Here is a somewhat old drawing featuring British knight of sorts. This was the sort of fashion that was popular in the British court. They would not battle in those outfits. Rather, they would sit and chat with their fellows about the weather, hunting and occasionally diplomacy. The rapier was also part of the outfit. It evolved from the Spanish, Espada Ropera.  Original specimens are shorter, but extremely sharper. They can pierce right through a pig in one trust. That is how those swords were tested. Poor, pigs. Anyhow, the rapier that evolved from it, took on many forms. Most...

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Here is a nice little maiden in pink. I like pink a lot, it's like my favorite color. I rarely see anything good in pink. Designers tend to avoid it like the plague. The shade of pink in this dress is known as bubble gum pink. The red was like a nice contrast with the lighter shades. The entire ensemble with the gloves and the flowers was pretty common in Parisian party life. The French impressionists were to prominent in popularizing leisure. It was a direct response to the factory life that surrounded them. People needed a break from time...

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Here is a nice little drawing featuring a magic man from a picture book I saw. Originally, his costume was in black and white. In my version, I added a bit of color to all his aspects. I thought he looks interesting enough. During the 1910s, it was the golden age of book illustrations. Books were designed with fancy illustrations to be given as gifts in Christmas. This trend died with the stock market crash. Even when the economy recovered, fancy books became too expensive to produce. As such, it was abandoned by the publishing companies. There are notable exceptions....

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This is one of the my old photos that I took during my trip to Cartagena, Colombia. Tourist visit there all the time. Coiling around the mountain or whatever, are the Colombia equivalent of the favela. It was nice of our tour guide not to pretend that they were not there. Most tour guides then to offer the glamorized version of the history of a certain place. Tourists prefers the pretty version. Many get upset when they hear the truth. They be like, "I am on vacation, I don't want a bummer trip." When I visited Honduras, Rotan the tour...

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I really do not know what is a Polichinelle. I just thought the outfit was cool. After doing a bit of research over the top, apparently it is a stock character. He is just like the Mimes and Harlequins. He was raised by two fathers, who were quite different from one another. One was a cruel douche and the other a shy, nervous thief. Due to his dual nature, he can play either the master or the servant. This costume also alludes to his dual nature. It resembles both the gesture and the nobleman outfit. Well, people tend to have more...

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