Upside Down (The Human Flies), 1899. Dir. Walter R. Booth.
Posts tagged victorian
The Spiral Dance
"Though both are bound in the spiral dance, I would rather be a cyborg than a goddess." - Donna Haraway
I saw this tonight! In a nutshell, it was fun, funny, and a little too full of cliches to be perfect. The script was fairly terrible in places, alas. But I enjoyed it anyway as a light-hearted homage to the vibrator, and the actors were delightful. The mini gallery of vibrators from the 1880s to the present during the end credits was a nice touch.
Also, omg bustle dress porn.
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Dancing a Waltz (c. 1883-1886) - Eadweard Muybridge, photographer.
Hmm, so apparently the palm-to-palm handhold was acceptable? (And, indeed, the man’s right hand is on the lady’s waist.)
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~ The Housekeeper’s Friend, 1879
via Internet Archive
“…affording great relief and comfort to the many who find ordinary Corsets oppressive.”
I had no idea elastic was period!
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Victorian fashion
Handy!
(Source: tee-club)
Spring-Loaded Dick in a Box
19th century
Christie’s
Your dashboard has now been greatly improved by the presence of the phrase “Spring-Loaded Dick in a Box.”
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omg history
this goes out to so many people.
So many ruffles….
A retraction
Dear internets:
I have been mistaken. I apologize to all the historical romance novelists that I maligned because they had their heroes waltzing with a hand on the lady’s waist. In fact, it is historically accurate that during the Victorian era men/leaders held their partners with the right hand on the waist for the waltz. Modern waltz has the hand on the upper back because the waist is flexible and holding the lady/follower there can cause her to bend backward, losing the connection with the torso that you need to lead. However, they didn’t have this problem in the Victorian era since the ladies were wearing long overbust corsets that kept the torso rigid anyway.
(On the other hand, I stand by my disdain for Victorian books where the hero can just tug down the front of the heroine’s corset and her boobs pop free. Also, the ones where he sucks her breasts through the corset. Good luck finding a nipple through 4+ layers of stiff fabric, dude.)
Miss Emma Nevada packing a snowball. New York City, 1883-1890.
Hee! I love how devious she looks.
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Did a mock-up of my combination today! This project has taught me how to sew a dart. Now I need to hit the notions and trim stores for buttons and lace. (Also, I broke down and bought a ruffler and invisible zipper foot. These will be a great help in making 1. petticoats, and 2. skirts and dresses for non-costume wear.)
