G.D. Falksen's Blog, page 1121

hoodoothatvoodoo:Alphonse Mucha‘Dusk’

hoodoothatvoodoo:

Alphonse Mucha

‘Dusk’

theanimalblog:Frosty Foxy. Photo by Christopher Dodds

theanimalblog:

Frosty Foxy. Photo by Christopher Dodds

highvictoriana:Les Jumelles (The Twins) by John Everett...

highvictoriana:

Les Jumelles (The Twins) by John Everett Millais, 1876. From the University of Cambridge Fitzwilliam Museum.

highvictoriana:Return from the Ball by Henri Gervex, 1879.

highvictoriana:

Return from the Ball by Henri Gervex, 1879.

I have never cosplayed before, but I keep getting messages and...

I have never cosplayed before, but I keep getting messages and emails  telling me that I “must cosplay” this character from the latest Bioshock game. The thing I find amusing about this is that I must wonder: would it really be cosplaying if I already have pretty much all the makings of that outfit in my closet from things that I wear normally?

There is something that I simply cannot wrap my head around with...

There is something that I simply cannot wrap my head around with people who harass or make assumptions about women who are cosplaying. Where in our society is it ever considered appropriate to touch someone without their permission? The idea that one of the most basic rules of social conduct and interpersonal interaction vanish just because someone is wearing a costume or is dressed in something slightly revealing is not only absurd and frightening, it is utterly moronic. You do not touch another person without their permission. That is understood. You don’t give some stranger on a bus a hug because you feel like it. You don’t grab your co-worker because he’s not wearing a tie. So why would anyone ever think it’s ok to do that at a convention to someone just because they’re cosplaying? It is simply unacceptable that this is even a problem. No one should ever think that this behavior is ok under any circumstances. Ever.

Art above is by Karine you can pick it up as a print here

Begum of Bhopal at the 1911 Delhi Durbar. Photo: The Alkazi...

Begum of Bhopal at the 1911 Delhi Durbar. Photo: The Alkazi Collection photography

The Four Begums of Bhopal - Rulers

Between 1819 and 1926 four Muslim women rulers reigned over Bhopal, the second largest Muslim state of India, despite staunch opposition from powerful neighbors and male claimants. Even the British India Company initially opposed female rule in Bhopal until the Begums quoted Queen Victoria as their model and inspiration. Each Begum—or Queen—impressed her own personality on the role and succeeded in reigning over a mostly Hindu population. Qudisa, the first Begum, was supported by her powerful French-Bourbon Prime Minister in her departure from the traditional. She was succeeded in 1844 by Sikandar, her only daughter, who was also followed by her only daughter, the highly controversial Shahjehan. The story ends with the last Begum, Sultan Jehan, and her abdication in favor of her son, the first male ruler (Nawab) of Bhopal in five generations. (Via “The Begum of Bhopal”)

Begum Jahan, a highly educated woman, financed one of the most respected Urdu biographies of the Prophet Muhammad written by Sulaiman Nadwi. (via) She also wore a full niqab while attending the coronation of King George V in 1911. Shah-Jahan Begum was known for commencing the construction of the Taj-ul-Masjid mosque in Bhopal and for other public work projects such as subsidising the cost of a railway to be constructed between Hoshangabad and Bhopal. (Via Old Indian Photos)

More Information

1.) The Begums of Bhopal: A History of the Princely State of Bhopal (Book)

2.) Begums Of Bhopal (Book)

3.) VEILED BEGUM OF BHOPAL.; Indian Ruler In London Says She Liked Mme. Tussaud’s. (New York Times Article dated October 8, 1911)

4.) Photos

5.) Wikipedia Page (Can also learn a lot from Google searches)

862084156:N. I. Maltsev

862084156:

N. I. Maltsev

pre-raphaelisme:Morgan Le Fay by Frederick...

pre-raphaelisme:

Morgan Le Fay by Frederick Sandys

Morgan-le-Fay was a sorceress in Arthurian legend, the half-sister of King Arthur whom she hated for the power and loyalty he commanded. Increasingly jealous of his strong moral character, she made several attempts to disrupt his life and reign.Here she stands in front of a loom on which she has woven an enchanted robe, designed to consume the body of King Arthur by fire. A flaming lamp is passed back and forth while she chants her spell. Her appearance with her loose hair, abandoned gestures and draped lepoard skin suggests a dangerous and bestial female sexuality. The green robe that Morgan is depticted wearing is actually a kimono. Japan re-opened to the West in 1854 after over two hundred years of seclusion. Sandys was one of several artists in the circle of Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828 -1882) who were fascinated by newly available Japanese art and objects. They often used Japanese items they had purchased in their paintings. Sandys met the model for Morgan-Le-Fay, Keomi, in a gypsy camp in Rome. Very little is known about her but she is believed to to have had an affair with the artist. cr: Birmingham museums.

treadmill-to-oblivion:Sophia Loren in garters…. My, oh, my….

treadmill-to-oblivion:

Sophia Loren in garters…. My, oh, my….