#revolutionfairies

[antigonehappy]

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You're so gentle yet so passionate. 10/10 very Jehan Prouvaire vibes (if you know who that is)

[marzipanandminutiae]

I remember hearing about a certain event during the 1860s, it was at an opera house I believe, a fire started but no one could get out, because the ladies large skirts blocked the exits. I’ve heard a similar thing, during the 18th century when ladies skirts got so wide, people had to make the doors bigger, just so the ladies could get into the buildings.

Nope, not things. Mostly because skirt supports, by and large, squish.

Definitely in the 1860s at least. I own and regularly wear 1860s hoop skirts, and you can get through tight spaces pretty easily by flattening the flexible wire they’re made of. It’ll spring back into shape once you’re through. Failing that, you can pick them up on one side and they tilt to flatten against your legs on the other. There’s a reason these were hailed as a liberating garment after decades of heavy petticoats- they were light AND easy to move in.

If you’re wearing one of those 18th century “smuggling a flatscreen” court panniers, you can just...turn sideways to get through a door. Can’t go through two abreast with your lady friend? Just. Go through one at a time. Problem solved; no carpentry necessary.

I haven’t seen compelling evidence of either of the things you mention happening. Just myths as far as I know!

(That being said, the popular press of both eras would ABSOLUTELY have bought into both myths. Satirical cartoons and fake newspaper articles abut Women And Their Silly/Dangerous Vanity abounded.)

[pilferingapples]

@revolutionfairies reblogged your post and added:

LET COSETTE WEAR THE PUFFY SLEEVES!!!!LET THE SLEEVES CONSUME THE ENTIRE SCREEN YOU COWARDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@maryloohoo reblogged your post and added:

The amount of historical productions that are COWARDS about 1830s sleeve size is shameful. LET THEM BE LINEBACKERS

They may not like it! But THIS is what PEAK PERFORMANCE looks like!

[tabellae-rex-in-sui]

Minecraft toddler flight attendant

[needsmoreresearch]

I have a, hobby? Guess that’s the word for it, of excessively looking for and saving photos, specifically if they relate to frev. What are the best websites for that?

Oh man...I have to admit I’m out of the loop these days, but one that I do remember as being an -excellent- source is gallica.  There’s a TON there.  And good old Google Books can be a good resource too, though not usually for images.   Have you looked through my “musee carnavalet book” tag, also?  I scanned and posted a lot from that book, before passing it along to someone else.  

Anyone else have any faves?

[problematic-president]

what's the best dirt you've got on the founding fathers?

According to Carl Van Doren, there was a rumor that says that Gouverneur Morris lost his leg because he was getting spicy with a married woman. When her husband came in, Morris ran out to the streets and got accidentally hit by a carriage. The injury in his leg led to it being amputated.

He didn’t stop getting it on with the ladies after this incident. John Jay later commented that he wished Morris “had lost something else“ and I guess we all know what he means…

[pacificlupineangel]

Okay but Consider.......

these Penguin Pajamas from Volks

if only they had these in pigeon

OHHHHH I THINK THESE ARE FOR MSD THO HHHHHH if they came in either Maxime or Aurora's size i woULD NOT HESITATE

[montagnarde1793]

revolutionfairies a réagi à votre billet : rasoir-national a réagi à votre photo : ...

They made paper with in-built lines? That’s really interesting, how does that happen? Is it possible to show photos of these?

It’s called papier vergé. I’m not very well-versed in paper making, but here’s a detailed explanation of how it’s done by a paper-maker who still follows the same method, with pictures.