Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween!

Here’s some art I did of one of my characters a while ago. Click for better quality.

The cravat is called the American or similar names such as Independence or Washington. It requires to be well starched and pinned in place. This cravat fabric is probably my favourite. It retains its crispness for hours while being light and extremely comfortable.

Le Blanc makes a joke about it when discussing it, “This style has many admirers here, and also among our friends, the fashionables of the New World, who pride themselves on its name, which they call “Independence;” this title may, to a certain point, be disputed, as the neck is fixed in a kind of vice, which entirely prohibits any very free movements.”

Different from the Others/Anders als die Andern (1919, dir. Richard Oswald)

The very first gay-themed film, made in the Weimar Republic when censorship was forbidden. Surviving the Nazi era, it is one of the biggest landmarks in LGBTQ film history.

Wilhelm pantomime costume design (1890-1910) PNGs, part 1

(source: vam)

It's the Twenties again and I think we should bring back the original fidget toys (watch bangles, walking sticks, and quizzing glasses).