SurprisinglyDark

[illbeartheburdenofyourhatred]

i know its kind of strange and quirky but i like to listen to music. some times even music from the 1980s

[jingles]

x

[re-bee-key]

The struggle. The uneven tear. The cat fucking stomping the chocolate getting it everywhere. This video has it all.

[maggotgrass]

Im fucking crying

[vminat4oclock]

its like sid stepping on the last dandelion with his shit encrusted feet

[celesse]

Happy Pokemon Day!

[vampireapologist-archive-deacti]

Some girl in my class was talking about McDonald’s shamrock shakes and this yeehaw dude in cowboy boots said they suck and then he looked me in the eyes and said “what you’re gonna do is go to Arby’s, and get yourself a mint chocolate chip shake.” And he said it with such authority and certainty that I did so as soon as I got in my car

[vampireapologist-archive-deacti]

I see your concern y’all but this wasn’t a man telling me what to do. This is a man who had important knowledge and shared it with me. He was aiding me on a quest I didn’t even know I was on.

[byjove]

my ex’s 13 year old sister invited me to thanksgiving dinner and y’all better bet I’m going

[byjove]

my dad: there is no way in hell you are going

me: if you think anything you say is going to keep me from my ex’s aunt’s apple pie you are severely mistaken

[byjove]

THE PLOT THICKENS

my ex isn’t even going to be there!!!! deadass they replaced him with me

[softarin]

https://www.instagram.com/p/BuSYUU9llZT/

[ilovepeppers-deactivated2019122]

[trashrrat]

https://www.instagram.com/p/BPZ-FKvgTzx/

[serotnin]

[niivs-nook]

Vintage 1980’s GUNNE SAX gothic victorian dress

Can be purchased here.

[falsedetective]

my budget is a fucking mess. i‘ve got the spending habits of a victorian dandy on the salary of a medieval serf. i’m living like post-incarceration oscar wilde with prime 2-day shipping

[gerriceo]

objectively i feel that glenn close’s cruella de vil should be more iconic than miranda priestly solely because of the costumes like mr anthony powell really went off

miranda priestly could never

[yattiblu-deactivated20220708]

I watch 101 Dalmatians for Glenn Close

1.The attitude (this bitch kills animals but it’s THE ENERGY SHE DOES IT WITH THAT BEWITCHES ME)

2. Her Attire….need I say more

3. She’s peak rich white man eating feminism

[bewitchingusurper]

Glenn was the BEST Cruella. Her evil laugh alone is unmatched.

[wildermouse]

hiked for 3 hours and got a little lost in the forest in the dark but that’s okay 🌿

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

Did you know that beetle wings used to be sewn onto dresses? Like, hundreds of them on each dress? It's equally creepy and beautiful.

oh my stars, anyone have pictures?

[foreverafaller-deactivated20190]

Something like this I believe!

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

that’s one of the famous ones, a Lady Macbeth stage costume from 1888. apparently it wasn’t uncommon in victorian fashion:

we should bring embroidery like this back (but w/ imitation wings). we should all be walking around with beads & wings, clanging

[foreverafaller-deactivated20190]

Bring this back in 2019

[teachmemrstingle]

There’s a youtuber who does historical sewing and costumery who did this recently

https://youtu.be/iA8yVDohZ-4

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

OH MY BEETLEJUICE 

[hotlikesriracha]

To everyone in the comments- No, the beetles aren’t killed for their wings. These jewel beetles have short adult lives (2-3 weeks) and the wing casings are harvested after their death to ensure their conservation.

The Victorians did not invent beetlewing art. This species of beetle is indigenous to South and South East Asia where beetle wing art actually originated. Thailand, India, Myanmar, China, and Japan all practiced beetlewing art before the Victorians. Most notably, they have been used for centuries in clothing and art in the Thai royal court. Queen Sirikit has promoted beetlewing art in an effort to revive Thailand’s art and cultural history. Queen Sirikit has also forbidden the harvesting of the wing casings prior to the beetle’s death to protect them.

Unfortunately, it is hard to find old Thai art online but here are a couple of examples.

(Date and artist unknown. Thailand.)

(René Mancini, 1980.) Belongs to Queen Sirikit.

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

please reblog this version of this post, this is amazing

[epicaandk-creative]

@we-cool-beans

[doctorbluesmanreturns]

@trisomylazarus

[theplatonicgoat]

@vinceaddams

[vinceaddams]

Heck yeah I love beetlewing embroidery! I’d like to try it someday! You can buy the wing cases by the hundred on etsy.

[loverlv]

@agustwink

[just-shower-thoughts]

Having free condoms but not free printing at college shows what they are expecting you to really be focusing on

[precious-lil-doll]