#costume musings

[doomfungus]

Ohkay here's my theory that nobody asked for:

So the problem I keep having is that of textiles. Where are a thousand war boys getting functionally matching pants and scarves? I'm going to say they are not relics from before the Fall, when someone with an odd amount of foresight raided a Kmart. They'd be looking like the rags the wretched wear within a few years at most, IF they ever change them, which I doubt. (Yikes). Their red and black scarves would have to be dyed to match each other, at least. And the wives' gauzy robes? Where did they get those?

Meanwhile I've seen the question raised about how the fuck Furiosa survives as a woman in the Immortan's military, which is pretty fair. I do kind of have a problem with nobody looking for her when she escapes from Rictus and some new kid shows up, and they don't make the kid a war pup, but something adjacent, BUT I do think that once she reveals herself and Jack takes her on, she's probably fine after maybe a few annoying conversations. I think she's like a woman pirate – she's tough as hell, has a loyal crew, she probably does get fucked with some, but that's not the point of the story - this is her legend. But this woman pirate lives within an apocalyptic roman empire, where they don't even talk about women in favor of bloodsport, chariot races and begetting sons - that we don't see them is telling of the world they live in. My point being, the women are there. Furiosa, a few pretty girls, and a small handful of others are not the only women at the citadel.

Someone grows flax, spins it and weaves delicate garments for Joe's wives. Someone makes clothes and dyes scarves, someone mends war boy pants. Someone takes special care for someone she likes and steals glances at him when he's heading out to do war, someone's heart is broken when he doesn't return. Someone's son is made a war pup and her friends console her - it's for the glory of the Immortan, after all. The women are there, living their lives in the background, but, much like in our own world, their stories just haven't made it into the history books.

[doomfungus]

I'm guessing it's white ochre, since that's what Aboriginal Australians use. It's pretty light compared with their thick body paint, but I wonder if using it as a powder rather than mixing with water would have that effect. The yellow war boys on the Bullet Farm could be wearing yellow ochre.

I've been thinking about how white paint probably helps them stay cooler in the sun, and black eye pigment would help with glare, as seen on athletes or ancient Egyptians. Fun stuff.

serious question, bc i don't trust the mad max wiki 100%, but like. what do the war boys use for their bodies???

like, the wiki says it's the same medicinal powder joe uses on his skin, most fanon says it's paint or clay, but i'm now thinking it could be the white ochre deposit we see in furiosa (which would make sense bc there's a fuck ton of it and it occurs naturally)

much to think abt 🤔

[armthearmour]

A pair of elaborate puffed and slashed Arm Harnesses, Germany, ca. 1520, housed at the Musée de l'Armée.

[letmeinnnnn]

 I feel the plot with Muse progressed far too quickly. I HOPE this is not the end and is them starting to lean into his more inhuman elements? IDK. Perhaps wishful thinking... The show seems to have taken on a more cliche, standard serial-killer type role for Muse, as opposed to what I have seen of his personality and such in the comics.

I thought we were getting a long buildup to a really good villain/hero relationship, but they just.... did a really kind of in-your-face information/backstory dump, then that was the end of that and he got killed off.

Very, very disappointing.

[longlivethewildernessyet]

Who's betting that the lovely lil charms on Vessel's new costume go flying 0.005 seconds into their first live performance this year.

[life-imitates-art-far-more]

Thomas Couture (1815-1879) "The Romans in their Decadence" (1847) Oil on canvas Located in the Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France

[beatrice1979a]

You make me feel like it's Halloween

Because it's their holiday.

Happy anniversary, Paris Special. It's been an amazing year!

[chipper-smol]

My inbox will be open for trick or treating!!

(only on Halloween though)

[inafieldofdaisies]

House of David (2025—) | Season 1, Episode 4 "The Song of Moses" | Yali Topol Margalith as Mirab and Sam Otto as Eshbaal

“I will miss you, too.”

[mythologypaintings]

Apollo and the Muses

Artist: Bartholomeus Spranger (Dutch, 1546-1611)

Date: After 1590

Medium: Oil painting

Collection: Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna, Austria

[allegorypaintings]

The Art of Painting

Artist: Johannes Vermeer van Delft (Durch, 1632-1675)

Date: 1666-1668

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna, Austria

Description

With his depiction of the painter in his studio, Vermeer turns this genre painting into an allegory of the art of painting. His model is posing as Clio, the Muse of history, who inspires the painter and proclaims the glory of painting in the old Netherlands, which she has immortalised in the book of history. The unity of the arts is reflected in the sculpture model, sketchbook and the work in progress on the easel. The map with the 17 provinces of the Netherlands before they were divided into north and south is a reference to a land that had always owed its fame to the art of painting.

[portrait-paintings]

Portrait of the Actor Grandval

Artist: Nicolas Lancret (French, 1689–1743)

Date: circa 1752

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Description

Lancret's interest in the stage, evident in his insightful portraits of actors and dancers, may derive from his early training in the studio of Claude Gillot, director of scene designs and costumes for the Paris Opera. In this portrait of the actor Grandval, one of the best known performers of 18th-century Paris, Lancret alludes to his renowned ability to perform both tragic and comic roles. Grandval stands in an imaginary garden in front of a statuary group that represents Thalia, the Muse of Comedy, and Melpomene, the Muse of Tragedy.

[aparticularbandit]

Alright, so, today on Bandit does analysis, we're gonna talk about this scene right here:

Where the Monokubs screwed up and didn't change any of these kids' costumes or download their first memory and do any brain rewriting and so they all woke up as still themselves in a scene that definitely wasn't supposed to happen at all, nuh-uh, nope.

Except.

I wanna talk about this.

This right here.

Tsumugi having a normie outfit.

Like.

Why does this even exist.

If everyone was supposed to show up already in their new costumes with their new memories intact, then why does Tsumugi have a normie costume?

If this is a mistake, Tsumugi should be showing up in her Ultimate Cosplayer costume ready to go because everyone else should also be showing up as Ultimates. In fact, there's no reason for Tsumugi to not show up in her Ultimate costume. Even in the case of a mistake (as the Monokubs are assumed to have made), all of these kids are going to have their minds wiped anyway, so they won't remember Tsumugi was already in her costume.

There is no reason for Tsumugi to have this outfit.

Unless.

This scene was always supposed to be here.

The only people who Tsumugi would need to wear this costume for are the viewers, which means that this scene was definitely plotted, the kids were all definitely supposed to do this, and the viewers were meant to see it to set up for the reveal later on.

Which would mean that the reveal was always intended - at least by Tsumugi, even if not by Team Danganronpa themselves.

(It is entirely possible that Tsumugi has cobbled this outfit together from her personal cosplay; I think it was @funishment-time who pointed out that this looks extremely similar to Haruhi's sailor outfit, which would definitely keep it from being something the costuming department was aware of or made. The colors are different, but like. Tsumugi's a cosplayer; she's got the skills to change all that.)

OR.

Tsumugi's a normal student who had her mind rewritten just like everyone else in the Game did.

The Monokubs did screw up, and Tsumugi really wasn't writing any of this until she's well into the Game (and then they've downloaded what she needs to improv as she goes. and programmed Motherkuma to listen to her voice. ahead of time. somehow (seeing all the other stuff they're able to do, this probably isn't actually a stretch, just incredibly creepy)).

Tsumugi's just a normie like everyone else. Everything - everything - is fake, including Tsumugi herself.

Like, there is literally no other reason for Tsumugi to have that costume and show up in this scene wearing it. At least none that I can think of, although I'm sure someone else can/will, and I'm. super looking forward to that, actually! Because I look forward to other opinions!

But. Yeah. Analysis done. For now.

[life-imitates-art-far-more]

William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905) "Compassion!" (1897) Oil on canvas Academicism Located in the Musée d'Orsay, Paris, Franec

[casanovasadmiral]

wweird science

"from my heart and from my hands, why don't people understand- my intentions"

Happy halloween!!!

[verum-artifex]

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