope well? i was curious — do you have any book recommendations? your tone is very articulate and distinct (positive). i just got the vibe that you might be well versed in your literature (although, i could be completely off, so forgive me if i am!!) because of that.i hope you have a wonderful day!! :)

I have been tired, but alright for the most part. And I’m glad you enjoy the writing style (I get teased for sounding like an old man haha), thank you. I wish you a good day also! Have you been well?

I do enjoy literature, and I wish I read as much as I used to. My knowledge of good/popular new releases is abysmally out of date, so I would have to ask my darling if you have more contemporary YA romance tastes. You will have to be more specific about what kind of books and genres you are interested in so I can provide more tailored recommendations. I have too varied and too many favourites to provide general suggestions.

[rearranging-deck-chairs]

because im less breakable than you