Violet.lucca

Kiss and Tupac

blogdogz:

tastefullyoffensive:

[blopity]

"Breathtaking." - Dog

ornamentedbeing:

I have spent so long trying to find this image. I can’t begin to put into words how happy I am to have not only found where it is from but all of the different views that the Museum has graciously taken of the costume. 

Bunka Gakuen Costume Museum

Empress Dowager Akinori (1849-1914) 

昭憲皇太后(1849-1914)着用

I love the mix of cultures in this piece, how seamlessly the two are intertwined. It’s effortless and graceful. Note how the traditional chrysanthemum have been incorporated into Western fashion. It is so uniquely beautiful. 

The original text reads: 大礼服（マント・ド・クール）は、明治時代から昭和戦前期の宮廷服である。女子の最高の礼服で、襟あきが大きく、袖無しか短い袖のドレスにトレーン（引き裾）を付けることが特色である｡本資料のボディスとトレーンは緋ベルベット、スカートには白繻子地を用い、それぞれに菊花を日本刺繍によって豪華に表している｡大きく膨らんだパフ･スリーブ、釣り鐘形のスカートなどの特徴は、明治20年代後半に調製されたことを示している｡

This court dress (manteau de cour) was worn as the imperial dress from Meiji (1868-1926) through Showa (1926-1989) period up to the beginning of WW2. The distinct features of this most formal type of women’s dress is the broad neckline, short or no sleeves, and a skirt with a long train. The original material of the bodice and the train is scarlet-coloured velvet, the skirt is made from white satin and shows the magnificent Japanese chrsyanthemum embroidery. The large puff sleeves and the bell-shaped skirt both show the typical production of the the late half of Meiji 20’s era (1892-1897). 

(a huge thank you for this translation goes to the following)

— losthitsu

special sauce let us cheese

(From time to time, we will be replaying some of Dear Leader’s Greatest Hits. Enjoy.)

Will you please get a load of this mini-morsel—you could take her down in one bite:

GLURP:

Sender-Inner Meg S. says: “I don’t know what it’s called, but it has my soul.” Roge.

yukkaplant:

sometime i just wanna be a middle aged fat guy

Well, two words: Michael Wilkinson.

If you love costume and cannot get excited by this trailer then you don’t like costume. Come on, just look at Amy Adams!

American Hustle is released in December.

© 2013, Chris Laverty.

strange-fires:

gpoy

Two photos of Robert De Niro.

Excuse me? ”Pussying out”?

This blog has caused me a great deal of anxiety and stress for a year now, and the fact that I now have 100,000 followers isn’t helping matters. I have mental health concerns to deal with and as someone who has been in a mental hospital, I have every right to put my health before this blog.
It isn’t my responsibility to educate people. I would like to, but it really isn’t.

meanplastic:

the real question

nevver:

Word on the Street