#twstrsaheadcanons

[marzipanandminutiae]

Hi, I was wondering if you knew what these things are called? I'm pretty sure they're not bustles, because they're two separate thingies instead of being connected at the back, but i could be wrong.

It looks like an attempt at a draped overskirt by someone who doesn't quite get how draped overskirts historically worked?

(Late 1860s gown. Sold by Augusta Auctions. The drapey bit is all one piece, and as you say, it connects in the back. They could be entirely separate garments or sewn to the underskirt waistband.)

(Mantua, late 17th century. Met Museum collection. A slightly closer look to what you've shown, but it still connects and drapes in "tails" at the back. Not certain what the actual construction of this might have been, to be honest.)

I'm sure the dress with fully separated hip-caps like that exists out there somewhere, because there are no absolutes in history. but I've never seen one, and draped overskirts are the closest thing I can think of to that style. Of course, both dresses are pure fantasy- the look of that Cinderella movie is maaaaaybe 1950s-does-1867 if it's anything, based on the images of Cinderella as a child and the ball gowns she and her stepsisters wear? But none of it is actually historical, so I'm absolutely not holding it to any Accuracy StandardTM.

Hope this helps!

[corantus]

Can’t wait for them to become adults and start speaking in trombone noises

yeah i made them teenagers so i could still write dialogue

[marzipanandminutiae]

Hi, I was reading Through the Looking Glass when I noticed this thingie on the back of Alice's pinafore, which stuck out to me because it's usually portrayed as being tied in a bow, and I was wondering if it had a name (if it helps, Through the Looking Glass was published 1871).

oh that IS strange!

maybe a pinafore with a constructed bow at the back (meaning a purely ornamental bow that's stitched together rather than tied) and a different closure altogether? that DOES seem rather fussy for a garment intended to protect an active child's clothing from dirt, but you never know

[marzipanandminutiae]

Was there ever a version of Beauty and the Beast by Charles Perrault? I've heard some mentions of it across the internet and an apparent PDF of it, but I can't seem to source it and practically nothing on the internet about Beauty and the Beast even mentions it, let alone debunks it.

I don't believe so. Mostly because he died before it was written.

Beauty and the Beast isn't a folktale per se- it started as a novella published in 1740 (by one Gabrielle Suzanne Barbot de Villenueve). Because it's so old and the original has been mostly forgotten in favor of Disney's adaptation or picture-book versions, most people think of it as a traditional fairy story like the ones Perrault or the Grimms compiled.

It shares similarities with some earlier fairytales of the conventional sort, but it is in fact a specific published work by a known author. Though Wikipedia has a list of regional variants, none of them seem to be documented earlier than the Villenueve novel, making me suspect that the tale spread and developed orally from people who had read the original.

[marzipanandminutiae]

fellas, is it gay to wrap iron bands around your heart to keep it from breaking when your master turns into a frog and runs away

Not if you say No Homo first

[marzipanandminutiae]

i am writing this under the assumption that you have read the frog prince

Not that version; just the one with the princess and the golden ball. But it sounds cool!

[quotes-from-oz]

What’s your opinion on Toto’s ability to speak?

Not sure I have much of an opinion on it to be honest.

It was a funny enough gag in Tik-Tok of Oz. In The Lost Princess of Oz where Toto had dialogue it irritated me because I felt it was out of character, but that went away quickly.

Objectively I have a hard time seeing it outside of it's Baum's poor planning, forgetfulness, and need to introduce new elements. I understand why he did it from a publishing standpoint, it gave a beloved character more of a spot light and provided comedic relief, but from a narrative standpoint I think it's just another borderline nonsensical choice which I have little to comment on.