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May 4th, 2017
catnik 7:49pm
yup
catnik 7:49pm
catnik 7:49pm
Big skirts!
catnik 7:49pm
But Marie, didn't love them
feygal 7:49pm
Think of all the snacks you could sneak into the theater with those skirts!
catnik 7:49pm
they were fussy, cumbersome, heavy..
bacchante 7:50pm
...But you'd need three seats.
catnik 7:50pm
and she dreamed of an idyllic, pastoral life
earldebuke 7:50pm
And she had servants to hold and fetch
catnik 7:50pm
so - in addition to having a play-farm built on the grounds of versailles where she could go pretend to be a shepherdess...
shadylady 7:50pm
God bless Catnik for knowing this and sharing....
catnik 7:50pm
she also adopted a new fashion, the chemise de le reine
earldebuke 7:50pm
Oh, if Vampires can be responsible for every third historical event, I feel no shame in having Jude muse a pop song or three 🙂
catnik 7:50pm
catnik 7:51pm
SUPER scandalous!
catnik 7:51pm
she was PAINTED in one, as an official portrait!
catnik 7:51pm
practically underwear!
earldebuke 7:51pm
Gasp!
earldebuke 7:51pm
but that encourages Shoulder lust!
catnik 7:52pm
Well - sheer, and no room for pockets!
catnik 7:53pm
and as fashion moved into the 19th century, dresses just got thinner and even more sheer
catnik 7:53pm
earldebuke 7:53pm
And women began to gripe at guys to turn the AC off at the office, and the guys were like "I'm wearing a jacket and two shirts... and I'll get fired if I take them off..." oh wait, I'm jumping ahead in the time line
catnik 7:53pm
And so, unable to hide their pockets, it was moved externally - to the reticule, a beaded drawstring purse.
catnik 7:54pm
Oh, hey, wanna hear about the development of the business suit? 😄
feygal 7:54pm
Then muggings began?
shadylady 7:55pm
Yes to both!
shadylady 7:55pm
The tie started as a cravat meant to keep the neck from being exposed because... modesty?
catnik 7:55pm
Nope - military dress!
earldebuke 7:55pm
All I know is a culture dedicated to oxygen dep is cruel
feygal 7:56pm
Okay. Be back in a bit. I am gonna face the sun and half melt while I fill my laundry card.
catnik 7:56pm
You wrapped your neck in cloth as a layer of cushioning against the gorget
shadylady 7:56pm
AH! I get it!
shadylady 7:56pm
AND... let's remember the gorget was a remnant of Roman armor.
shadylady 7:56pm
And a mark of rank.
catnik 7:56pm
Yup!
catnik 7:57pm
It is not a direct line - it re-appears in the 18th century thanks to a general neoclassic upswing
catnik 7:57pm
enlightment ideals, etc
shadylady 7:58pm
Gotcha.
bacchante 7:58pm
And every cutthroat in the alleys of the world at that time shook their fists at fate.
earldebuke 7:59pm
Ha
catnik 8:00pm
heh
catnik 8:00pm
so
catnik 8:00pm
as an aside, guess who gives her costume history final tomorrow?
shadylady 8:00pm
Maybe you?
earldebuke 8:01pm
Ooo oo it's.. not me
bacchante 8:01pm
Not Val!
catnik 8:03pm
The last day of finals for Professor Catnik
shadylady 8:04pm
WOOOOOOT
shadylady 8:04pm
I know teachers and profs across the country are ready to start the margarita machines.