#simon's curly hair would've been considered attractive

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WIP Wednesday - The End of an Age!

Good morning and thank you for the early (or late night) tags: @cutestkilla @aroace-genderfluid-sheep @confused-bi-queer @facewithoutheart @artsyunderstudy @johnwgrey @wellbelesbian and @urban-sith.

I think that this will be the last WIP that I post of this piece. Soon I'll just be adding background shadows and maybe a carpet (to tie the room together). It'll be time consuming, but not too exciting for progression.

So enjoy this last sneak peak and I'll see you on the posting day for Carry On Through the Ages. Research and tags are below the cut.

I've labelled this as Victorian, but that's a long time period with a lot of changing fashions. If you're curious, I'm trying to stay within the decade of the 1860's.

Finding hair options for Simon was entertaining. The one I picked is forty years out of fashion and French (!) but Sacre Bleu, how could I resist?

Most men had some kind of facial hair in the 1860's. I didn't want to give Simon a moustache (like the Mage) so he's getting a set of wispy chops. The clean-shaven look for men came back in vogue in the 1880-1890's.

Baz avoids this by being part of the Aesthetic Movement. He's challenging the mainstream Victorian belief that beards are an essential symbol of manliness. Long hair, languid manner and velvet jacket were widely recognized as male components of Aesthetic dress

Wishing you all a glorious hair day:

@angelsfalling16 @aristocratic-otter @asticou @basiltonbutliketheherb @bazzybelle @bookish-bogwitch @captain-aralias @creepyspice @confused-bi-queer @early-sxnsets @excalisbury @fatalfangirl @fight-surrender @foolofabookwyrm-activated @frjstii @gekkoinapeartree @henreyettah @ileadacharmedlife @ic3-que3n (thanks for the solo vote for hairstyle #2) @ionlydrinkhotwater @jbrrring @krisrix @letraspal @martsonmars @nick-eyre @onepintobean @otherworldsivelivedin @palimpsessed @penpanoply @prettylightsbigcity @scone-lover @shemakesmeforget @starwarned @stardustasincocaine @stillmadaboutpetra @subparselkie @takitalks @tea-brigade @technetiumai @thehoneyedhufflepuff @whatevertheweather @you-remind-me-of-the-babe

#wip wednesday #carry on through the ages #cotta 2022 #simon snow #baz pitch #simon's curly hair would've been considered attractive #lots of victorian men sporting curls #his freckles though would've been seen as a poor complexion