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pynkhues · 18 days ago

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Not a baiting ask: I don’t recall any of the characters dressing more androgynously as the books went on, save Gabrielle? There are passages of Louis and Lestat wearing lace, pearls and velvet frock coats in the modern day, in reference to 18th c. fashion: Is that what the other Anon may have meant? That’s not an androgynous sartorial choice with historical costuming in mind, though, it’s Louis dressing in the fashion of his human era. (Perhaps there is a misconception from a passage in which Louis wears lace and pearls at Armand’s urging, or someone sharing such passages with intent to mislead other fans about the canonicity of Femme Louis or Femme Lestat beyond Anne’s personal identification with them, which has happened before and will happen again.) In the show, Louis dressing in lace, pearl and velvet would be Louis dressing in a colourful three piece suit in the style of the 1910’s.

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Ah! Thank you for the correction, anon, I didn't remember any either, but I'm hyper-conscious of only having read through Memnoch (and having read most of the books I have quite a while ago, although I've been re-reading TVL recently) so I chose to take the ask in good faith and assume perhaps something happened in later books. That could very well be what the anon meant, but perhaps you're right too that there are scenes being taken out of context.

#i mentioned it recently but i actually listened to the behind the bastards eps on beau brummell a few months ago which was FASCINATING #but talked a lot about these sorts of shifting ideas of masculinity and mens fashion particularly in the 1800s #(and largely a result of the french revolution)#and a lot of that covered how that dandy style really became emasculated as a part of the rising working class and anti-rich sentiment #but also men wanted to look poorer than they were across europe to avoid being targeted in anti-rich revolution which is basically what led #to beau brummell's invention of the modern suit #which is just #hilarious #that it was created as a way for rich men to look slightly less rich (yet still fashionable and expensive)#on a different note it's interesting what people latch onto #i'm seeing so many people use those tweets from anne's son too and like #as a beatles fan i feel i can say this with authority #but looking for answers about a dead artist's art from their adult children is bad and weird #no matter how involved they may be in an estate #ESPECIALLY when it comes to questions involving sex #whether that be their characters or the artist themselves #anyway #i'm hoping this whole thing wasn't just a baity-response to my post the other day about not seeing louis as femme #so yes! choosing to take it as perhaps some misinterpretations :-)#louis asks #iwtv asks #okay i should get back to writing

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