The Puppet Master, illustration for Society about the arrestation of Robert Freegard in France
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Atelier de danse butô
animé par Maki Watanabe
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Lavauzelle . Creuse 2022
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Let me introduce you to CREUSIX, our lord and savior (I guess it's sorttt of an "AU" among french speaking GO artists where the second Jesus is a weird dragon eggplant mascot named Creusix in La Creuse, France ??) (maybe not) (no one really knows anyway)
(and so I made a fake Creusix Crêpes ad)
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Tournage d’un court-métrage de Tom Gil,
au Grand Café de Felletin. Creuse 2023
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Help! I'm thinking of getting a 19th century man and my heart is hopelessly set on a fancy French breed! However, in researching breeds of French 19th century men, I'm torn if I want a Napoleonic 19th century man or a La Belle Epoque 19th century man. A friend of mine who has an English 19th century man says that the French breeds are much more high maintenance than their English cousins. Do you have any tips or insight into the differences between various English and French breeds of 19th century men?
I'm going to answer this more recent question over some asks that have been awaiting my attention (my apologies); because it's such a perennial enquiry. In brief, there are less differences between 19th century Frenchmen and 19th century Englishmen than you might think. Your Frenchman is probably a huge anglophile, at least when it comes to his clothes, and he's very influenced by English styles. Meanwhile your Englishman is very impressed by anything in French, and he admires a lot of French culture (and French wines), whether or not he wants to admit it.
Your typical 1830s Frenchman in his Habit à l'Anglaise.
You will want to research your particular type of 19th century Frenchman (or Englishman), and pay attention to a lot of regional and class variations. Gullible anglophones are super impressed by a 19th century man being French, as if this fact alone makes him like a Romantic Les Misérables protagonist or a slinky Parisian man in his robe de chambre like in a Paul Gavarni drawing.
The ideal, not always the reality!
Don't fall head over heels for a French 19th century man with misleading expectations in mind—when he could be from Marseille and want to eat bouillabaisse and play pétanque all day. You will see 19th century Frenchmen claimed to be working in fashion, and it turns out he works at a shirt factory in Argenton-sur-Creuse.
If you are deciding between Napoleonic or La Belle Epoque, I personally recommend Napoleonic if you have lots of energy and you're willing to indulge his urges to roam places at a forced march.
Fun-loving French soldiers at camp in 1809. Let these lads conquer something!
Who doesn't appreciate that sharp uniform that makes you want to show off a man in la Grande Armée? He's not cheap to equip, but it's worth it!
The Belle Époque man may seem less likely to set off on a path of unending war, but he absolutely has his own management issues with a propensity for absinthe, horse racing, and cigars.
You can't just give him free rein with whatever fin de siècle excessess he wants to pursue, and that pretty face won't last forever when he's a determined roué!
In short, your own lifestyle situation, and the type of 19th century man you're willing to support, will be the deciding factor. Good luck!
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La Mode nationale, no. 23, 10 juin 1905, Paris. 5. — Manteau de deuil pour jeune femme. 6. — Corsage de deuil pour jeune femme ou jeune fille. 7. — Robe de grand deuil pour jeune femme. Bibliothèque nationale de France
5. — Manteau de deuil pour jeune femme, en lainage souple et mat. La forme est un collet allongé devant et dans le dos (voir le second croquis). La coupe fournit des plis réguliers et évase l'ampleur sur le bras. Un biais de crêpe contourne le vêtement qui se complète par un col et une cravate de crêpe.
5. — Mourning cape for a young woman, in supple matte wool. The shape is an elongated collar in front and in the back (see the second sketch). The cut provides regular pleats and flares fullness on the arm. A crepe bias goes around the garment which is completed by a crepe collar and tie.
Matériaux: 2m,50 de tissu; 1m,50 de crêpe.
Chapeau de crêpe enroulé de grosses perles de bois durci. Voile de crêpe.
Crepe hat wrapped in large beads of hardened wood. Crepe veil.
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6. — Corsage de deuil pour jeune femme ou jeune fille, en voile noir, plissé sur l'épaule et blousant un peu; des biais de crêpe soulignent les devants; des biais retenus sous des choux traversent le plastron froncé. Un long biais part du col et descend le long de la manche bouffante terminée par un volant de crêpe avec sous-manche de même (voir le dos).
6. — Mourning corsage for a young woman or young girl, in black veil, pleated on the shoulder and loosely blousing; crepe bias underlines the fronts; bias retained under cabbages cross the gathered plastron. A long bias starts from the collar and goes down along the puffed sleeve finished with a crepe flounce with the same undersleeve (see the back).
Matériaux: 2 mètres de voile; 1 mètre de crêpe.
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7. — Robe de grand deuil pour jeune femme, en cachemire ou en voile noir. Au bas de la jupe, haut biais de crêpe découpé en dents creuses et surmonté d'un biais découpé en forme. Boléro drapé sur un dessous de crêpe bouffant. Grand col de crêpe, bordé d'un plissé fin et fermé par des nœuds en échelle. Manche peu volumineuse avec volant de crêpe sur une sous-manche de crêpe.
7. — Mourning dress for a young woman, in cashmere or black veil. At the bottom of the skirt, high crepe bias cut in hollow teeth and topped with a shaped bias cut. Bolero draped over a puffy crepe underside. Large crepe collar, edged with a fine pleat and closed with ladder knots. Low volume sleeve with crepe flounce on a crepe undersleeve.
Matériaux: 7 mètres de tissu; 4 mètres de crêpe.
Chapeau de crêpe à long voile tombant.
Crepe hat with a long falling veil.
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Félix Vallotton (Swiss 1865-1925)
Paysage de la Creuse (1925)
oil on canvas 54 x 81 cm
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