#min quan quan

[trendingdrama]

cutie min quan quan (1/4)

[wizardnuke]

how are we so criminally understaffed. the fact that miss girl doesn't do shit isn't helping

[minutiaewriter]

Happy STS! Seasons are changing. Tell me how one or more of your characters would react. Are they dressing cozy? Obsessed with everything pumpkin? Have they been prepping for Halloween since last year?

Happy STS, I love this ask!!

Rynn is definitely looking forward to all of the candy and sweets he'll get to eat at the annual harvest/spirit festival! Aome would absolutely be addicted to pumpkin spice everything were the HERA characters to inhabit the real world. Yojackson still looks forward to the Dance of the Masks that happens every year on the streets of the capital city (very fascinating artistic theatrical display of various mythical and animal figures of legend. Highly recommend attending if you ever visit Thruhairth, Arsteine in the autumn). As for Kilderan, he's never really had a proper celebration but enjoys the smell of leaves and may be harboring a secret (intense) craving for apple cider.

Thanks for the ask! 🍁🎃☕️

Be sure to check out HERA: To Catch a Star here and stay tuned for the upcoming release of book 2 in the HERA trilogy!

🩸🪐🌟

[fun-family]

Top Ten Film Actors of 2022

In no particular order:

1. Colin Farrell (After Yang, The Banshees of Inisherin, Thirteen Lives, & The Batman)

2. Ke Huy Quan (Everything Everywhere All at Once)

3. Paul Mescal (Aftersun)

4. Daniel Kaluuya (Nope)

5. Zlatko Burić (Triangle of Sadness)

6. Sami Slimane (Athena)

7. Daniel Katz (The Dog Who Wouldn’t Be Quiet)

8. Justin H. Min (After Yang)

9. Theo Rossi (Emily the Criminal)

10. Austin Butler (Elvis)

I’d be remiss not to also mention: Brian Tyree Henry in Causeway & Bullet Train, Carloto Cotta in You Won’t Be Alone, Daryl McCormack in Good Luck to You Leo Grande, Adam Driver in White Noise, Sebastian Stan in Fresh, Gang Dong-Won in Broker, Jeremy Pope in The Inspection, Diego Calva in Babylon, and Gabriel LaBelle in The Fabelmans.

See the Top 10′s from 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013!

[dalekofchaos]

Mortal Kombat fancast(new)

Simu Liu as Liu Kang

Glenn Powell as Johnny Cage

Charlize Theron as Sonya Blade

Ken Watanabe as Raiden

Henry Golding as Sub-Zero/Noob Saibot/Bi-Han

Andrew Koji as Scorpion

Manu Benett as Kano

Rory McCann as Goro

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa as SHang Tsung(Old, WHO ELSE???)

Tony Leung as Shang Tsung(Young)

Bill Skarsgard as Reptile

Iko Uwais as Kung Lao

Aldis Hodge as Jackson "Jax" Briggs

Elodie Yung as Kitana/Milenena

Zoe Saldana as Jade

Harry Shum Jr. as Sub-Zero/Kuai-Liang

Justin H. Min as Smoke

Brian Tee as Sektor

Chiwetel Ejiofor as Cyrax

Scott Adkins as Baraka

Conan Stevens as Kintaro

Dave Bautista as Shao Kahn

Eugene Brave Rock as Nightwolf

John Cena as Stryker

Jon Bernthal as Kabal

Michelle Yeoh as Sindel

Jade Cargill as Sheeva

Nathan Jones as Motaro

Doug Jones as Ermac

Because of Tumblr's stupid 30 picture limit, I cannot add more pictures, so here’s the rest.

Larry Lam as Rain

Jonathan Patrick Foo as Chameleon

Karen Fukuhara as Khameleon

Jet Li as Fujin

Sonoya Mizuno as Sareena

Brenda Song as Kia

Javicia Leslie as Jataaka

Anna Diop as Tanya

Jai Courtney as Jarek

Karl Urban as Reiko

Mads Mikkelsen as Shinnok

Hoon Lee as Quan Chi

Benedict Wong as Bo Rai Cho

Lewis Tan as Kenshi

Yvonne Chapman as Li Mei

Emma Myers as Frost

Peter Mensah as Drahmin

Derek Mears as Moloch

Charles Melton as Mavado

Ron Yuan as Hsu Hao

Alexandra Daddario as Nitara

Gordon Liu as Shujinko

Constance Wu as Ashrah

Donnie Yen as Hotaru

Daniel Wu as Dairou

Mahershala Ali as Darrius

Matt Smith as Havik

Dominic Sherwood as Kobra

Kristen Stewart as Kira

Keith David as Onaga

Ian McKellen as Argus

Eva Green as Delia

Tom Hardy as Taven

Mark Strong as Daegon

Ron Pearlman as Blaze

Jessica Henwick as Skarlet

Milly Alcock as Cassie Cage

Delainey Hayles as Jacqui Briggs

Mackenyu as Takeda Takahashi

Ludi Lin as Kung Jin

Winston Duke as Kotal Kahn

Tao Okamoto as D’Vorah

Jensen Ackles as Erron Black

Dafne Keen and Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson as Ferra/Torr

Tony Jaa as Tremor

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Geras

Emily Blunt as Cetrion

Tilda Swinton as Kronika

[circusclownsam]

mortal kombat / mk1 oc

general information

first name; min-ya

last name; choi

nickname; minnie, prefers that only

gender; female

birth date; 3 / 9

age; 20s+

race; asian

species; human

ethnicity; korean - australian

voice; mid pitch, noticeable australian accent

known languages; korean, english

scent; a soft, vanilla smell

appearance

height; 5’2 (158cm)

weight; light (idk man)

skin tone; warm tan

face claim; https://pin.it/2HLmdA9x4

body shape; hourglass, average thickness, small waist, d cup

eye colour; dark blue with specks of light blue

hair colour; chocolate brown

hair length; hip length

hair texture; 2c

scarring; arms, inner thighs and back. prefers to hide them

other notable features; freckled cheeks, nose and shoulders. dimpled smile

attire

main attire;

; https://pin.it/6O9kNZnbE

; https://pin.it/7IBAAEzSa

; https://pin.it/mKaD9Rfgd

; https://pin.it/f8lyD2Um9

; https://pin.it/6rphEncfG (both wrists)

; https://pin.it/70inwxOzp

; https://pin.it/2tt9UN9Or

; https://pin.it/3GCKRzvsx

sleep attire;

; https://pin.it/6l32EKNFm

; https://pin.it/AlKQ8g5kk

; https://pin.it/5FHIOKVMO

; https://pin.it/4cz4jjn87

personality

positive traits; honest, observant, trustworthy, selfless, protective, patient

negative traits; blunt, introverted, trust issues, secretive, cold

interests; drawing, reading in her spare time, annoying bi han, horror movies, cats, learning about outworld, her personal space, visiting mileena and kitana, writing in her journal, spicy foods, hanging out with kung lao and raiden

disinterests; shang tsung and quan chi, slimy textured foods, mud, when others invade her space, her father, johnny cage (occasionally), romance films and overly romantic gestures, when others read her journal

good habits; neatening things, writing in a journal

bad habits; scratching at her scars

goals; to defeat quan chi and shang tsung

hobbies; ballet, gymnastics, fighting

insecurities; her scars, mostly

pet peeves; when things are left messy

fears; deep water (pools, lakes specifically), her father

relations

father; robert choi, unknown whereabouts, strained relationship due to abuse

mother; lin choi, currently living in korea, close relationship though doesn’t talk as often

sister; katie choi, lives with their mother in korea, close relationship, talks frequently

other relatives; an aunt on her mothers side, a grandmother on her fathers side. strained relationships with both

friends; kenshi, johnny cage, kung lao, liu kang, raiden, ashrah, mileena, kitana, kuai liang, smoke, reptile

closer to; mileena, kitana, kung lao, raiden

enemies; shang tsung, quan chi, general shao

love interest(s); bi han, kung lao

pet(s); none

health

mental; occasional nightmare due to trauma, overall okay

physical; peak condition, faint muscles due to working out regularly

illnesses; mild social anxiety, unmedicated but manageable

disabilities; none, as far as she’s aware

dental care; peak, brushes regularly, healthy white, no bad odours

hygiene; peak, showers regularly, no bad odours

eyesight; 20/20 vision, no known issues

hearing; no known issues, gets a checkup occasionally

allergies; sunflower, mild rash and sneeze

living history

world; earthrealm

born; seoul, south korea

lived there; until she was 12

moved to; sydeny, australia

lived there; for the rest of her life

lives with; by herself, likes the solitude

housing; a simple, one bedroom apartment

occupation; unemployed, as of now.

past jobs; cashier at a local store, a waitress

therapy?; stopped going in-person, writes in a journal instead.

[decemberwind]

"Sau khi mối quan hệ của bạn với một ai đó hoàn toàn đổ vỡ

Mà bạn vẫn không hề kể xấu về người đó

Thì đó chính là bằng chứng cho thấy bạn đã yêu người đó rất thật lòng.

Có những đồ vật ba năm trước tôi không thể vứt bỏ

Đến bây giờ dọn dẹp phòng lại quyết định cho chúng ra đi,

Khiến tôi có cảm giác như thế này.

Chia tay với đồ vật

Cũng giống như khi chia tay với con người

Cần có một khoảng thời gian để trái tim ta tự lành.

Sau khi chia tay

Qua một khoảng thời gian,

Nếu đang bước trên đường

Đột nhiên bạn nghĩ “Mong cho người ấy hạnh phúc”

Và không còn cảm thấy vướng bận trong lòng

Thì đó chính là tín hiệu cho hay bạn cũng đã sẵn sàng để hạnh phúc trở lại."

- Đại đức Hae Min -

---

Ảnh: Eight of Cups & Nine of Cups #Tarot cards

[ifeelgeek]

👻 HE WAS SUNSHINE ☼☽ - Posible endgame / Kim Young Dae (Obligatorio).

👻 ♡ ·˚ [ AND LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION, BUT DELIVER US FROM EVIL. ] ༉‧˚꒱ - Endgame / Shen Quan Rui (Sugerido).

👻 ꒰ ❛ GLORIOUSLY DECORATED ❜ ꒱ - Hermana mayor / Myoui Mina (Sugerido).

👻 ⸽— ❅HURTS LIKE HELL — ⸽ - Expareja /Choi Min Ho (Sugerido).

👻 ❛ ꒰ ◜⸙ YOU GOT THE BEST OF ME◞ ꒱ ｡ - Familia / Ning Yi Zhuo (Obligatorio).

👻 ❛ PECCATUM EST ❜ - Endgame / PB Libre.

👻 SINOSAESIJAK - Mejor amigo / Kim Ji Won (Bobby).

👻 SINOSAESIJAK - Hermano mayor / Jang Ki Yong.

👻 ❮❝BROKEN ROSE❞❯ - Endgame + Amistad + Banda de Rock / Lee Hee Seung (Sugerido).

[thehonoredonesrpg]

¡Os traemos una pequeña novedad!

Como ya no queda mucho para completar la información relativa a la ambientación del foro, queremos avisar a todos los que nos siguen que la apertura de las reservas está muy próxima. Antes de ir a la fecha, queremos hacer un adelanto de lo que se subirá entre hoy y mañana:

Pactos, vínculos y técnicas malditas

Pliegues y sellos

Glosario

Posteriormente, como nos han pedido, también subiremos ejemplos de técnicas malditas que se han empleado en el manga de Jujutsu Kaisen y buscaremos también algún ejemplo de los demonios que aparecen en Chainsaw Man, por si os sirve de guía e inspiración.

FECHA DE RESERVAS

Las reservas podrán hacerse mañana día 16 de abril hasta el día de la apertura, aún por anunciar. Dejaremos hasta las últimas dos horas, en caso de que alguien necesite realizar algún cambio o por si hay algún rezagado. El horario de apertura será el siguiente:

20:00 en España (hora peninsular)

13:00 en México, Perú y Colombia

15:00 en Chile, Argentina y Venezuela

NORMATIVA DE RESERVAS

Antes de reservar, pedimos que por favor tengáis en cuenta la siguiente normativa, porque si algo se sale de ella la reserva no tendrá validez.

Pondremos un anuncio previo a la apertura de reservas. Hasta que ese anuncio no esté colgado, no podrán mandarse ningún tipo de reserva.

Se atenderán por orden de llegada. No sabemos si vamos a estar saturados o si el flujo de gente será más llevadero, pero intentaremos dar notificación del listado lo más pronto posible.

Únicamente puede reservarse PB, porque no hay cupos de ningún tipo para oficios, técnicas y derivados.

Pueden reservarse hasta 2 PBs para uso propio. No se permiten reservas para búsquedas.

El PB deberá de ser real y el personaje no podrá contar con más o menos de 5 años de los que el PB tenga en la realidad.

Las reservas se mantendrán durante 7 días desde la apertura del foro, tiempo que creemos suficiente para haber creado los personajes. En caso de que alguien necesite algo de tiempo extra, se puede poner en contacto con nosotros.

Tendréis que poner el nombre del PB, un nick de registro y una contraseña para que, el día de la apertura, nadie intente colarse. Quedaría de la siguiente forma:

PB — Nick — Contraseña

NPCS & RESERVAS

Aaron Taylor-Johnson — Crow

Alina Olesheva — Dragon

Álvaro Morte [NPC]

Alycia Debnam-Carey — Day

Ana de Armas — Xandro

Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey — Bonny

Aubrey Plaza — whats

Bethany Joy Lenz [NPC]

Brian Tee [NPC]

Casey Deidrick — bukowski

Charleen Weiss — G.

Choi Soo Bin— Panic

Choi Yeon Jun — Badblood

Deborah Ann Woll [NPC]

D.J. Cotrona [NPC]

Ed Skrein [NPC]

Eiza González — Poppy

Ella Purnel — Mercy

Eva Mendes [NPC]

Havana Rose Liu — Snoopy

Hero Fiennes Tiffin — Serra

Hiroyuki Sanada [NPC]

Jeffrey Wright [NPC]

Jensen Ackles — Hombre Lavadora

Jeon Won Woo — Melinoe

John David Washington — bulldog

Kang Seul Gi — akugetsu

Ken Watanabe [NPC]

Kim Min Gyu — yoshida

Lily James — JED

Lizeth Selene — Boo

Maggie Q [NPC]

Mahershala Ali [NPC]

Manny Jacinto — Snoopy

Matthew Noszka — muricano

Michael B. Jordan — Air

Minatozaki Sana — shintani

Ming na Wen [NPC]

Nana Komatsu — Fool

Natasha Liu Bordizzo — Grimmjow

Oscar Isaac — Atom

Rebecca Ferguson — whats

Rosemund Pike [NPC]

Ryan Porter — bukowski

Sarah Rafferty — Dory

Shen Quan Rui (Ricky) — Ian

Steve Milatos — Crow

Suki Waterhouse — Mercy

Theo James — Drama

Tony Thornburg — Grimmjow

Vachirawit Chiva-aree (Bright) — Astro

Will Higginson — Leucocito

Yulef Bopp — Ploff

Zoey Deutch — Xandro

[guardianasdelrpg]

👻 HE WAS SUNSHINE ☼☽ - Posible endgame / Kim Young Dae (Obligatorio).

👻 ♡ ·˚ [ AND LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION, BUT DELIVER US FROM EVIL. ] ༉‧˚꒱ - Endgame / Shen Quan Rui (Sugerido).

👻 ꒰ ❛ GLORIOUSLY DECORATED ❜ ꒱ - Hermana mayor / Myoui Mina (Sugerido).

👻 ⸽— ❅HURTS LIKE HELL — ⸽ - Expareja /Choi Min Ho (Sugerido).

👻 ❛ ꒰ ◜⸙ YOU GOT THE BEST OF ME◞ ꒱ ｡ - Familia / Ning Yi Zhuo (Obligatorio).

👻 ❛ PECCATUM EST ❜ - Endgame / PB Libre.

👻 SINOSAESIJAK - Mejor amigo / Kim Ji Won (Bobby).

👻 SINOSAESIJAK - Hermano mayor / Jang Ki Yong.

👻 ❮❝BROKEN ROSE❞❯ - Endgame + Amistad + Banda de Rock / Lee Hee Seung (Sugerido).

[trendingdrama]

cutie min quan quan (2/4)

[nijigasakilove]

Chills man we really back

Felt like the opening 15 mins could’ve gone quicker tbh.

Ke huy quan is so good I’m so happy for him getting parts again. Such a good guy and actor. He stole the show in this opener.

I think the first episode was solid like a few others said it wasn’t anything crazy, wasn’t bad, but it was an opportunity to see how much things have changed after the events of Loki s1. There’s a lot of interesting things they set up in this episode that I’m looking forward to seeing paid off.

That scene of Loki creeping down the hall as the phone rings was great. And there’s Sylvie! This season is going to be so much fun. I missed their dynamic.

[minutiaewriter]

𓍊𓋼 OC Name Meaning 𓋼𓍊

Rules: Put down an OC or more and tell what their name means

Thanks so so much @tananaphone for the tag, this was really fun and very fascinating!!

I’d like to talk about Kilderan’s name specifically in this post, mostly because while all of the names in the Hera trilogy came from my imagination, his is one I am particularly proud of. Whether intentionally or by accident, the suffix -eran appears in a few names besides his throughout the trilogy. I’m still a bit undecided on what exactly it translates to in terms of the language used in Hera (not English, it is occasionally referred to as the Primary Language--though there are numerous other languages besides the one used almost everywhere in the galaxy but more on that later--and there are mentions of words written out in characters rather than letters, but there isn’t a definitive guide to it. …yet) but very roughly it means both “to be/to have” and (very roughly, translated as abstractly as is possible) “sun”, in that the sun(s) is the eternal provider of life, light, and energy and therefore is a great representation/symbol of “being” or “to be”. So all in all, a very powerful and almost sacred suffix to end a name with. -Eran is not commonly used, so the fact that it appears more than once in characters’ names is noteworthy. Suffixes are often passed down from father to son/mother to daughter much like a surname would be, thus making the only original part of one’s name the preceding word. 

The first part of Kilderan’s name, "Kil(d)", can possibly be translated as “forest/woods”, so to translate his name along the lines of the current etymology of Hera language, it would mean “he who is of the forest” or, if we translated -eran as “sun”, “the sun through the trees”. 

tagging: @toribookworm22 @words-after-midnight

[favoritenintendocharacterbracket]

Losing Bracket Round 2 is over, round 3 is starting

Results Here:

After the delay to decide if the results for Ness vs Queen Sonia were ok, the results are in!

Here's my recap for the rest of the match ups:

Isabelle beat Mr. Game & Watch

Apollo beat Alear

Mona beat Porky

Wario beat Mym

Matt beat Seliph

Akari beat Mascula

K. K. Slider beat Yunobo

Sidon beat Nemona

Claude beat Lora

The Miis beat Rauru

Captain Falcon beat Xane

Diddy Kong beat Karate Joe. Rhythm Heaven's out, ah well.

Acerola beat Sukapon

Ninten beat the Fighting Polygon Team

Tulin beat the Prince of Sablé

Mac beat Eudan

Inkling won the war against Andy

Commander Tartar beat Chibi-Robo

Grovyle the Thief beat Midgardsormr

Roy beat Dimitri. A reminder that Smash is bigger then Fire Emblem

Ridley beat Lyn

Galacta Knight beat Leif

President of Hocotate Freight beat Nedrick

Nia beat Alm

Shulk beat Esna

Mr. Grizz beat ROB

Lubba beat Laxi

Cherry beat Robin

Edelgard beat Rex

Ike beat Eirika

The Duck Hunt Dog beat Alex

Olimar beat Dixie Kong

Teba beat Lakitu

Twink obliterates Waterwraith

Marina beat Ranzal

Greninja beat Kyle Hyde

Purple Pikmin beat Melia

Geno beat Queen Sectonia

Chrom beat Jimmy T

Toadsworth beat Ashley

Mineru beat Mythra

Dark Pit beat Hilda

DJ Octavio beat Luca

Louie beat Lip

Stitches beat Mallow

Pikachu beat Penn

Donkey Kong beat Morgan

Lillie beat Sami

Tia beat Isaac

Starfy beat Sigurd

The Happy Mask Salesman beat Cranky Kong

Arven beat Min Min

Yveltal beat Zena

Oatchi beat Lysithea

The Squirtle Family beat Cleo. Farewell Dragalia Lost. Although I am glad my favorite Pokemon won

Ness beat Queen Sonia

Ravenbeak beat Ogerpon

Bobby beat Penny

Acht beat Takamaru

Shy Guy and Purah tied! Welcome Team Science Guy!

Riju beat Celica

Ashley beat Takumi

Hades beat Quan

[spyxfamilyanalysis]

FACTS OF SPY x FAMILY! (7): Twilight/ Loid Forger (Part 2/?)

Previous post: FACTS OF SPY x FAMILY (6)

Spoiler for this post: Suits~

And now, we will continue the topic about: Things we might know/ don't know about Twilight/ Loid Forger

❗️❗️Warning❗️❗️

Spoilers ahead!

Source: Youtube (Vietnamese)

The video: VẺ BỀ NGOÀI QUAN TRỌNG THẾ SAO?? | TRANG PHỤC THANH LỊCH CỦA TWILIGHT 『SPY x FAMILY』(How important is the appearance?? | Twilight's elegant outfits 『SPY x FAMILY』)(but it's shortened a bit)

Super long post, removed some unnecessary details!

Truly sorry my English NG, and it has been a while since I paused posting anything ;-;

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

This time, we are gonna talk about clothes that Twilight wears throughout the series~

Fashion has always been the clearest proof in every historical period. From kimonos, haoris (kimono and haori are Japanese traditional clothes) from Kimetsu no Yaiba (Demon Slayer) (The Swordsmith Village Arc is out btw), to the modern outfits from Jujutsu no Kaisen (I haven't watched it), SPY x FAMILY with historical background of the cold war period also brings very fashionista and classic European fashion to viewers. Perhaps the most outstanding of all is suites which are seen a lot throughout the series, especially when this outfit is worn on a spy like Twilight.

So what meaning does this outfit even have? Why do all famous spies usually wear them? LET'S FIND OUT!

In popular cultures like movies, literatures or animes specifically, gentleman characters such as spies are usually described in elegant suites to elevate the elegance and beauty, and power. Particular characters representing for this figure are mentioned such as James Bond, so famous this character has a good impression in the public, or the super spies from The Kingsman which has been famous recently, bearing codename of the noble knights of the round table known as Arthur, Galahad/Harry Hart, Lancelot, or even Merlin the Witch.

So here's the question: "Why do all spy characters always wear suites?" Before answering, let's go over the history of the development of this outfit. (seriously, after watching the whole video, the words i can describe are "exhaustion", "long for freaking 10 mins", "old history" because I have to translate to ya)

Ever since its appearance, suites are known as the production of the ultimate perfection, the "Power suit" for gentlemen, especially businessmen. Suites are measured with high accuracy, and delicate from the shirt designs, leaf collars to wrists, which symbolize the liveliness of luxury and elegance. With a brief history and development over centuries, suites still hold the top-notch position in men's fashion.

*History~

Suites (or the compel-veston in Vietnam) is a suit including a frock coat, trousers, a waistcoat or shirt, and they all are made with the same fabric material and color. These gentlemen's clothing are the result of over 400 years of development, along with the improvements of tailoring, materials, and accessories -> the inheritance and selection to become a formal outfit that enhances elegance, yet, show the comfort -> suitable for the operating conditions of the periods.

For example, in Episode 4, when Twilight attended the interview with the Eden's administrators, he had prepared the finest suites for any and every cases happening, and instantly changed to keep the elegance of a fine gentleman. Or in intense combats (like the fight with the mafias/robbers in Episode 1), the suit still brought the absolute comfort because of exact tailoring of the wearer.

Suites first appeared in around the 17th century, the period of King Charles II - the UK. The standards of tailoring suites were made by King Charles II, based on the dressing of the king Louis XIV's court in France for gentlemen working in English courtroom: a frock coat, a waistcoat, a white tie around the neck, a wig, pants (~trousers), socks, leather shoes and a hat.

However, the modern and official suit first noticed in the beginning of the 19th century thanks to Beau Brummell, a noble and a person of fame of that time. He marked the changes not by eloquence or military power, but by the new changes in men's fashion. Beau Brummell was not the one to invent the elements of fashion in the beginning, but he gathered many inspirations all together and make a coherent whole. Due to being unable to compete accessories and decorations against other nobles, he focused on adjusting in making clothes. His outfits were handmade, sewed with a flat pose, which marked the milestone of the end of long trousers and vests.

The linen cravats which were tied competently were the precursor of the modern ties, and the shirts which had his favorite structure has the same cutting style as the modern vest. As a result, suites become innovated and well-known all over Europe and the globe. It has formed a new line of thoughts of men's fashion style from now on.

Bonus~

Beau Brummell also approved the new changes of personal hygiene movement(?) at that time. For people born in the same era, showering usually meant by washing their face, arms and hands, and sweating meant removing the poison from your body. He had replaced the dependence on perfume and hair powder (what is even hair powder?) into the definition of bathing and showering every day, even though it did not have anything revolutionary. In short, the former English were very dirty, especially men. The definitions of personal hygiene of that era were still simple, leading to high rate of disease relating to basic hygiene.

Coming back to fashion~

Around the 19th century, suites become more and more well-known for the royal with less formal design in order to become suitable for use every day. At the end of the 19th century, suites with modern designs like nowadays were officially out. Casual suites' designs are usually changed for the usage of intimate events without any ceremonious needs, like sports, picnic, family gatherings, friends.

Parallel to the birth of casual clothes, we also have the appearance of new-style party suites used for small parties. The origin of suites with this new party coat took place from the regulation of outfits with white tie, or known as dress code white tie, used for big and fancy parties. However, these new types of outfits are getting detached to a separated dress code known as black tie. This dress code's custom is gradually introduced to America, and it continuously transferred into a tuxedo.

According to the old custom standards, black tie was only used in small meeting parties, whereas white tie was for big luxurious parties held majestically. However, black tie started to gain popularity more and more, especially the wealthy world because of the modernity, new pace, and replacement for white tie. After many years of development, suit has become men's outfit being populous over decades, but that does not mean suites always hold the leading position in all of historical stages.

Note: In the video, the word "men" I translated was the word "phái mạnh" in Vietnamese, meaning "the strong being". In a nutshell, men are the strong beings (phái mạnh), and women are the weak ones (phái yếu). That was true, because little do you know, in most Asian countries such as Vietnam and Japan, our ancestors, the ancients, believed that men are the ones taking care of the family's business, the breadwinners, while women handle house works like taking care of the kids, cleaning and cooking duties. This is mostly true in Japanese notion.

However, this concept has been outdated, because men are not the only ones that can be breadwinners, nor women are the ones handle house chores. We are living in the modern society where women and men can be equal. Women can work as hard as men to earn money, as well as men can do house works the same as women. Gender does not matter, just because men are strong doesn't mean women are weak. That is the gender equality!

World War I period used to usurp suites, and there came the developing period of the "Rock & Hippy" trend, which took over suites for a while. There was a time when suit was not being appreciated, the Americans brought new fashion styles which were jeans and T-shirts, represented for the free and liberal culture, opposite to fancy and royal suites.

Until 1970, suites were returned thanks to its reappearance, and one more time, suites are emphasized more and being recognized as the symbol, the wise choice of the elegance, and standard of men. Because suites are the elegant look of gentlemen, the perfect face of the primordial rank (?), so in whichever period, suites also need designing and tailoring carefully with the exact number of each wearer. Moreover, we should not forget the details bringing the suit to its perfection: cravat (tie), buttons and socks.

Being the symbol of perfection and elegance, any combinations of suites is a work of art, along with its own combination rules. There are 2 types of suites: the one with 2 pieces, and with 3. The layer of clothing inside is called a vest/gile. So in reality, vest's definition to most Vietnamese is wrong, because it's just a part of the outfit. In conclusion, when it comes to being a gentlemen, it's suites.

*Back to the question in the first place~

With the important elements of a suit, you may understand it partially why most famous spy characters in the public always wear a suit, right?

Suites have a strong impact on the audiences about a charming spy gentlemen being elegant and luxurious, yet exudes power of taking over control. This is also a perfect outfit helping spies easily get on with any environment in any historical periods. Even in the most dangerous combat environment, it was still neat, and tidy of a gentlemen when doing the missions. In terms of reality, in Twilight's case, his mission is to infiltrate the elite, and help his daughter, Anya, enroll in the Eden Academy, which makes the suit a wise choice.

With strict standards of elegance, not only the academy but the parents also, suites bring valuable advantages. Suit becomes a standard uniform for spy gentlemen in the public with the convenience, and effective benefits. Not only Twilight, but even spies like James Bond, or the Kingsman, also find suit an inseparable weapon in their mission or in diplomatic environment. Agent Galahad of Kingsman has said: "Suit is the armor of a modern gentlemen, and Kingsman are the knights of the new era".

Not only agents in Kingsman, but other agents can also be known as the knights fighting silently for the security and peace of the country. Having been the knights, they cannot forget their shinning armor in the fight, and for the knights of the modern era, suit is that armor. However, the price of a cool suit being tailored in centimeters in the present is not cheap at all, and not everyone can afford it.

If your parents/you are rich enough, you should try a day becoming a gentleman wearing a suit, because not everyone has a chance to do so. Or the economy is average to good, you can rent or borrow one to "live virtually" on social media, being cool~cool~ Or ya can wait until ya have a wife, then automatically ya can wear it! :))

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The Man of Wuling (HHS086)

[Their origin as children of the five-coloured dog Panhu, and early history]

In the past, the Gaoxin clan [Emperor Ku] was being robbed by the Quan Rong. The Emperor was troubled by their intrusions and bullying, but his campaigns and attacks had no gains. He therefore searched for and enlisted Under Heaven, that he who was able to obtain the head of the Quan Rong's commander, General Wu, would be rewarded with a thousand yi of yellow gold, an estate of ten thousand families, and also his young daughter as wife. At the time the Emperor had domesticated dog with five-coloured fur named Panhu.

The Wei Sketch says: The Gaoxin clan had an old woman who lived in the royal house. She got a n ear illness. She poked at them, and found a thing as large as a cocoon. The woman put it within a gourd [hu], and covered it with a tray [pan]. Suddenly it changed into a dog, it was patterned in five colours, and because of that they named it Panhu.

After he had sent down the order, Panhu then came below the palace with a person's head in the mouth. The crowd of subjects were astonished, and when they examined it, it was General Wu's head. The Emperor was greatly pleased, but assessed that for Panhu it would not be possible to take his daughter as wife, and also had no way of ennobling him with feudal rank. He discussed his intentions of rewarding him, but know not yet what would be appropriate.

The daughter heard of it and, considering that an order sent down by the Emperor could not stray from the truth, requested to go. The Emperor had no choice, and therefore used the daughter as a match for Panhu. Panhu got the daughter, and carried her away into the southern mountains, they stopped inside a stone cave. The place was perilous and isolated, people searched but did not reach them.

Today west of Luxi county in Chen province, there is a Wu Mountain. Huang Min's Records of Wuling says: The mountain might be ten thousand ren tall. Halfway on the mountain is Panhu's stone cave, it might accommodate several ten thousand people. Within there is a stone bed and vestiges from Panhu actions.

Now note: In front of the mountain cave there is a stone sheep and a stone beast, the ancient vestiges that are strange and unusual are especially many. Looking at the stone cave, it is as large as three unoccupied houses. In the far distance one sees a rock that still resembles a dog in shape. The Man have customarily transmitted that this is a statue of Panhu.

Hence the daughter loosened and took off her robes and skirt, and made knots of pujian僕鑒 and wore clothes of duli獨力. The Emperor pitied and thought of her, and dispatched messengers to look and search for them. Every time they would encounter wind, rain, shaking, and darkness, and the messengers could not manage to advance. In the span of three years, they begot twelve children, six sons and six daughters.

After Panhu died, they made each other husbands and wives. They wove and spun wood and hides, and dyed them with grass and fruits. They were fond of five-coloured clothes, and tailored them to have the shape of a tail.

Gan Bao's Records of Jin says: The barbarians of Wuling, Changsha, and Lujiang commanderies are the descendants of Panhu. They live scattered within the Five Creeks. The Panhu rely on the mountains to obstruct strategic points, and always regularly do harm. They mix and blend fish and meat, knock on a trough and make a sign, and so make sacrifices to Panhu. Those customarily claiming to be “red thighs and horizontals skirts” are precisely his sons and grandsons.

Their mother later returned home, and explained clearly to the Emperor, and so he sent to welcome and bring her various children. Their robes and skirts were mottled and colourful and their speech was that of Zhuli. They were fond of entering mountains and river valleys and were not happy in the flat and open. The Emperor complied with their thoughts, and bestowed on them the famous mountains and wide marshes. Their descendants multiplied and spread out, they were called the Man Yi.

Outwardly they were simpletons, but on the inside they were shrewd. They were unworried in their lands and put weight on old traditions. Due to their ancestral father's merit and their mother being the Emperor's daughter, when farming, making, buying and selling, they had no tallies for passing toll-houses or bridges, or payments of taxes and levies.

He especially favoured them, and for that reason exempted them from taxes and duties. The Records of Jing Province says: In Yuanling county, at the mouth of the You, there are the Shangjiu and Wuyang villages, and indeed these are the descendants of Panhu, the dog race. The two villages are located north of Wuxi.

They have lords and chiefs of their districts. They all are bestowed seals and ribbons, and for caps they use otter skin. They name chieftains as jingfu精夫, and refer to each other as yangtu姎徒. Today they are the Man of Changsha and Wuling.

The Explaining Graphs says: Yang姎is what a woman calls herself, meaning “I”.

During Tang and Yu, they restrained them with hostages, and for that reason it was called the Restrained Domain. In the time of Xia and Shang, they gradually became a border trouble. Arrived at the Zhou period, their group's multitudes spread out and flourished. At King Xuan's [of Zhou, r. 827 – 782 BC] revitalization, he then instructed Fangshu to go on a southern attack against the Man region, which is what the poets speaks of as “the Man and Jing came in awe”. They also say: “Obstinate Man and Jing, the great nation is your foe.” It makes clear their group's multitudes had multiplied many times, and opposed and stood against the various Xia.

The Mao Poetry's Preface to the Lesser Elegantiae says: “The poem 'Collecting Proso millet” is about King Xuan's southern campaign. [The poem says] “We hurry to tell of gathering proso millet, in those new fields. Put it forth indeed that Fangshu, is travelling back dun-dunning. Obstinate Man and Jing, the great nation is your foe. The commentary states: “Fangshu was a noble officer, who was instructed and made commander.”

King Ping [r. 770 – 720 BC] moved east, and the Man thereupon invaded and bullied the upper states. Marquis Wen of Jin [r. 780 – 746 BC] assisted the government, and therefore led Marquis Gong of Cai [r. 761 – 760 BC] to strike and rout them.

Marquis Wen of Jin had animosity.

Arriving at the time of King Wu of Chu [r. 740 – 690 BC], the Man and the Count of Luo together defeated the Chu regiments, and killed their general Qu Xia.

The Zuo Transmittals [13th Year of Duke Huan, 699 BC]: “Qu Xia of Chu invaded Luo and Yan. They became disordered due to the crossing, and form the river they then had no order. Moreover they did not make precautions. Luan and the Lu Rong with their pair of armies went and greatly defeated him. The Mo'ao [a Chu military rank] hanged himself at Huang Valley, and the crowd of commanders were imprisoned at Yefu.

King Zhuang [of Chu, r. 613 - 591 BC] began on the throne, the people starved and the troops were weak, and they then began to rob. When the Chu regiments had been bestirred, they afterwards therefore submitted. From that point they thereupon belong to Chu. During the deeds of Yanling, the Man combined troops with King Gong [r. 590 – 560 BC] to strike Jin.

King Zhuan's personal name was Lü, he was the son of King Mu [r. 625 – 614 BC]

In the Zuo Transmittals, Jin and Chu fought at Yanling [in 575 BC]. Xi Zhi of Jin said: “Chu's two dignitaries loath each other. The King's soldiers use old customs, and at Zheng their deployment was not orderly, and the Man army did not deploy.”

When Wu Qi was chancellor for King Dao [r. 401 – 381 BC], he to the south annexed the Man and Yue, and thereupon they had Dongting and Cangwu. King Zhao of Qin sent Bai Qi to attack Chu [in 278 BC], generally gained control of the Man Yi, and first set up Qianzhong commandery. When Han flourished, they changed it to Wuling. They yearly ordered their great men to convey one bolt of cloth, and lesser mouths a length of two zhang. This was spoken of as cong cloth. Though at times they were robbing and stealing, it was not enough to be a worry for the commanderies and states.

The Explaining Graphs says: Cong is the tax paid by the Southern Man.