#1) photos of folk dancers wearing STAGE COSTUMES. its a start but it aint it

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i have two, no three fancomics in me rn and it's rotten work it's such rotten work

#ill fucking do it but christ alive #do you know how frustrating it is that nowhere on the internet. NOWHERE ON THE INTERNET CAN I FIND A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO-- #--.......any folk clothing really #like listen. everytime i look up that shit its either #1) photos of folk dancers wearing STAGE COSTUMES. its a start but it aint it #(though i did give in eventually cos eeeehhhhh it fits narratively kinda?? you'll see before i am dead i hope) #2) old and grainy photos where you cant make out the fucking details #and that's not even scratching the surface like #EXPLAIN ALL THE LAYERS TO ME. DON'T JUST LIST WHAT CLOTHIGN ARTICLES ARE WORN TELL ME WHICH IS WHICH. SHJOW ME THE ORDER #HOW IS THAT SHIT TIED WHAT CLASS/MARITAL STATUS/RELIGIOUS GROUP DOES THAT INDICATE WHAT OCCASION #IS THERE LIKE A NONO? IS THERE A NONO FOR CERTAIN PATTERNS AND COLORS? BITCH TELL ME #TELL ME ALL THE DETAILS I NEED THEM I DONT WANNA DIG AROUND THE INTERNET FOR BOOKS #ALSO WHY. WHY ARE THERE FASHION HISTORY BOOKS WITH BARELY ANY PICTURES #YOU ARE DISCUSSING A VISUAL MEDIUM! V I S U A L!!!!!!! #AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA #also did you know izmir turkey has a long and messy and fascinating history. like 4000 years. Goddamn #fate.txt #off topic