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EMMA 2020 + text posts.

#emma 2020 #english history #19th century #mao

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Royal Monastery of Brou, Bourg-en-Bresse, France | Adrien Olichon

#bourg-en-bresse #france #places

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#ming dynasty #imperial china #16th century #costumes

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Lammasu, una divinidad protectora, un ser híbrido legendario, principalmente de la mitología asiria, que posee cuerpo de toro o león, alas de águila y cabeza de hombre.

#lammasu #mythology

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關曉彤 Guan Xiaotong as 班婳 Ban Hua 我就是这般女子 A GIRL LIKE ME (China, 2021)

gif challenge | vs. @carolineeforbes round fifteen • profile of a character chosen by our challenger

#a girl like me #ban hua

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Hello! What do you think of the costumes in the drama Nothing Gold Can Stay? ☺️

Hi, I think its costumes are so inaccurate that they're kind of... interesting? to look at. Most of the costumes are standard Qing guzhuang but some of the pieces look like the designer went out of their way to offend history. The time period setting is just brushed off as "late Qing Dynasty" and no particular decade is specified, but considering the historical figure on which the female protagonist was based on, Zhou Ying, lived from 1869 to 1908, this drama spanned the 1880s-1900s.

Nothing Gold Can Stay 那年花开月正圆 (2017)

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All of the costumes give me a weird vibe I cannot explain, it's probably the flashy neon colors. First off, standing collars and bangs of this height were not popularized until the late 1900s, when Zhou is supposed to be a middle aged lady and almost deceased. The v shaped gap in the standing collar is a 1950s thing and has fuck all to do with the Qing Dynasty. The cut of all of the women's costumes look late 1900s, though that is most certainly a guzhuang coincidence and not a calculated result of historical research. The progression of time and fashion was not shown at all in this drama, or maybe they did but in whatever made up logic that strays too far from history for me to notice... I feel like I don't really need to watch the actual thing since a lot of the promotional photos capture the wildest costumes.

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Late 1900s bangs and clothes.

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None of the women’s clothes in this show are cut like the 1880s or 90s, they're way too tight fitting and the standing collar is way too tall. The 裙门 qunmen or center section of the skirt looks like it’s a separate flap from the rest of the skirt instead of just the unpleated section of an otherwise pleated skirt?? That probably came from misunderstandings regarding the structure of period mamian skirts. The short length and tight fit of the robe/shirt makes the whole outfit look like a 1910s aoqun, but then the robe has the flared but small 1920s sleeves...

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Mid 1910s aoqun.

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Actual 1870s/80s fashion, the cut of the clothes are extremely roomy and generous.

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This is a classic mistake where 1950s construction techniques are used on costumes for the Qing/Republican era: the binding at the neck seam is forgotten, the dajin is curved instead of angled, and the collar has a huge gap down the front. Besides weird construction, I’m also extremely confused by the choice of fabrics and embroidery.

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1950s cheongsam with this kind of construction.

I think the “highlight” of this drama is definitely this dress (yes it is a one piece dress), this floor length 1950s cheongsam-1920s robe mixture abomination. Nothing in this form has ever existed in history and everything about it hurts my eyes. Not to mention the width and style of binding is a very common style on commercial 21st century cheongsam, cheap and not historical at all.

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1920s flared sleeves.

??Why does this robe have a gradient border?? The closest thing I can think of is early 30s cheongsam with multiple rows of binding, though it’s peak anachronism to see it next to a guy with a pigtail.

Artifact for early 1930s cheongsam with gradient binding. I believe this photo was from an exhibition in the Hong Kong Museum of History? The page it was from disappeared as they do sometimes.

I would like to rate the costuming in this drama a 2/10.

#imperial china #qing dynasty #republican china #19th century #20th century #fashion

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Dune: Part Two (2024) dir. Denis Villeneuve

#dune

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𝐒𝐢𝐡𝐚𝐲𝐚

#dune #fanart #art #chani

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A Dinner Table at Night, John Singer Sargent. 1884.

#art #paintings #john singer sargent #19th century

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BL Couples + "I can't take my eyes off you"

#cherry magic #last twilight the series #the eight sense #we best love #love is better the second time around #i feel you linger in the air #love for love's sake #be loved in house

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LIN YUN 林允 in Hacchic Couture (LOOK2) | Weibo Night 2023

Lin Yun: more photos here Weibo Night 2023: more photos here

#lin yun #林允

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#lmao

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the legend of shen li

#the legend of shen li #aesthetic

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Chen Haoyu for Gucci Beauty

#chen haoyun #陈昊宇

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LIN YUN 林允 in Movous white mermaid dress (LOOK1) | Weibo Night 2023

Lin Yun: more photos here Weibo Night 2023: more photos here

#lin yun #林允

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an underrated detail in pride and prejudice is that elizabeth bennett was home alone on the day darcy proposed because she had a headache. can you imagine. this was in the pre-painkillers era. you're at home with a headache and then this asshole walks into the room and tells you he loves you and wants to marry you even though he hates your whole family and you're beneath him. imagine having to deal with that while also having a headache. she doesn't even have ibuprofen

#pride and prejudice #lmao

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DILIREBA 迪丽热巴 in Christian Dior Resort 2024 Collection | China Federation of Literary and Art Circles 2024 Spring Festival Gala

Dilireba: more photos here China Federation of Literary and Art Circles 2024 Spring Festival Gala : more photos here

#dilraba dilmurat