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On a related note, does anyone have a backup of these poses by lenina90?

[danjaley]

Hello, and thank you for being there :) I'm asking this publicly since others might profit from the question... Do you have the Parasol Poses by Lenina90 to share? I have more than once contacted SimsFans, but they never, ever answered any inquiry. The poses can be seen here: mysims3blog blogspot com /2014/05/ parasol-poses-by-lenina90 since on the Simfans site, even the pics have long ceased to show ...

Hi! They look gorgeous, but I’m afraid, I don’t have them either. The link does look a bit like the account-owner’s link was shared by accident, instead of the public download link, so I’m not even sure if the poses were ever downloadable. (This happens more frequently than one should think... :/ ) But maybe I’m wrong and someone reading this can help?

What I can offer is Ersel’s Parasol posepack, which also seems to have gone missing: It’s part of this set: https://ts3history.tumblr.com/post/90266247798/sintiklia-lace-set-by-sintiklia-for-sims-3

But you might want to use the download-links found here: https://modthesims.info/t/603335 Thanks @sweetdevil-sims ;) !

Ersel’s poses are here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/usraf2uve66k6op/Ersel_Sintiklia_Poseset-Parasol.zip?dl=0

[buckleysims]

Where do you get your poses from?

Hello there, anon! :) I get my poses from all over the place. I have about 25,000 clips (and counting) in my game right now, but I don’t use the list and they’re not all that well organized. However, I just went through and bookmarked a bunch of pose databases and pose creators earlier this month, so I’ll share those links with you. There are quite a lot, I apologize for the length of this post, but even so it’s by no means complete (as I’m always finding more poses to feed my addiction XD). Nevertheless, if you ever see a pose in any of my screenshots that you are interested in please feel free to send me an ask and I will try my best to track it down for you. Happy simming! :D

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Creator: lenina90

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Playing around with the new poses by simsfans! The poses are awesome! I don't think my pictures are too great though as in setting things up. Isa looks like she has a table coming out of her head and posing in pools is difficult, man! She's floating in space! (Which is why you only see chest up ha ha.)  Edit: I think I figured out how I can fix the pool thing. TOO LATE I'M GOING TO BED.

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Historical Paper Dolls: The Sun King’s Court

Last week, we discussed ruffs. Today, we’re staying in the 1600s, but focusing on a fairly specific niche: the fashions of Versailles between the 1660s and the 1690s. I was inspired to do this by @rennylurant‘s and my discussion of the “Versailles” series. 

Alun and Alasdair and Joyeuse and Guiomar are all sharing center stage today. I simply couldn’t resist getting them all dressed up and making them go on a walk to see and be seen. I originally wanted them to promenade in a “Hall of Mirrors” set, but I couldn’t figure out how to get the pictures to not show the sky instead of the second story, so we have our trusty backdrop instead.

Men’s Fashion

Louis XIV mandated that all men who appeared at Versailles were to wear a long coat, a vest or waistcoat, a cravat, and knee breeches. This ensemble also required a hat for wearing outdoors. Charles II copied these fashion edicts upon his restoration to the throne in the 1660s. Don Draper’s work wardrobe and the trope of the “man in the grey flannel suit” are directly traced back from this style.

The waistcoat often reached to the jacket hem or just above it, buttoning up the front similarly to the modern version. (Earlier in the period, it had been rather shorter.) It was a canvas for embroidery, and could be made of contrasting fabric to add to the opulence of the look. The back of the waistcoat often remained plain, as it was not often seen when the justaucorps was worn; there are some instances of waistcoats having sleeves for winter wear. (Of course, you can then say that it is no longer a vest, and is instead a short coat--but that’s what the early form of the waistcoat was!)

The cravat is the ancestor of the modern necktie. Usually made of lace or fine linen, it was wound around the neck before allowing the ends to fall loose in front. There was a fashion in the 1660s for a ribbon to be tied around the cravat, which Alun is sporting once he’s fully dressed. The ribbons around the cravat were usually red, although other colors such as blue were not unheard of. This fashion trend continued, with the ribbons increasing in size and amount, until the 1690s. Then the cravat was worn without such decoration.

Knee breeches had been fuller (and/or shorter) prior to the 1660s, but with the popularity of the long-line justaucorps and waistcoat, slimmer and longer styles became more fashionable. Breeches were often made in the same fabric as the coat. They could be tied with ribbons or buttoned shut.

Because the new style was meant to emphasize the new-found peace after the turbulent early part of the 1600s, boots were gradually eschewed in favor of shoes. They were usually square toed and decorated with ribbons and bows and shoe-roses (essentially a pompom); there was a trend in the 1680s for red heels on one’s shoes. The heel, of course, became rather high, in order to emphasize the shapeliness of one’s calves, which were shown off by the slim knee breeches.

The long jacket was also known as a justaucorps, and would remain in fashion (with a great deal of change in how it looked) until the 1800s. The sleeve length varied from above to below the elbow, allowing the wearer’s shirt to poke through at the ends. Whether it had deep cuffs or shallow, broad lapels or none, and closed in the front or was worn open, the jacket was longer and more loosely cut than in previous decades. By the 1680s, it reached almost to the knee and remained full through the waist. 

Men wore their hair long, often to mid-back. While some people kept their hair mostly straight, especially in Spain, loose curls or waves were favored. Louis XIV, who had gone bald at an early age, started a wig mania that didn’t die down until the late 18th century. He wanted something that would mimic his natural hair, only, of course, thicker and superior in almost every respect. The men of Versailles soon copied him. This early wig mimicked the wearer’s natural hair color, was not tied back in any way, and was styled with a rather severe and exaggerated center part. 

A variety of hats were worn. The most common was a hat with a wide brim and a moderate crown, often decorated with feathers; your classic “Musketeer” hat. One side of the brim was often turned up; this turned into a brim-turning craze, resulting in the tricorne. 

Women’s Fashion

From the 1660s to the 1670s, the trend in women’s fashion was a broad or off-the-shoulder neckline with full, elbow-length sleeves, a tightly corseted body, and a full skirt. While the gowns shown in portraits may look like a one-piece garment, the trend was actually for a separate bodice and petticoat, which usually were the same color and material. The bodice was attached to the skirt with tabs, which eventually transformed into less obvious hook-and-eye closures. (Terribly fiddly, of course, and essentially defeating the purpose of separates.)

The neckline became quite low in some cases, especially for portraits. In some cases, the breasts were totally exposed; more commonly, a good deal of the breast was shown, pushed up and accentuated by the tight corsetry of the period. It was a look very suited to the deceptively casual, libertine atmospheres of Charles II’s and Louis XIV’s courts. It was of course was frowned upon by the moralists, and was not terribly practical for those who needed to do anything more strenuous than embroider. 

Throughout the period, pearl earrings and necklaces were very popular. The earrings often featured very large, teardrop-shaped pearls; the necklaces were made of the ordinary round, moderately sized pearls. Necklaces were worn very tight and very high, at the base of the throat. This was a look that would continue through the eighteenth century. Pendants were not as popular as they had been in previous years, but were still worn. Gemstones were also still very popular, as Joyeuse shows; I liked the contrast of the sapphires and her pink (salmon?) dress, and took a lot of inspiration from an image of Madame de Montespan I’ve linked in the credits.

Women generally did not openly wear wigs in this period; instead, they wore their natural hair (or someone else’s, if they had the misfortune to go bald). In the 1660s and 70s, the fashion was for curls at the front with buns in the back.

Here’s the fashion trend of the 1680 and 90s, the mantua. The mantua actually began as an “undress” dress, or casual wear; it was meant to showcase elaborate and exotic patterned fabric from overseas. It started as a fairly simple shoulder-to-floor open-fronted overdress (dolman-style sleeves, no fancy seam work, etc.) with a long train However, it soon evolved into the pleated, pinned, and looped style we see showcased here. 

Although this was worn over the wearer’s shift, stays and petticoat, with only a stomacher (a decorative modesty panel pinned to the stays) and a coordinating outer petticoat keeping the underwear from becoming outerwear, the high neckline and longer sleeves were more modest than the somewhat revealing off-the-shoulder look previously popular.

In the 1680s and 90s, the hair was piled up at the front of the head and dressed with the towering mass of wire and ribbons known as the fontange. The fontange was inspired by one of Louis XIV’s “petit maitresses” doing up her hair in a pinch with a ribbon, and gradually mushroomed out of proportion into something involving starch, wire, and a serious amount of hat pins. This is a mere shadow of its extravagance.

Credits

Alasdair

Wig by Cloudwalker Sims | Waistcoat by EA | Justaucorps and Waistcoat (V2) by Fortuna/Irene-Gouret on TSR | Knee Breeches by EA | Stockings by revolution-sims | Shoes by @revolution-sims | Hat by @deniisu-sims

Alun

Hair by @chazybazzy and Anto | Waistcoat and Knee Breeches by EA | Justaucorps, Waistcoat, and Knee Breeches by EA | Stockings by revolution-sims | Bow by s-club | Shoes by revolution-sims | Tricorne by assas-sims-creed

Guiomar, 1660-79

Hair by @aikea-guinea and Sussi | Earrings by Ladesire | Necklace by Vitasims | Bodice and Skirt by EA

Guiomar, 1680-99

Hair by Chazzybazzy and Toksik | Earrings by Ladesire | Necklace by Vitasims | Fontange by Traelia | Mantua by GlorinosaVG

Joyeuse, 1660-79

Hair by Chazzybazzy and Applekisssims | Jewelry by Tankuz | Bodice and Skirt by EA

Joyeuse, 1680-99

Hair by EA | Fontange by Traelia | Earrings by Ladesire | Necklace by Vitasims | Mantua by GlorinosaVG

Poses

Walking Couple poses by Lenina90

A few necessary side notes:

Image 2: The breeches are not quite correct for the period, nor are the lapels. The shoes are also a little anachronistic. However, they look nice.

Image 6: The severe line of the corset in this period is not a look easily achievable with sliders without distorting the clothes, unfortunately. See this wax figure of Madame de Montespan for an idea of how this looked in real life. It’s not really a look for the faint-hearted or prim-and-proper types.

Image 8: I honestly don’t know what’s going on with Guiomar’s hair. It’s not spaniel curls, it’s not really a bun, but she can almost pull it off. 

Image 9: Neither of these are very close to a proper mantua, but I have yet to find a mesh I really love, or one that I can convert without it being a problem.

I’m still really pleased how much of this could be done using EA meshes. I also think I will permanently move these to Saturdays.

[danjaley]

jepensedoncjesims

it would be fine under ofchevalry and would follow as many story blogs as you wanted to create.  do whatever you want!

declarations-of-drama

I do like that name though - Of Chevelry - Im used to it. Your decision though I am still gonna read it lol

I’m going with “ofchevalry” as a url and “Through Parting Glass” as blog title now. Still looks a bit mismatching to me who knows both stories by heart, but I’m sure I’ll get used to it.

...the rest of this post is dedicated to @declarations-of-drama :)

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Lovely little thing x

<3

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I get so annoyed when boarding school sends them home or they reset. I am about to send my LA brat there - thinking military school tbh - not sure

In this case I can understand they flee from there :P

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Thank You again for the wonderful poses you did for me. I love the Llama ones and they did fit so well in to my finale for Llamas getting mean :D And the Royal pose ones I will do for something in the next episodes probably along with the bayeaux tapestry ones (Can't remember if they're already done and downloaded??) will check my folder. Also, did you get around to finishing the Medieval plumbob thing you was working on?

Your requests were always fun and challenging! I loved the spitting Llamas!

The Bayeux poses are here :) I’m somewhere in the middle of editing  icons for the medieval headlines, but haven’t been in the right mood lately.

declarations-of-drama

haha such an interesting family dynamic :D

‘Out of the Earth, the Sea or the Sky...’

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Yes!!! I would love to see that movie, though obviously with English Subtitles because your English is FAR FAR superior to my German :D

I’ll have a look if it’s still there. And if I’ll be able to subtitle it. I used to know how to do that, but the program I used then was on our old windows xp and expired together with my old videogames.

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*Sim God Danjalay raises eyebrows innocently and in wonder* Yeah, where'd that come from gurl?

Buymode :)

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Oh don't start THAT ONE you two!! :D lol

I think though, it was the Space Particle that came first :D

But in this case at least there’s a clear answer!

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That's cheating!! ;p

But he worked hard on improving his magic skills!

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Haha You're avin a giraffe! (English slang for you're having a laugh - at my expense)

Oh my, everyone but me noticed the giraffe in this picture. I’m just so used to it!

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Your game is soooo adventurous!!! You know what I did in my game?? Entered horse tournament and then went to exclusive lounge. . . MY WORD!! I NEED MORE IMAGINATION TO JUST PLAY!!! :D

But I on the other hand have never been to an exclusive launch in my game ever.

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I love trains!!! I hope it wasn't too stressful

:/ After an already messy start, the train got stuck for 45 minutes on Hohenzollern Bridge in Cologne.

At least it was a very scenic place to be stuck. I had a beautiful view of the river, the cathedrals and the statues.

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Oh!!!! I think I saw something about an update on the story a while ago. I will check that out soon too! :D Ty

New story is coming soon!

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It is sad when you lose a game you love. Star Wars Galaxies broke my heart :(

Oh no! I think my brother played that too!

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Very fitting addition to your versatile, diverse little family :)

It looks like the intro to some sort of Disney movie; the evil bird flies to the witches castle and we see the cut scene :D

HAHAHAHA!!! Oh my last comment about witches castle then I scroll and see this :D

A pretty villain for an evil Disney bird :D

I tell you a secret: I always choose my dragon type with Debug Enabler, and the black dragon fit this generation best. So it’s totally on purpose.

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Just no more kissing frogs huh?

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Good! We know her history on pulling things out of the well and we don't want tha. . . .WAIT A MINUTE!! She's not fishing for a younger model now the old man has aged is she???? !!!

If I had decided to make the frog episode into a generation, this would have been the moment :) I was really tempted; I love just everyone’s ideas what Fishy might be after.

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lololol Kid is me

Me too!

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yeah I think you need all four chairs OR have the table side without a chair against the wall? Try that maybe

I would try placing it with 4 chairs. Getting three of them to play then remove the chair they didn't use. that might work

Hmm... I know for sure that two chairs at a corner work, because I used two tables over each other to create the scene below. But the real problem is that there’s not enough space in the house for a four-chair-table.

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Don't strain your hip!! :D

:P

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OH!!! I could have done with these for Martin's scene in my last movie!!! :/ Oh well.

Aw, but it was perfect as it was!

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YES!!! I have this blanket and rely on other poses and animations to get a trick shot. Thank you!

There’s one other posepack with this blanked (by Lenina90, I think), but it’s more flirty themed and that was the last thing I wanted to imply in the scene I made those poses for.