pt I the wedding dress: an actual update
For the uninitiated, my current hyperfixation (one of them) is designing a wedding dress for Crowley because I heard the song Book of Love by Peter Gabriel from their Heavenly Playlist. Here's how far I've got with the concept:
Okay, where do I start? There's so much happening and I've only got as far as the shirt, cufflinks and jacket. Let's go with the overview/jacket:
[Disclaimer: I'm a design student, but not in fashion design. I don't really know what I'm doing, but I'm having fun, and I hope that's what matters]
JACKET: So the first photo above was the jacket idea I had when I first decided to start this, because the season 1 waiter blazer suits Crowley, from the cropped nature to the sharp notched lapels (if you're not sure what that is, like I was at first, it's not very clear in the white but you see that lightning bolt style collar in my sketch? that's the notched lapels).
But it met too high on the chest (notice where it cuts the tie) to be soft enough for a wedding dress, so I made the two halves meet lower down in the sketch. I also made it single-breasted (which basically means a coat or blazer that has a single row of buttons, in this case, just one button).
I haven't worked out more about the jacket, oh and also if someone could tell me the material of the original costume that would be very cool. I'll probably spend an unreasonable amount of time designing the button, too. As for colour, it would be black with a garnet or currant red lining.
OVERVIEW: So like the sketch shows, there's a shirt, that's held in place by a corset over it, and the jacket covers both. The corset would probably be under bust and back-laced for more support, with hints of scarlet on snakeskin leather? I'm not entirely sure, I need to research corsets.
The cummerbund (oops misspelt it in the sketch) is a broad waist sash, you can see it in the waiter costume, too. In the wedding dress, it would overlap the shirt slightly under the corset, and I was thinking of black satin with embroidery of stars/constellations.
I was originally going to draw star charts of a significant month for them (maybe April, because that's when nightingales, which are migratory birds, usually return to England for mating season to sing). Perhaps star charts as visible from Earth versus Alpha Centauri? But that could get complicated and on the bafta livestream chat someone sent coats that have Zodiac patterns on them in gold, so I'm debating that too.
Besides, there'll already be a nightingale pin on the lapel, gold with a sapphire eye for Aziraphale.
The lower part of the wedding dress involves a train and trousers and split skirt, we won't go into that. I think this post already got too long so I'll make another one for the shirt and the cufflinks :")
Have a lovely day my maggots you're amazing and I love you. Look at you, you're gorgeous.
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The Best Love Story
For, well, basically eternity, we’ve seen this dynamic:
Aziraphale protecting Crowley. Even In the Beginning, our favorite Guardian Angel was showing us his nature - warning Crowley against questioning too much, afraid of the consequences. We go on to see Aziraphale do what he could to protect Crowley from heaven and hell throughout their time together.
In Crowley, we see a patient teacher. Since Eden, when Aziraphale confessed to giving away his flaming sword, Crowley found a potential kindred spirit- someone else who didn’t blindly obey and went by their own moral compass.
The gentle, and very kind and patient way that Crowley guides Aziraphale on his own path, in combination with the angel’s genuine caring for the demon, is the foundation of their friendship. Crowley gently points out things that go against the moral compass they seem to share - whether it be the flood, killing Job’s children, poverty, and the error of thinking in black and white.
Both sacrifice themselves to protect the other. Crowley saves Elspath because he knows her death would crush Aziraphale, who was already dealing with his responsibility over Wee Morag’s death. Hell took him, and Aziraphale didn’t see him again for a long time.
Aziraphale sacrifices his identity as an angel. He chooses Crowley over and over again. Saving Job’s children, giving him holy water, and leaving Earth.
Their relationship is based on caring, patience, kindness, sacrifice and above all else, love. I think that’s why it’s so powerful.
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May this keep yours from breaking: my collection of vintage heart imagery.
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While waiting for Jimi Hendrix to come on stage on the morning of 18 August 1969 the Woodstock audience probably weren't expecting a 1950's covers band. The original line-up of Sha Na Na here perform the 1958 song Book of Love and 1961's Duke of Earl. Some of the audience reaction shots are priceless.
The three singers in gold lamé outfits (Robert Leonard, Dennis Greene and Scott Powell at the time of Woodstock) were a signature part of their act up until the early 80's. The outfits here came from a production of the musical Bye Bye Birdie where one is worn by a character not too far removed from Elvis Presley (who wore a gold lamé tuxedo on a 1959 album cover).
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