PERIODDRAMA APPRECIATION WEEK 2023

Day 4: Favorite time period/era:

Tang dynasty:

The Tang dynasty, or the Tang Empire, was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907, with an interregnum between 690 and 705. Historians generally regard the Tang as a high point in Chinese civilization, and a golden age of cosmopolitan culture. The Lǐ family (李) founded the dynasty, seizing power during the decline and collapse of the Sui Empire. (source: wikipedia) In general, garments were made from silk, wool, or linen depending on your social status and what you could afford. Furthermore, there were laws that specified what kinds of clothing could be worn by whom. The color of the clothing also indicated rank. During this period, China's power, culture, economy, and influence were thriving. As a result, women could afford to wear loose-fitting, wide-sleeved garments. Even lower-class women's robes would have sleeves four to five feet in width. (source)

Wu Zhou dynasty:

Zhou, known in historiography as the Wu Zhou  was a short-lived Chinese imperial dynasty that existed between 690 and 705, when Wu Zhao (commonly known as Wu Zetian) ruled as empress regnant. Despite Wu's infamous rise to power, there is evidence that suggests women were granted more privileges during her reign, and China was in a state of great prosperity during her rule.  Wu Zetian greatly enhanced the prestige and effectiveness of the civil service recruitment tests, filling government positions by skills demonstrated in written examinations, and opening them up to men of all classes. (source: wikipedia)

THE BORGIAS costume appreciation: 45/∞ (costume design by Gabriella Pescucci)

HOUSE OF THE DRAGON Shrek Edition *:･ﾟ✧

“I want to see my sons again,” she told her septa, “and Helaena, my sweet girl.”

TOM BLYTH as CORIOLANUS SNOW The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (2023) dir. Francis Lawrence

years later

THE HUNGER GAMES Lucy Gray Baird & Katniss Everdeen (inspired by x)

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023) + text posts

"The show's not over until the mockingjay sings," she said. "The mockingjay?" He laughed. "Really, I think you're just making these things up." "Not that one. A mockingjay's a bonafide bird," she assured him. "And it sings in your show?" he asked. "Not my show, sweetheart. Yours. The Capitol's, anyway."

You'll see my face in every place But you can't catch me now

CORSAGE (2022) dir. Marie Kreutzer  

Corsage (2022)

PERIOD DRAMA APPRECIATION WEEK 2023 ↪ Day 3 : Favorite costume design → Magnificent Century/ Magnificent Century: Kösem 

Jodie Comer as ELIZABETH OF YORK [11/?] The White Princess (2017)

THE BORGIAS costume appreciation: 27/∞ (costume design by Gabriella Pescucci)

Barbie (2023) + tweets

ALICENT HIGHTOWER & AEMOND TARGARYEN

#i-got-it-from-my-mama