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[log6]

you think so much. You could think about a door for a hundred years and it would stay closed.

[thestalwartheart]

31 Days of Bond Fashion

DAY 6: THE BLACK VERSACE DRESS as seen in Casino Royale (2006).

Though much more was made of her aubergine-coloured, diamond-encrusted Roberto Cavalli dress, it’s Vesper’s more understated black number that echoes (we might even say like a spectre) through the Daniel Craig Bond films. Made by Versace, it featured a low sweetheart neckline, straps at the back and a lace bolero for occasional cover. The dress demonstrated she was a stylish, fashion-forward woman in contrast to Le Chiffre’s girlfriend, Valenka, and provided the blueprint for a new era of dark-haired, tortured, sophisticated Bond women. 

Inspiration for the dress might have been taken from Fleming’s original novel: “Her dress was of black velvet, simple and yet with the touch of splendour that only half a dozen couturiers in the world can achieve. There was a thin necklace of diamonds at her throat and a diamond clip in the low vee which just exposed the jutting swell of her breasts.” 

The film replaced Fleming’s diamonds with a far less glitzy “Algerian love knot,” which would take centre stage not just in the casino but beyond. Incredibly, it was a made-up concept: the Algerian love knot didn’t exist in jewellery terms. Eon Productions commissioned Sophie Harley to create it. She used ancient goldsmithing techniques and contemporary design knowledge to make it one of the most famous necklaces in film history. The original sterling silver and gold design is available on her website for £2,640. For a version in 18ct gold, you’ll have to fork out an additional £41,000. 

Even more enduring than the necklace in Craig's era is the sweetheart neckline of the Versace dress. Costume designer Louise Frogley on Quantum of Solace echoed it with Camille’s Prada dress, and in Skyfall, Jany Temime gave it a nod with Severine’s casino look. Notably, the only woman after Vesper who doesn’t whip out a devastating formal black gown is Madeleine Swann. Maybe that’s for good reason: No Time to Die positions her as the only woman who would never betray Bond.

Sources: Fashioning James Bond: Costume, Gender and Identity in the World of 007, Sophie Harley Jewellery

[hypokeimena]

i really respect and admire everyone who's capable of consciously choosing kindness and patience but unfortunately i am currently in my delayed teenage "unlearning the fawn response" phase and i cannot access this. learning to be comfortable with someone thinking you're mean is also a skill i suppose.

[corpseprize]

the reality of being a writer

[ohwaitimthewriter]

Especially the last one!

[rockleaves]

also for some cultures across different time periods, the cultural norm WAS to dig up their own graves. this is why we have catacombs.

[hypokeimena]

and in fact still is, in many places! when my grandmother died, she rented a gravesite for a period of several decades. when that time runs out, her remaining, uh, remains, will be removed from the grave & someone else will get the spot.

embalming (which slows or prevents decomposition, and chemically poisons the gravesite) is also not a universal practice, and in fact is not permitted at all in a number of cultural and religious traditions. it's a very american norm (which has spread to a lot of different places as a result, but it definitely isn't universal).

[rockleaves]

yes all very true!!! and modern embalming is still pretty new, in the grand scheme of things — it only exploded in popularity during the civil war, when bodies needed to be transported long distances home. a big part of why it’s become such a normal part of american death culture since then is simply the marketing from funeral directors to vulnerable grieving families, where they exaggerate the degree to which embalming and sealed “protective” caskets can prevent decomposition and preserve their loved ones.

[n1ghtflowering]

my favorite ao3 writers be like this

[tamaharu]

please write your erotica with care i cant get off without several hundred words of sociological analysis

[tamaharu]

my god you people are so boring this isnt about making characters talk about their trauma this is about UNEXAMINED GENDER POLITICS in CROSSDRESSING PORN. for the characters themselves sex should be - and write this down - physically and/or psychologically damaging to all those participating. jesus christ.

[sp1c3-r4ck-synd1c4t3]

Horny people legally cannot consent. Horniness is a clouded state like inebriation. If you are partway through sex and you realize you might've become horny, it is illegal to continue. If you have ever made someone horny, you are a bad person.

[justafanaticalhuman]

Sha Yuan <33

decided to draw the guy!!

Design and fic by @wetwritingferret

Read the fic here!

[pillowspace]

There are many people who don’t share this sentiment, but I have an appreciation for when a fanfic is so separated from canon that it could’ve easily been its own original novel, and yet the author was only ever going to put that much energy into it if their favourite characters got to be there

[pillowspace]

I think there’s a difference between “the author stripped the media of everything it had to replace it with something easy” and “the author thought up a concept they really really like and are bestowing it upon the character like a medal”

[scenerwiththegreenery]

it's the opposite of sanding off the serial numbers. like you really invented a brand-new AU just to put your blorbos in. you built an entire world just for them to play in. it's like rat park but for blorbos. i love you so much i invented whole new situations just for you. beautiful

[funny-tik-toks]

[tatzelwurming]

genuinely if it becomes a film making trend to adapt 4chan/reddit posts into movies i think we should ban the moving image

[tatzelwurming]

ok one exception

[zenezene0]

this was for svsss bigbang 2024-25!!! i had so much fun during this and regret missing this year's sign ups :( i won't miss it next year!!!

i dont know if i should tag it since it was a year ago but know it's a svsss bigbang piece and the fic that should accompany it does not exist as my writer went mia on me.. so i will put the description i wrote out myself when i posted this on ao3, just so you understand what's going on:

''A portal suddenly appears in the middle of Shen Yuan and Shang Qinghua's living room and the person stepping out from it is none other than Proud Immortal Demon Way's protagonist Luo Binghe! Oh no it seems there is a glitch in the system,Shang Qinghua and Shen Yuan must host the emperor while system tries to figure out how to send him back because Xin Mo isn't working.''

this is the ao3 link i worked hard to make it exactly 69 words, its funny to ME

[katebeckets]

"it's a tv show" "it's not real" i don't care. NO SHOES ON THE BED

[bedupolker]

Scary Movie

[jonimakesstuff]

Chang Yu: look I realize my neighbor is a bitch but you can't just throw candy at her. Xie Zheng: sorry babe it won't happen agai- Chang Yu: candy is expensive. next time throw rocks.

[alphacrone]

as a child i assumed that martha’s vineyard was a fancy private vineyard owned by martha stewart and the reason rich people vacationed there was because they were friends with martha