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seyvia · 10 months

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Cecelia Sharpe depute, Spring 198X's Vivienne Simwood's 'Parlay' collection.

#photo shoot just for fun!#inspired by the real vivienne westwood 1980s looks not 100% accurate! but I tried...#if you hate all the vivi westwood stuff pls don't come for me! idk anything about celebs #I just like history and fashion #seyvia lookbooks #seyvia's sims #cecelia sharpe #sims 4 #ts4 #ts4 model #pirate #18th century #rococo

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marzipanandminutiae · 3 months

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the increasingly casual nature of everyday clothing in mainstream western culture has heightened our susceptibility to Oops All Evening Gowns Syndrome- that is, the willingness to believe that literally any relatively nice dress from before the 1920s was formalwear -because a party/ball is the only context in which we can imagine wearing gowns like that

in this essay I will not, because my nose is very stuffed up and I am Annoyed

#clothing history #fashion history #dress history #my housemate once told me I 'always look so put together'#while that was very nice- I don't. I just wear skirts all the time #it takes me like 10 minutes to get dressed max (not counting putting my hair up)

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historical-fashion-polls · 15 days

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skitskatdacat63 · 5 months

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Fernando Alonso & His Relationship With Cards

I'm sure we're all familar with the cards on the back of Fernando's Vegas GP helmet by now, but did you know his relationship with cards goes a lot deeper?

I. Magic Tricks

You've probably seen or heard someone at least mention Fernando's propensity for card tricks. As far as I can tell he was doing them(publically) as far back as 2003 all the way to as recently as 2018. Even once performing a card trick, with a condom and a teddy bear(!??!?!??!!), in front of Valentino Rossi who said "How was that possible?"(x)

But how did this start? According to James Allen, "Fernando admits to having been heavily influenced by his grandfather, a mercurial figure, who taught him magic and card tricks, still one of his passions away from the race track."(x) And I'm not sure the validity of this one, because I couldn't find an actual source, but apparently he once said: "My parents are responsible for the two things I like doing most - driving and magic tricks. They bought me my first go-kart and a magician's kit."

In several interviews he described it as his hobby off track, and that he loved learning new tricks and surprising others in the garage with them! So clearly cards are pretty important to him both as a hobby but also to who he is as a person since they've been with him just as long as racing has.

II. Card Symbolism in His Helmets

This is the reason I originally made this post, but I thought I should also explain the origins of his card fascination first. As I said, we probably all remember the cards on the back of his helmet in Vegas, but did you know that wasn't the first time he had cards on the back of his helmet?

From 2008-2013, he used to have a pair of cards on the back of his helmets. The symbolisms of the cards themselves as well as the evolution of their design is really fascinating to me! Even more so with the recent development of the card choice in 2023.

Fernando said he wanted to reference his two titles in some way on the back of his helmet and after his friend sent him several ideas, he decided on having two cards(an ace of clubs and an ace of hearts, sometimes pictured with 05 and 06 on them as well), saying: "I picked the cloverleaf [the ace of clubs - Ed] to give me luck, but the only pity is that it doesn't have four leaves!"(X)

2008.

Here's the very first appearance of the cards! They're displayed flat, with the 05 and 06 clearly visible

2009.

Very similar to 2008, but with a slightly different design, and they're maybe a bit more straight with less shadow?

2010.

This is the first major change! I was sad they didn't have the years on them anymore, but then I realized they're sparkly to match with his signature lightning bolts on the top of the helmet!!

2011.

Honestly I'm still somewhat unsure if this is the actual 2011 helmet? It's pretty difficult to find clear photos of the back of helmets from older seasons. It's easiest to find them on replica sites or auction sites so I'm not 100%? But anyways, I like that this has the championship years on the underside of the cards

2012.

This is when I started getting weirdly emotional about the helmets. Do you see how they've progressed from being a centerpoint to being curled up and sad at the bottom of the helmet? Not listing the year anymore??

2013.

Same thoughts as 2012. And after this season, they cease to exist (just like his ferrari chair in the garage, WOAH CALLBACK), until cards make a reeappearance in his Vegas helmet, albeit in a different form

2013 Monaco(Honorable Mention):

For some reason 2013 helmets were easier to find proper pictures of, so I happened to witness this absolute beauty. The creativity of this helmet genuinely blows me away??? Wanting to keep the card motif, but making sure to incorporate it into the rest of the puzzle piece design?? Mwah! There was another special 2013 helmet but they didn't change the cards at all so I really applaud this one

2023 Las Vegas(The Return of The King):

The magnificent return! But look! The cards are different cards! Instead of being two aces, it's now an ace of hearts, a four of hearts(his driver number of course!) and, the, now iconic, representation of himself as a Joker. I literally could not believe my eyes when this helmet was released and I saw the Joker card, what a fucking silly old man....I really wonder if he felt nostalgic having cards on his helmet again or if he didn't think about it all and was just like, "ah cards because Vegas!!!"

III. Why Does This Matter?

*The rest of the post was factual, this is moreso my personal thoughts on the symbolism of the cards/designs

This post spawned from me recently watching the 2010 Bahrain gp and noticing "hey wait a minute...are those CARDS ON THE BACK OF HIS HELMET!?" It's a really tiny detail that's unfortunately covered up by the HANS device pretty much whenever he's wearing the helmet, so it's really difficult to spot! But I became fascinated with the fact that he had cards on his helmet before that recent helmet, and now here we are!

There's something to me about how the design of the cards evolves over the course of six seasons from the cards being front and center to being smaller, more folded up and closer to the bottom of the helmet. As I said, the 2012-2013 ones genuinely made me depressed because it feels, symbolically, like his hopes for getting another Ace are becoming more and more unlikely and falling away until they eventually fall falt and fade away entirely after 2013 and disappear for basically a decade.

But when they return? They're not the same cards! Instead of representing Fernando's championships, they now represent him as a person, displaying his driver number and his persona of being a Joker!! Though I do think it's interesting he happened to keep the Ace of Hearts, even though he talked more about the Ace of Clubs before. I'm not sure it's actually this deep in reality, but I like to think that it's him not letting his championships(and the lack thereof) define him, but rather letting who he is as a person shine and be the centerpoint instead! But on a sadder note, as @suzuki-ecstar said to me, maybe the Aces aren't there anymore because he's lost all hope for a chance at a third Ace entirely :(

#yes its finals week and im up to my eyes in coursework but instead decided to spend like 5 hours researching and writing this post #nah bcs i actually genuinely put more work into this then I think I have all semester dsfjdskjg #that thing about him using a condom and teddy bear in a magic trick genuinely had me crying with laugher. actual tears rolling down my face #<- HOW!?!? WHAT WAS THE TRICK?? its literally inconceivable to me what he did. oh if only there were pics UGH #anyways!! this post was a lot of fun to make!! i really really love the symbolism and design of helmets so this was a rly fun project #and i also went down a lot of rabbitholes while make this and saw many very weird articles from yore #i feel like i make an equal amnt of deranged posts abt seb and nando but i dont know why nando is gifted w all my well researched projects #<- i.e. chair post. that was the same level of research as this one but at least this one i could find actual sources about....#idk theres smth about the extremely long history of nando's history that evokes research posts like this KLAJSLSKDJ #theres just so much that i dont think I ever really see people discussing! so i must create.#haha what was that joke tag i wanted to make abt my researched posts? I think:#normal posts that catie normally makes in a normal fashion #<- one day ill go back and actually tag posts w that. bcs the amtn of research compared to my actual schoolwork is so unwell #fernando alonso #fa14 #f1 #formula 1 #catie.rambling.txt #we do a little bit of f1

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spacecravat · 9 months

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for good omens s3 i hope we get to see crowley with REALLY long hair, waist length or longer. just luxurious long locks pooling around him

#ways i’m imagining this: like historical chinese fashion #ways this is more likely: those stupid 1600s curly wigs #anyway #not to be biased but i like long haired crowley #good omens #mine #not that i Want them to do asian history because i think that might just turn out bad #but i think all those chinese history books my mom made us read as kids rubbed off

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kuroarimiyazaki · 4 months

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Don’t you hate that post-bacchanal bout of “Laryngitis”?

#kuromsart #camilla macaulay #the secret history #tsh #dark academia #donna tartt #the secret history fanart #the red muffler #this is part of two other sketches but I do not like the other two #so I will just share this one #her described fashion choices live in my mind

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no-light-left-on · 6 months

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Jessamine's design has always intrigued me. the stark, full black suit and tall collar are pretty obvious status symbols. black was for the longest time an incredibly expensive colour of fabric due to how difficult it was to achieve proper rich blackness during the dyeing process and the collar, while most likely just a trend in Dunwall fashion inspired by the 1890s high collars can be read as lace, especially in some concept art, which is hard to care for and needs to be starched to hell and back to keep nice and stiff for a collar like that

but what I find a lot more curious about this is that the clothes appear very much inspired by Spanish renaissance fashion

which, honestly, would make sense with the real world inspiration. 19th century was obsessed with the past, with the romanticized medieval and renaissance times, and it was quite common to see fashion inspired by times long past (I mean, just look at Worth. the man invented haute couture and there is so much influence of medieval and Elisabethan fashion in his designs). it was also a thing for rich families to just kinda... invest in recreations of historical pieces of clothing and LARP in them.

Jessamine's clothes, in particular, reminded me of Spanish court dresses. especially of the portraits of Anne of Austria and Elisabeth of Valois

obsessed with those slit sleeves. too bad Jessamine didn't go the extra mile to have the sleeves hang long and heavy around her arms but they were more form fitting

there is also something to be said about the tall white (possibly starched lace) collar and the style of clasps used on her clothes

the mini cape thing she has on top is more similar to the style of capes worn by men in renaissance, but yeah, of course she reminded me of a Spanish princess when this is one of the most given example portraits for this style

I wonder if this was an intentional choice on the designer's side or if they were just inspired by the revivalism present in 19th century fashion. what really makes me consider that though is that one of her earlier designs has those sleeves much, Much more pronounced and obvious

oh the things that could have been...

still, it makes me wonder: if this was intentional, what does this tell us about Jessamine, and the history of the Isles themselves?

#dh #dishonored #jessamine kaldwin #fashion history posting #I am not normal about this gown #me and sin even had an au where her and corvo are part of a fashion history reenactment group #still I wonder. does she just like the style? or is she just a little insane about fashion history like I am?#bias admission I spent two years working on a comic that had its entire aesthetic based around renaissance and its 19th century revival #so I might be seeing things where there are none #either way you are welcome Ive been meaning to make this post for Months at this point #we dont know if artificial black dye was already a thing at the time of DH1 #another curious thing though!#since this is before silvergraphs were invented Jessamine wouldve been painted in a Particularly Nice Outfit #like if youre gonna pay someone to paint you youre gonna pose in your best garb #and its the same fit she wore to welcome corvo back which means she dressed up nice for him #which I find really fucking cute #anyways heres my insane ramblings I hope you enjoyed

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0rosenstern0 · 7 months

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Okay TIME TO GET IN

#re: dracula #dracula daily #jonathan harker #Doing homework at the same time #Because I don't want to just read my class #Jonathan voice sounds kinda sweet #“Train are late” or you have daily cause time change and you don't adapt #He love old fashion we like history that's why we're here #I ADORE DRACULA VOICE

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daguerreotyping · 11 months

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Daguerreotype of two elegant young gentlemen standing arm in arm, photographed by John Werge, c. 1850s

#a very handsome pair #I like how the man on the right has only bothered to remove one glove #and is staring very intensely at the viewer as though he’d just love to throw down that glove and challenge you to a duel #19th century #1800s #1850s #19th century photography #daguerreotype #19th century fashion #fashion history #historical fashion #men's fashion

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sailorstarlesbian · 7 days

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Academic research into Lolita fashion

Hello! I'm Alex, I'm an Art History student at university and I'm currently working on a paper about Lolita fashion. I just wanted to ask if anyone has any sources, like books, articles or anything of the sort I could use as sources, since I'm having some trouble finding stuff on the matter. I can also use videos, podcasts, documentaries and other stuff as sources, just as long as they're reliable enough.

I'm also looking for some testimonials of people who wear lolita fashion, since I wanna talk about the subculture and how the people who are into it engage with it. If you know anything related to that (or if you'd like to talk to me about it) feel free to tell me as well!

I'll be checking this post but you can also message me/send me an ask with stuff. I would really appreciate it!

if there's any interest i wouldn't mind sharing my paper after i've presented it of course!

#lolita fashion #sweet lolita #gothic lolita #i'm kinda scared of tagging it just lolita bc i know websites can be DUMB about that tag #japanese fashion #harajuku #j fashion #so sorry for bothering in the main tags #also this isn't for a grade or anything (i'm literally doing it for fun and to share with fashion history nerds like me)#but i do have a deadline of about may 20th

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dresshistorynerd · 1 year

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I don't keep up with fashion, but I've understood Selkie is the newest favorite brand of everyone and it's supposed to be like pretty high end? The dresses cost several hundreds of dollars? I've seen they are pretty fairytale and historical fashion inspired and now their new collection came into my dash. You are meant to pay a lot of money of these??

Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against the styles and the broad designs, I actually think they could be really cute, but the quality is absolutely abysmal. This is why I'm not fan of history bounding going into mainstream, because you will get these absolutely sloppily slapped together completely ill-fitting flimsy mass-manufactured stays imitations and they'll still be expensive. Honestly they look absolute dogshit. The cuts are predictably sloppy and give no shape to these garments. They will fit very badly to 99% of people by the virtue of being mass-manufactured, like with any other ready-made clothing, but with laced garments it's always (sometimes literally) painfully obvious. The materials are nowhere sturdy enough to work in any way with a garment like that and there is clearly no reinforcements in the construction, so even if it had a shape from quality cutting, it would not matter because it couldn't hold that shape anyway.

I just hate how piss poor quality even these expensive clothes are. With the current state of the fashion industry you really can't get quality even by paying more. If you want to get these corsets from Selkie (or like just want something similar), consider looking up stays/corsets from Etsy that cost the same amount. You'll probably find plenty options and get them custom made to your measurements and they will extremely likely be much better looking and so much better quality.

#honestly no shade to anyone who likes this brand #it's just a good example how terrible the state of that industry is #because from what i heard this is supposed to be like good quality #and it probably is compared to most other brands #fashion #history bounding #fashion industry

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diioonysus · 1 year

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fashion trend: fans

#of course yeah for some cultures its still very much used but can everyone just bring it back #like victorian era style where people used it for flirting #history #victorian era #edwardian era #pretty much i included some vary of eras in here #fashion #photography #vintage #vintage photography #fashion history #beauty

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thesherrinfordfacility · 10 months

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oi i get that its funny to rinse crowley over his fashion choices (and boy are they choices) but my poor guy has literal snake eyes and the hair of the goddamn devil he HAS to assimilate to his surroundings and copy their dress and their hairstyles and their facial hair otherwise he would have been essentially haunting the infernal corporation dispensary he's there so many times cut my boy some mf sLACK

#i truly believe it canon that not only does crowley just like ti be fashionable but he is the most camouflaged being in history #improvise adapt overcome #im sorry im clogging up the GO tag i just have a lot of thoughts and brain goes whrrrrrrr #good omens #good omens season 2 #crowley #gomens shitpost #btw im not shitting on redheads i too am a redhead✨❤️

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sesamenom · 7 months

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more on the maglor through history not-really-au: the Dagor Dagorath happens in 2022 of the Seventh Age. Melkor drops into aman and lands where mordor used to be (which is now approximately the middle of the mediterranean. i'm going to assume he can swim) and trudges over to valinor to fight the Host.

on the way there he crosses over the West of middle-earth (western europe) where the last elves/only line of defense is Maglor, Daeron and Cirdan.

(tumblr is cropping weirdly so click for quality/full image)

maglor as pictured above is actually partway-through-dagorath-preparations maglor and not during-dagorath maglor because during-dagorath maglor is basically just Regular maglor.

out of all of them daeron probably took to modern fashion the best? Maglor just likes being the fashionable one but Daeron actually likes that his jacket has a hood now. he dyes his hair various colors so he can pass any Weird Maiar Hair stuff off as just a fashion thing, and maia-shapeshifts to hide his Elf Eyes and maia face markings. also he Aggressively Flutes at melkor while wearing his sweater vest.

cirdan's modern outfit is just his normal one slightly adapted to blend in better. also he's had that 25,000-year-old belt since cuivienen and has ship-of-theseused it at least forty times. he went with a slightly less dramatic version of the maglor route to hide his Elf Eyes (regular sunglasses).

#silm #silmarillion #maglor #daeron #cirdan #maglor through history #seventh age stuff #maglorath #<- daegor maglorath? lol #mentally this is operating like an au but also its compliant w most second prophecy/dagorath version canons #also this happens in 2022 because i dont want to accidentally curse 2023/4 lol #also poor cirdan #stuck there for 15000 years because there are two exiled minstrels hes not allowed to leave behind #other notes re outfits:#maglor's dagorath (maglorath?) wardrobe is surprisingly similar to his first age one #just more grey #and a different style of tie #he doesnt particularly prefer modern fashion over say baroque or mid-medieval but he likes being the Fashionable One #vs daeron who actually does like modern fashion #(especially those cropped jackets)#which are basically like daeron's first age jackets just less silver trim and an easier closure #he also enjoys sweatpants #daeron's preferred style is basically his second dagorath outfit #sweatpants + doriath style robe + sweater vest #optional layers: sindarin belt & cord + cropped jacket #and then of course there's just cirdan chilling

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thebaffledcaptain · 10 months

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Been thinking about historical beauty standards lately and the fact that being rounder and heavier was, in fact, considered fashionable for a very long time, and then the fact that people will always interject with the “it’s because weight meant you were wealthy and able to afford food and leisure,” which, sure, is true to some extent, but it’s not like… the only reason that was desirable? Like, is it that hard to believe that people genuinely found that beautiful? That both men and women would rogue their cheeks to make them look more lively and full? That men would tailor their waistcoats to give the illusion of a potbelly because it was the fashionable silhouette? That to be soft and plump was considered lovely and attractive? Honestly, I feel people’s insistence on the whole “weight meant you were wealthy” thing can quickly become a kind of backhanded fatphobia, this assertion that being fat meant something else desirable, and thus became the Desirable Thing. People have had fat and been fat all throughout history and been found beautiful for it, period.

#i've been doing a lot of thinking today lol #idk it's just very. frustrating to me that everyone is so set on believing that and that alone #because it feels so non-genuine despite the fact that there are so many genuine portrayals of plumpness and fatness being desirable #for so long #this insistence that our bodies have to fit the fashion of the times is a relatively new invention #shapewear existed for a reason and honestly i find it to be almost like. the opposite of the reason modern people tend to say it did #it was a way of staying in fashion that didn't involve literally attempting to alter your body to achieve the unachievable #there's nothing inherently wrong with having fashions and trends until they start becoming actively harmful to people #idk i might not be the most qualified person to talk about this if someone else has thoughts i'd be happy to hear #but it's something i only realized today #history #fatphobia #body positivity #historical fashion #historyposting #this is your captain speaking

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weedle-testaburger · 6 days

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i kinda find it really fucking gross how tankies will act like they're such huge allies to lgbtq people ackshully. because as we all know dictatorial so-called communist states were and are so tolerant of queer people protesting their rights

#political crap #not to sound like I'm implying liberalism isn't a flawed ideology here #but social liberals have led the charge for gay rights throughout history communists have only ever done it when it's fashionable #up until like the 80s the french communists called it 'a distraction from the overthrow of the capitalist system' or some bollocks #and what the maoists said about homosexuality was even worse #on a related note considering hungary czechoslovakia and afghanistan i don't think tankie ideology can ever be called anticolonial #they were just as keen on colonising as the western powers when it suited them

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