#Costume pride

[lucybellwood]

Lemme tell you a gay little story about an eagle.

Our town (~9,000 people) has a couple garages, but there's a big one on the main drag. My family has been going there for decades. I drive past it every day.

There used to be a huge pine tree on the corner of their lot, but last year it became a hazard and had to be taken down.

Shortly thereafter I drive by and see they've hired a guy to chainsaw sculpt the stump into a bald eagle.

Birds own my heart, but nationalism makes me twitchy. I withhold outright condemnation of the eagle, but I'm skeptical. (The original owner—an objectively Good Dude—sold the business to a younger couple a few years ago, and I don't have any knowledge of their whole deal.)

Then it turns out someone on staff is really into making costumes for the eagle. Every holiday. Every month. Stuffed turkey, witch costume, menorah headpiece, bunny ears. These people love to dress their bird.

The changing of the eagle suit becomes a source of joy every time I drive through town.

Until June, when the eagle is bare.

Now look, maybe I'm expecting too much asking my garage to celebrate Pride. But this is a small town. Every time I drive by that stupid eagle—this thing that has previously brought me so much joy—I feel hurt. I feel reminded that there are plenty of people in my liberal bubble who don't consider my community worthy of celebration. I drive to work, I feel bad. I drive home, I feel bad. The eagle is mocking me.

Then my A/C quits working.

So I book an appointent to bring my car in—and realize what I have to do.

I pick all this up at a thrift store for under ten bucks. I print the shirt with some weird heat-transfer fabric crayons I find in a cupboard. I loop gold elastic around the sunglasses and pray they'll fit on the eagle's head. (It is also important to draw your attention to the price of the feather boa.)

(Nice.)

My reasoning is thus: if I show up with a complete costume ready to go, someone will have to look me in the eye and say "We don't believe in that," at which point I'll be finding a new garage. But if they let me dress the eagle, then people in town get to have the joy I've been missing since the start of the month.

I listen to a lot of hype-up jams on my way over. I hate confrontation. I also don't wanna have to find another garage. I want to believe that this decision isn't actively antagonistic, but I'm not particularly hopeful.

I talk through the A/C issue with the guy at the desk, hand over my keys, then take a deep breath.

"Who's in charge of the eagle?"

"Oh, that's all Dylan. Second bay from the end."

I walk down the row of hydraulic lifts and find a disarmingly smiley middle-aged man pouring fluid through a funnel. I introduce myself and explain that, since the Pride parade is this Sunday and the eagle seems to be missing a costume, I have taken the liberty of making one myself, and can I get his blessing to go put it on?

Dylan grins this absolutely giant grin and goes

"Oh hell yeah."

So that's what's up now.

Happy Pride.

[zendeyas]

Keira Knightley as Elizabeth Bennet – Pride & Prejudice (2005)

[mistressvera]

Katie McGrath | costume appreciation: 29/∞

costume design by Annie Hardinge

Kate - DATES S1.E4 ∙ Erica & Kate

[didanagy]

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE (2005)

LIZZIE AND DARCY

dir. joe wright

[recycledmoviecostumes]

This lovely, angelic white gown was seen for the first time in the 2005 production of Pride and Prejudice where it was worn by an extra. It was seen again on the actress Charlotte Riley during her take on the character of Cathy in the 2009 two-part television series adaptation of Wuthering Heights. It wasn’t seen again until 2023, when it was worn by Rose Williams as Charlotte Heywood in Sanditon.  It was seen again in 2024, where it was worn by Calypso Cragg as Mary Bennet in An American In Austen.

Costume Credit: Katie S., Anne81, ForgeANewPath, bellcs, carsNcors

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[gr00vyvampiregrrrl]

Vogue Nights, Friday the 13th edition from back in October 2023

[matchtheminrenown]

historical costumes + green

[dreamyintersexouppy]

all the tme intersex people i used to know suddenly jumping on the newest transmisogynistic bandwagon and immediately spewing all the same “ur just overreacting, you call everything transmisogyny, stop being hysterical!!!” bullshit really puts into perspective how the intersex community on here gained any traction to begin with, y’all are not immune to pulling the same bullshit perisex people do and you’re calling the intersex transfems arguing against you perisex??? just to let afabs pretend to be us so you have that idealized quiet trans woman again, like i’m sorry but this is a strawman on par with “white trans woman” nothing has changed and at some point you need to realize that your conception of what these terms mean just doesn’t reflect their actual rhetorical use in real conversations about queerness

[thepastisalreadywritten]

💚🐸💚

[c-rose2081]

Tenacity Rose

…

…so I did a thing?

Tenacity was hesitant, but thankfully she has the best big sister around, someone who is more than happy to help her sibling go from Prince to Princess in a heartbeat. From eight rowdy little brothers, to seven little brothers and a little sister, Briar’s thrilled in every way. After all, she’s always wanted another girl in the house to share her wisdom, and they’re only three years apart!

The boys were a little unsure at first, but once they realized Tenacity didn’t change much besides what was on the outside, they warmed up pretty quick too. After all, the brown bunnies of the Rose-Beauty family stick together, no matter what.

Oddly enough, the family magic doesn’t seem to mind either, cause now Tenacity falls asleep too! Can’t go anywhere with the Rose girls; they’ll keep you on your toes at all times.

Tenacity is adorable—she turned out so well and I’m excited to draw her again in the future ^^

[felrija]

Planned to post this one on September 9th for Belgrade Pride and totally forgot my bad

Anyway I haven't posted new sapphic sketches in awhile so here are some Serbian girls that are very much in love 🇷🇸❣️

Still kinda on hiatus but I'll probably post more sapphics again eventually !

[rexrevri]

Cleaning out my camera roll 3/

Cast Instagram edition

1/2/3/4/5

[mistressvera]

Nicole Maines | costume appreciation: 1/∞

costume design by Victoria J. Auth

DC  | costume appreciation: 10/∞

Nia Nal - SUPERGIRL S5.E01 ∙ Event Horizon

[didanagy]

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE (1995)

dir. simon langton

[bellamby]

Demisexual Dress Designs! Which should I make?

Cutesy cottagecore! ⬆️

Casual poncho ⬆️

Simple Seventies! ⬆️

Anime protagonist! ⬆️

[lamorchemoveilsoleelaltrestelle]

Jennifer Ehle as Elizabeth Bennet in Pride and Prejudice (1995)