#historical fashion event

[marzipanandminutiae]

thinking about the museum guests who get surprised by our photo of an Irish-Canadian immigrant maid on her wedding day, because she’s dressed indistinguishably from a wealthy woman of the same era (to modern eyes, at least)

and the thirtysomething Black femme sapphic couple I talked to at another museum who had never seen extant images of Black women in fashionable Victorian clothing until that week, and were absolutely delighted by them

thinking about how empowering it can be for historically oppressed people to learn that, no, beauty and elegance and artistic expression within this specific cultural framework were not the exclusive purview of wealthy whites until like 1920

(thinking about who it serves to erase those images and that knowledge from the public consciousness)

#dress history #history #art history #historical fashion #my favorite example is the hoop skirt #because guys those were UBIQUITOUS #cheap to make and cheap to buy #Queen Victoria wore them. Irish immigrant servants wore them. factory workers had to be expressly banned from wearing them #for safety reasons but still- that indicates that they WERE following the fashion #there are even accounts of enslaved women wearing them to church and such #and yet nowadays most Americans associate them exclusively with white Southern Belles(TM) #I've even been asked at events (while wearing 1860s) if northern women in general really wore hoops too

[daguerreotyping]

Lithograph of two impressively wasp-waisted navy youths entitled "Aspirants" (midshipmen), c. 1855. Left side labeled "Grande tenue" (full dress), right side "Petite tenue d'Été" (Google is giving me the probably over-literal but simply delightful translation "little summer outfit"—look at him in his little summer outfit!)

#highly practical to promenade in pairs in the event of one or the other fainting from the effects of tight-lacing #amazed you get this much swag as a middie! gold braid taco hat and all! #19th century #1800s #1850s #men's fashion #fashion history #historical fashion #uniforms #nautical #navy #19th century art #illustration #lithography

[the-merry-otter]

And I’m feeling very historical in this chili’s tonight

#is it perfect? no not at all lmao #but!!! it’s the closest I’ve been yet and that counts for something #14th century #history #medieval #medieval reenactment #historical reenactment #historical fashion #sca #lochac #merry words indeed #am about to go to an event btw that’s why I’m all dressed up #hopefully I get some photos of me there 🤞

[therogerclarkfanclub]

ROGER CLARK as Captain Wier in:

The Wild West (2007) Season 1, Episode 1: "Custer's Last Stand"

⭐Watch Custer's Last Stand on Dailymotion ⭐

(GIF Set 5/6)

#roger clark #the wild west #custer's last stand #stephen billington #nigel whitney #bbc #general custer #westerns #us history #documentaries #george armstrong custer #battle of the little bighorn #roger's filmography #roger's tv shows #irish actors #lakota nation #historical events #the good ol' fashioned q

[iagreewithlilithsrightsnwrongs]

ive been thinking abt lilith n her hobbies, since she wasnt or just didnt allow herself to have them unless they were warrior nun or church related. n i think one she would have liked is stitching. especially since i like to think of her as kinda of a history buff. ofc she only reveals this within religious contexts but!!! shes just interested in how humans have behaved within history, all the customs, the styles, the laws n morals of times past. n i think she would rly like remaking n maybe even reinventing these old styles into clothes for now. this is definitely smth she only rly picks up on maybe a lil bit in those 2 months in before s2, where she starts to experiment in clothes customization. finding her style, maybe even implementing them in her fighting nun clothes. she started to create her own things, if some didnt fit her anymore she would make smth else with them. its my personal hc that the clothes we see her in the first ep of s2 were made by her, or at least heavily customized by her

in the future, if everything goes well, or even in an alternate reality, i think lilith would love to do things like bernadette banner does on youtube. it is both historically interesting but also a challenge n most of all, smth of her own. made by her hands, made as she sees fit. i think she would find comfort in that, in making her own things, things as regular as clothes but by being made for her by her entirely carry a different meaning n she would feel more in her skin, more confident, maybe even more relaxed

if youre close friends with her n u ask her anything abt historical fashion, youre done for. this is her special interest n she will make u know it. she'll quiz u. were you paying attention?? u better have been.

i just want lilith to have a niche lil hobby that is just hers. just a pure thing of hers. i think she deserves it

#warrior nun #sister lilith #mi headcanonni #i just thing it'd be neat #ava would unironically be very interested in liliths rants cuz she is still lilith. her personality shines through even if shes talking abt #history n what not. ava finds this a very cool way to learn abt humans since shes also very interested in them n also abt history #in an alternate universe lilith sits them all down for a few powerpoint presetations. probs drunk a lil bit #not even knowing what the fuck shes doing. sober her would be horrified assuming none of her friends would be interested #but all of them are weirdly engrossed in the things lilith talks abt n ask questions n take it seriously #if some war or historical event happened to have done some damage to the arts or fashion lilith would be upset #but so were the others. they just rly like seeing lilith so energized abt smth so niche n obviosuly special to her #i rly want lilith to rant abt how weird the medieval period was. like goddamn. it would be so funny. bea would be scandalized #ava would be delighted

[chunkecheeks]

"marilyn monroe-ish hair" vogue has your author here ever seen a picture of marilyn monroe in their goddamn life.

these are 1940s style waves. i'm going to fly off the handle

#LIKE OKAY MOST OF THE TIME MY ANNOYANCE OVER MISLABELLED HISTORICAL HAIRSTYLES AND FASHIONS HAS NO BASIS #BUT IDK IF YOU'RE A FASHION JOURNALIST COVERING AN EVENT WHERE THE FASHION IS GOING TO TAKE INSPO FROM AMERICAN HISTORY #MAYBE YOU SHOULD HAVE MORE OF A BASIS FOR THOSE STYLES THAN MARILYN MONROE #JUST A THOUGHT

[emilieduchatele]

I finished the agatha heterodyne barbie

#girl genius #girl genius event week #agatha heterodyne #my posts #historical fashion #this was my first time sewing clothes but I think it went pretty well

[hickoryhorneddevils]

thought about all the people in history who have been fighting for Me and Us and Community and got emo about it. oh god

#so many!!! who we will never know!!! wahhhhh #sorry. reading about historical fashion makers in the early 1900s trying to make it an easier time to access plus size clothing. sobs #& thinking abt the pride signs i see outside peoples houses that are up year round on my route to work. and about my hs school districts #annual forum with faculty/students to talk about queer current events + improving school environments. and how much it meant to all of us #there are so many ppl out there who do so much just by trying their best to show up!!this world is so full of support and beautiful people! #okay anyways. goodnight #.txt

[hotniatheron]

the american diner's eternal fixation in the societal mind: an essay

#name a historic event in the u.s. since 1920 and a diner was there #movies. art. fashion. literature. THEY'RE THERE. i hope someone has done a study on this

[hannahchronism]

[dark colored] sails and p ot. c ....antithetical.

#pov having an opinion whilst desperately Not wanting to get involved into the discourse(s) of either of these fandoms #but. sails show about realism and brutal truth that would become myth. caribbean lil guys consistently about Myth and whats real in it #(love. well- freedom which is love.) #the good guys win in spectacular unlikely fashion & the goddess is given back her seas what part of this is a dismal imperialism-wins movie #why chose to walk away focused on the thing they literally killed #i will never understand it #im not saying there are no similar themes there definitely are but when it comes to the final moments and the goal posts #very different very different not at all the same one of these things is a series of events documented the other is a storybook #(they're both fictional i know please don't take that to mean i think the gritty show is historical fact i know it isn't) #i'm very pre defensive on this post i'm sorry i've been verbally attacked a lot over both of these franchises in a different space

[bookished]

HOW TO GIVE PERSONALITY TO A CHARACTER

Giving personality to a character is an essential part of character development in storytelling, whether you're writing a novel, screenplay, or creating a character for a role-playing game. Here are some steps and considerations to help you give personality to your character:

Understand Their Backstory:

Start by creating a detailed backstory for your character. Where were they born? What were their childhood experiences like? What significant events have shaped their life? Understanding their past can help you determine their motivations, fears, and desires.

2. Define Their Goals and Motivations:

Characters often become more interesting when they have clear goals and motivations. What does your character want? It could be something tangible like a job or a romantic relationship, or it could be an abstract desire like happiness or freedom.

3. Determine Their Strengths and Weaknesses:

No one is perfect, and characters should reflect this. Identify your character's strengths and weaknesses. This can include physical abilities, intellectual skills, and personality traits. Flaws can make characters relatable and three-dimensional.

4. Consider Their Personality Traits:

Think about your character's personality traits. Are they introverted or extroverted? Shy or outgoing? Kind or selfish? Create a list of traits that describe their character. You can use personality frameworks like the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator or the Big Five Personality Traits as a starting point.

5. Give Them Quirks and Habits:

Quirks and habits can make a character memorable. Do they have a specific way of speaking, a unique fashion style, or an unusual hobby? These details can help bring your character to life.

6. Explore Their Relationships:

Characters don't exist in isolation. Consider how your character interacts with others. What are their relationships like with family, friends, and enemies? These relationships can reveal a lot about their personality.

7. Show, Don't Tell:

Instead of explicitly telling the audience about your character's personality, show it through their actions, dialogue, and decisions. Let the reader or viewer infer their traits based on their behavior.

8. Create Internal Conflict:

Characters with internal conflicts are often more engaging. What inner struggles does your character face? These can be related to their goals, values, or past experiences.

9. Use Character Arcs:

Consider how your character will change or grow throughout the story. Character development is often about how a character evolves in response to the events and challenges they face.

10. Seek Inspiration:

Draw inspiration from real people, other fictional characters, or even historical figures. Study how people with similar traits and backgrounds behave to inform your character's actions and reactions.

11. Write Dialogue and Inner Monologues:

Writing dialogue and inner monologues from your character's perspective can help you get inside their head and understand their thought processes and emotions.

12. Consider the Setting:

The setting of your story can influence your character's personality. For example, a character who grows up in a war-torn environment may have a different personality than one raised in a peaceful, affluent society.

13. Revise and Refine:

Don't be afraid to revise and refine your character as you write and develop your story. Characters can evolve and change as the narrative unfolds.

Remember that well-developed characters are dynamic and multi-faceted. They should feel like real people with strengths, weaknesses, and complexities. As you write and develop your character, put yourself in their shoes and think about how they would react to various situations. This will help you create a compelling and believable personality for your character.

#writeblr #writing advice #creative writing #writerscommunity #writer problems #writing resources #writing community #writers on tumblr #writers block #the writer struggle #writing tips #writers #uservolkova

[therogerclarkfanclub]

ROGER CLARK as Captain Wier in:

The Wild West (2007) Season 1, Episode 1: "Custer's Last Stand"

⭐Watch Custer's Last Stand on Dailymotion ⭐

(GIF Set 4/6)

#roger clark #the wild west #stephen billington #bbc #general custer #westerns #us history #documentaries #custer's last stand #george armstrong custer #battle of the little bighorn #roger's filmography #roger's tv shows #irish actors #lakota nation #historical events #the good ol' fashioned q

[autismcupcake]

Might be going to a ren faire for the first time in a little over a month :3 can't sleep so I am Thinking about it :]

#and also to be clear on this blog we believe judging people for dressing up in fun outfits that aren't as historic as possible #is rude and a very asshole move that ignores the fantasy of these sorts of events #it really gives the fashion history community a bad name like people having fun is NOT the same as like #a huge budget production claiming to depict a specific time and place or an actual person that we have images of

[howtofightwrite]

Have you read GRRM books? He claims swords needed to be “especially designed for women’s hands” how true is this?

About as true as all of those, “girl guns.” Because, as you know, a woman cannot hold a Glock unless it's pink or sky blue. Which is to say, not even remotely true.

You might get a situation where a child would be unable to operate a weapon designed for adults because the grip is too cumbersome, but even this is going to be something of an outlier. Even years later the Nicholas Cage's line from Lord of War (2005) sticks with me, when describing the AK he narrates, “...so simple a child could use it, and they do.”

Just like basically any other common grip you encounter in your daily life, from screwdrivers to steering-wheels and cell phones, selling smaller, or more colorful ones, is strictly a marketing gimick.

Now, is a legitimate context, but it doesn't really have anything to do with the wielder's sex. If they had the money, the time, and the desire for a perfect grip, they might commission a smith to produce a grip specifically for their hand. Though, the only place I've ever come across this was in competitive fencing. I have seen cases where someone modifies their blade's grip with tape or other materials to better fit their hand, or the addition of a leather (usually shagreen) wrap over their grip, but even that is somewhat unusual. (Shagreen is leather from a shark or ray, and it grips the skin, making it easier to hold, especially when wet.)

Ironically, girl guns do illustrate the one case where have some weight: Weapons as fashion accessories.

I know I've complained about weapons (particularly handguns) as fashion accessories in previous posts, but the truth is that using weapons like this is not new behavior. In the early modern era, one of the ways the rising middle class liked to display their status was with a sidearm. (In this case, referring to a sidesword or, later, a rapier.) I've looked specifically into women carrying sidearms at that point in history, but it really would not surprise me in the least if they did, and if there were, that at least some of those swords were specifically designed to be more delicate and, “feminine,” per their owner's tastes. (Though, to be fair, a more delicate grip on a rapier would be fairly impressive, as the grips tend to be pretty thin.) This is a case where you might want to look into it further, if it really catches your interest, but I've never really run this down before.

If you're still dubious, feel free to wander into nearly any HEMA event, and you'll have a better than average chance of a woman being willing to prove this idea false with a Zweihander, that may in fact be taller than she is. (Historically, Zwiehanders could be over 2 meters long, and chances extremely good that you're shorter than 2 meters.)

I know I'm regurgitating previous posts here, but it really is worth remembering that swords are much lighter than people think. Zweihanders are some of the heaviest battlefield swords from history, and even the heaviest examples weigh less than 9lbs. Women in HEMA can, and do, use them effectively. Swords aren't about being big and heavy, they're about being a (in this case) seven foot long razor blade.

Since we're on the Zweihander specifically (and this may also apply for some of the other greatswords, such as the Scottish Claymore), this is a case where you might have a custom weapon forged for you. However, in this case, that's more about the right blade length, then worrying about the grip being too thick or too thin. Ideally, you want the blade length to match your height (roughly), this is because of the drills with the weapon itself, though you could adjust to a longer blade if that's what you had.

Now, to be clear, the idea of someone, particularly a noble, having a blade custom forged for them specifically isn't strange. That's something that did happen, both at the noble's request, and also as diplomatic gifts from other nations. Examples of the latter resulted in beautiful art pieces that you would never take into battle.

If you had a situation where you couldn't use a sword because the grip was too large (for, whatever reason), there are ways to fix that. In an ideal situation, you could simply pop off the pommel and grip, and then replace the grip with one that was a better fit to your hand. If the tang itself was the problem (this is the metal core of the grip, and is part of the blade, which the pommel attaches to), you might be able to shave (or file) down the tang, and then replace the grip with a new one, fitted to the now smaller tang. I'm not particularly wild about modifying the tang directly, simply because there is a (minor) risk of reducing the structural integrity of the sword in the process. Though, replacing the grip (especially on a sword with a threaded pommel) is very doable, and unless someone, somehow, screws up catastrophically, it should be a pretty trivial modification. (Again, replacing a sword's original grip with a new shagreen grip does make a lot of sense if the owner wants that improved grip.)

But, to the original question, it's not really a thing.

-Starke

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#writing reference #writing advice #writing tips #how to fight write #starke answers

[valkyrielevitt]

Hogwarts Fashion During Hogwarts Legacy

A cheat-sheet for making your writing/art historically accurate, and some inspiration for your MC - women's addition.

Victorian fashion was complicated, both in terms of the construction and the rules that dictated when certain garments could be worn. Age played an important role in what a person was permitted to wear, so lets break it down that way:

Younger Students (Roughly years 1-4)

Generally speaking, girls dressed in similar styles to their mothers, but with altered hemline lengths. Up until roughly 13-14 years old (exact ages were decided by the girl's family) her hemline would fall around the knee. At 14 it would be lowered to the middle of the shins.

At this age girls would wear dresses, and so you could suggest that Hogwarts uniforms for girls at this age would not consist of the shirt and skirt combo that MC and various NPCs wear.

Most schools in the 1890s did not have set uniforms, but instead girls were expected to wear an apron to protect their clothes from ink and chalk dust.

At this age it was still considered socially acceptable for girls to wear their hair down, or in more simple hairstyles like braids. Popular hair accessories included ribbons and straw hats.

Time for some examples:

This is an example of a day dress (casual clothes) from 1893. Smocking (the embroidery technique used at the collar, waist and cuffs) was popular in young girls clothes.

Another example of children in day dress. The girl on the far left is probably about 13-14, the older girl on the right is closer to 15.

An example of the aprons worn by younger students.

Details of the dresses worn underneath (technically from 1897 but the styles are fairly similar)

Details of the aprons worn

Older Students (Roughly years 5-7)

Around the time that the MC joins at Hogwarts, she would, depending on her personal preferences, have kept her skirt at her mid shin or dropped the hem to her ankles. Around the age of 17, girls would be expected to fully let down their hems to the floor, signifying their shift to adulthood.

At this point dresses would become less popular during the day, and were replaced by blouses (complete with very large sleeves) and a skirt. Men's tailoring and sports clothes shaped women's fashion at the time, and greatly influenced what girls wore at this age.

Girls would also typically stop wearing their hair down during the day, resorting to simple up-dos instead.

The time at which each girl made these changes depended on her and her family. While some girls had no choice but to listen to their parents, often they were able to bargain for an extra few months if they so wished.

An example of two girls around the age of 15 in very typical day outfits.

A selection of school girls - those sitting are no older than 14, those standing are no older than 16.

At the age of 15-16 girls would begin to attend more family functions and required new styles of clothes. These paintings show the same tea gown. These were made to be worn at home, never in public, when the family was hosted guests or a less formal dinner. They could be worn at all times of the day.

Day clothes for students who dressed as adults (17+):

A British Upper VI class (age 17-18) and some teachers in 1894. All girls now wear dresses with their hems on the ground, and hair tied up.

Middle class girls fashion in the 1890s

A Woman's sweater from 1895

Walking outfit from 1894 - essentially a more substantial outfit for spending time outdoors.

A more expensive version of a day outfit.

Tea gowns:

Generally identified by their loose fit, high neckline, and a train that falls from the shoulders. Additionally they may also be made with a large coat over the top. The shape was inspired by medieval fashion and so they're a good source of inspiration for the wizarding world imo.

Evening gowns:

Worn for the most formal evening events, and generally expose more skin than day clothes. Staple accessories included fans, opera gloves, and (if you're that way inclined) tiaras were coming into popularity at this time.

Rule of thumb for all fashion at this time, the sleeves get largest in the middle of the decade, and shrink back down again towards the end.

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[wineandapples]

met gala was so ??? no one got the theme right but i still appreciate those who came with elaborate or still historically inspired fits, at least they tried and didn't end up looking as if they came out of the set for euphoria 🥴🥴🥴🥴🥴

#mari speaks #i ranted about it to my roommate and she was confused but supportive of my statements #apologies i am very enthusiastic about historical fashion and seeing rococo dresses at an event based off the late 19th century was huh