a friend of mine in the bespoke tailoring industry used to be a crusty punk/ skater. he briefly made a tailoring zine. like, black-and-white xerox copies with pen art, clipped out photos, cut-and-paste layouts. kind of zine you send off in the mail. but it was about tailoring
after Nosferatu my dad was like "why didnt they just attack him during the day" and i was like they don't know he can't go out in the day. they've never seen Dracula.
Question for the people who want more historical accuracy in film and tv:
Do you think having these things adds to the story being told? Do you think a general audience would understand them without explanation or would it be distracting
you could probably seduce an AuDHD man by giving him clearly-worded tasks (side quests) which consistently result in direct positive feedback from you, and eventually lead to you directly telling him you’re interested in him romantically rather than expecting him to figure it out
lrt my political beliefs are we should be training and paying artisans to make accurate replicas of museum artifacts so we can return the originals to their respective countries
Recreation of a Persian rider from 500 BC, wearing a fur-lined and highly decorated gaunaka coat as an indicator of wealth and status, worn exclusively by the Achaemenid elite. British Museum, designed by Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones, sewn by Rebecca Southall.
Charles Dickens: Did you finish the illustration of the ghost of Christmas present?
Illustrator: Sure did boss, real fuckin sexy just like you asked.
Dickens: what
Hate being permanently stuck in an eBay grindset because my friends will be like “Sigh…Really wish I could have this niche clothing item but it’s $500…” and I will be like No no my darling… We will haggle and scour for it on this one beautiful little website…