hi, this is not fallout related post but i still would appreciate some attention.
today is the 4 year anniversary of russian full scale invasion in Ukraine and its been 12 years since the war started. even though i have not suffered as much as other Ukrainians and i do currently live in comfort and safety, i do feel like 4 years ago all my dreams and prospects were ripped away from me by russians. i have little to no hope left and with what's left i beg you, take time to educate yourself on what's going on in Ukraine. Furthermore learn about systematic abuse done by russia that Ukraine has faced for centuries.
to learn more about russian aggression in Ukraine, you can browse United24 website or find them on Instagram and Twitter by the same name.
https://u24.gov.ua/
if you want to help out Ukrainian army you're welcome to send donations to the offical fund Come Back Alive
Today was one of the biggest russian air attacks on Kyiv.
Drones, ballistic and winged missiles were, as always, prioritizing "critical military infrastructure": student dorms, dozen on residential buildings and kindergarden.
As I'm writing this post, 18 people were injured, 1 dead, but it's likely will get higher soon. Russian missile destroyed entire section of building, likely burying people under it.
Countries featured: Poland, Estonia, Slovakia and Ukraine.
really enjoyed dressing them up last time, have some more. ramblings below.
none of this is historically accurate, and my research is limited by only the free materials that can be found online TT i'm very sorry for the inaccuracies TT
as always, men's clothes are soooo boring compared to women's. i tried picking the most embroidered ones for fun, but half of men's clothes in eastern/central europe are like "coat-type garment in brown/black/white with minimal decoration". also tried to draw kim the coolest jackets/coats i could find, sksdfdfkd.
probably, both of them are too old to be wearing something as flashy. if we look at them through the 19th century lense, societal norms expected them to be married and settled already, with that come more muted garments with less decorations.
though, it's probably somewhat in character for harry to be wearing something extravagant from when he was young, unable to let go of those days. and kim isn't exactly subtle with his historical cosplay jacket either. both of them are freaks.
estonian clothes are so well-organized and documented. i really liked the knitted mittens, socks and sashes, very beautiful!
slovak clothes are so cool! i'm too much of a coward for the detva crop tops, but harry would wear something like that 100%. also they have aprons for men. delightful.
and ukrainian clothes, the ones i know the most about.
women were expected to make clothes for their husbands. in general, embroidery was a very personalized thing, people would sometimes sew their initials and names somewhere on the garment.
so, imagine harry having clothes dora hand-made. with unique patterns that could be referencing, let's say, apricot flowers. that would be so fucked up!!
the actual plants commonly featured in embroidery patterns are roses, oak leaves, hops, grapes, viburnum, poppies and marigolds.
language barrier is, unfortunately, very real. my polish is mid enough for reading and i can understand slovak using the ✨slavic languages magic✨, but estonian? google translate did not want to cooperate. it kept translating something as "pussy belt" TT
in any case, feel free to send anything about folk clothing, i'll be very happy and thank you for reading!
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