#paris sari

[look-at-my-dresses]

Sari de Sabyasachi Mukherjee

Exposition Bollywood superstars, musée du quai Branly Jacques Chirac, Paris

[camilledecussac]

[obsessedbyneon]

Les bureaux de la Sari at La Dèfense, Paris, 1983.

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[vintage-every-day]

Elizabeth Taylor dressed in an Hindu sari with her husband Richard Burton arrived at the Lido Night on December 2, 1967 in Paris, France.

[for-ships-that-never-sail]

Okay Y'ALL I saw Episode 5 today and these are the thoughts I jotted down while watching it (PART 2 OF 2)

Please don’t read below the cut if you are avoiding spoilers until you get to watch it yourself 

And FYI some of these may not have any context, but I guess it won’t matter cause you’ll have context in 7ish hours anyway (also sorry about how long all my thoughts and feelings are lol)

Awh Kate you’re so pretty - kinda weird to see her so chill though - she was so stressed all of season 2 that seeing her so serene is throwing me off tbh - I am so happy for you though my love

Also her outfit that looks like a sari is soooo gorgeous I WANTTTT

Love the cinnamon biscuits vs fruit jellies bit

Portia ma'am please listen to Varley FFS

lol I hope they did in fact fuck again like she wanted

Ugly crying at MY MESSSSSS

PARIS? oufff I love how comfortable she is, just casual teasing chit chats with bestie

“Undefended”? Charlotte needs a different hobby pleaseeee

LOLLLLL when did Penelope learn to do her hair and makeup by herself???? Cause there’s no fucking way she would’ve looked THAT fucking good after alllll of that lol

We were going to be KNIGHTS!! OMG sweet babiessss

“as much as I do” I can’t even blame anyone for anything they’ve done or said so far tbh 

This is such nuanced writing — I understand exactly where pretty much everyone is coming from and that’s really nice tbh 

Omg they really do want Cressida to marry a dinosaur 

WTF Cressida you do you girl fuck shit up for Penelope I don’t even care do whatever you have to do and go all out and save yourself cause no one else will I’m so sorry you were ever put in this position  

We have been acting uncouth AS OF LATE??? as of late????!? Omggg Portia girl pleaseeeee you had ONE job and you’re just gonna pass the buck to your daughters instead? STAHP own up to your shit cause you knowwww they bully her because youuu bullied her and the gall to say this is just happening LATELY on top lmao 

Though like in her eyes I always do see remorse too - I think she just lacks courage to ever really own up to everything in full because she’s just so guarded 

Honestly this is such stellar acting 

And also like, Penelope, most of you is your mom my girl - your brains, your overthinking, your inability to just say Yuh I done fucked up my bad lol 

Greg’s hat

Yesssss lord Kent find you some Bridgerton besties 

I actually do love Portia - yeah she’s been a colossal dick of a mom to Pen but as complex women go, I get her - If she makes amends with Pen for them daily microaggressions and general abuse one day, for real for real, she’d be really great 

Omg Mama B and Lady D are such big shippers - wish they didn’t fully cut out the Lady D stuff from the books though le sigh 

Eloise has a point - I agree - she had lotsss of alone time to say it - I understand Pens fear completely, but she must realize that her saying this is still soooo much better than him having to find out on his own - and there is no way he wouldn't - and he’d be more hurt by that part than the actual LW part I think and honestly Eloise is right about her being involved in that painful deception too, I wouldn’t want my own brother to feel betrayed by me like that either, given how often he wished LW ill out loud - and the longer Pen stays quiet the more guilty Eloise becomes as a sister too - If anything her not immediately snitching makes her moreee team Pen than team Colin - this is still a lowkey loyalty to Pen for sure - I think I may have issued this same ultimatum under these conditions too

Omggg JOHNNNNNN stop he’s having a panic attack why did Fran put him on the spot like thissss????

“As you rightly mocked me last season” lolllll

Awh Colin and the toast 

Eloise should nottttt have done her second toast - now THAT part was uncalled for, but I guess they want to keep the stress levels high 

Lmao Kate to the rescue 

I loveeeee how close they are sitting in public - but like… does nooooo one else see this??? Hips glued together? Hands holding??? Just out in the open?? No one thinks this is insanely intimate for a newly engaged couple of the ton??? Even if it’s a love match? None of the older women are clocking this and saying 1. Sit the fuck apart 2. Did yall fuck already cause yall look like you fucked and we don’t even have a wedding date set yet??? Are you not going to even ask for a special license?? You just want her to pop a baby before she technically should and cause more drama?? Like who is in charge of all these fools?? Mama B what is you doing??? Do you not think Colin is being a nasty girl with his wife-to-be?? lol

Lol Anthony I love you, you competitive lil bitch 

Lmaooooo Eloise and Penelope being the smartest bitches of the ton YESSSS

Portia trying to show where Pen's brain comes from lol

Muddy boots panic again 

LMFAOOOOOOO Mama B your face is going a mile a minute right now listening to the muddy boots

"I saw straight away" OH MY FROHN you will end me one day

Pen get your shit together pls grab a brown paper bag or smthn 

Oooohhhhh fuck I get itttttt

Cressida girl my bad I get ittttttt sooooo much more - I didn’t fully understand her thought process behind what we already knew she was gonna do until just nowwww - they really set it up for her well - girl needed an exit and everyone fully offered her one - I have no issues with this at all tbh 

Omg omg this is the most chaotic midnight strike of all time like 6 different things happened at the same time???? 

Well that was some good old fashioned Bridgerton CHAOS Hope y'all enjoyed it too!!!! LESS THAN 8 HOURS TO GOOOOOOOOOO

[noh07]

updated list of mixed name ideas (nov 5, 2024)

in this list, there's any type of names (mostly for english-speaking people though): typical first names, noun names, mythology names, etc.

i sorted them into three categories: androgynous, feminine and masculine.

if you have more ideas of names for trans folks, writers, etc, just lemme know! (Can also be not-so-cool names for the writers, we need them for the asshole side characters :3)

i will update the list every time I have a lot of new name suggestions. you can always find the newest list under the tag #updated name list on my profile, which is currently this one.

(alphabetical list with 712 mixed names under the cut)

--- androgynous ---

Addie/Eddie

Aki

Alex

Alexis

Alli/Allie/Ally

Am/Em

Amethyst

Ares

Ari

Artemis

Ash

Asher

Aster

Azure

Basil

Beluga

Bennie/Benny

Bermuda

Bev

Beverly

Billie

Blair/Blaire

Calypso

Caramel

Cat

Cave

Celeste

Charlie

Chrissy

Coco

Crimson

Crow

Diamond

Edie

Eli

Ellori/Ellory

Emerald

Emerson

Emi/Emmie/Emmy

Evie

Finn

Forest/Forrest

Frances/Francis

Garnet

Gem

Goldie

Gray/Grey

Hayden

Hunter

Indigo

Jackie/Jacky

Jade

Jamie

Jess

Jessie

Jupiter

Lark

Lenny

Lori/Lorie/Lory

Lou

Louie

Mag

Maggot

Mars

Mauve

Max

Meadow

Mercury

Mika

Miko

Mizu

Moss

Neptune

Noah

Nori

Nyx

Ollie

Onyx

Opal

Paris

Quinn

Rafa

Rain/Raine

Raven

Reg

Remi

Remu

Robin

Rocky

Ronni/Ronnie/Ronny

Sage

Saturn

Shilo/Shiloh

Silver/Sylver

Sky/Skye

Snow

Val

Venus

Vin

Vinny/Vinnie

Wilson

Wither

--- feminine ---

Abby

Abigail

Adelaide

Adeline

Agatha

Aileen/Eileen

Aimee/Amy

Alana

Alena

Alessia

Alexa

Alexia

Alexandra

Alice

Alissa

Alli/Allie/Ally

Alura

Amalia

Amber

Amelia

Amelie

Amethyst

Amity

Andromeda

Anela

Angela

Angelina

Angeline

Angie

Anika/Annika

Anisa

Anita

Anna

Ann/Anne

Annie

Anastasia

Andrea/Andreea

Antheia

Arabella

Artemis

Ashley

Astra

Atlanta

Audrey

Aurora

Autumn

Azura

Bailey

Becky

Bella

Belle

Beluga

Bettie/Betty

Beverly

Billie

Brenda

Brie

Calypso

Candace/Candice

Caramel

Carla/Karla

Carmen

Carol

Carolina

Caroline

Catherine

Celeste

Celestia

Celina/Selena/Selina

Celine/Selene/Seline

Charlotte

Christina/Kristina

Christine/Kristine

Claire

Clara/Clarah

Chloe/Chloé/Cloe

Cindy

Cissy

Cora/Corah

Dana

Daniela/Daniella

Danielle

Dalia/Daliah

Daria

Darla

Debbie

Debora/Deborah

Delilah

Diamond

Diana

Dianne

Dora/Dorah

Dorothy

Eburia

Eclipse

Eda

Elena

Eleanor/Elenor

Elisa/Eliza

Elise

Elizabeth

Ella

Ember

Emerson

Emery

Emi/Emmie/Emmy

Emilia

Emilie/Emily

Emma

Esme

Esmeralda

Euphemia

Euphoria

Eva

Evie

Evelyn

Felicia

Fenya

Finya

Fia

Fiona

Francisca/Franziska

Freya

Fuchsia

Gaia

Georgia

Gina

Ginny/Jeanie

Hanna/Hannah

Harmony

Hazel

Heather

Hecate

Helena

Helene

Hera

Hestia

Holly

Hope

Iana

Irena

Irene

Iris

Isa

Isabel/Isabelle

Isabela/Isabella

Ivonne/Yvonne

Ivory

Ivy

Izzy

Jade

Janice

Jasmin/Jasmine

Jenna

Jennifer

Jenny

Joelle

Joelina

Jolene

Julia

Julianne

Julie

Juliet/Juliette

Juniper

Kaia/Kaya

Katarina/Katharina

Kathy/Katy

Kelly

Kira

Lana

Lara/Larah

Laura

Lauren

Laurel

Lavender

Lena

Leia/Leya

Levina

Levinia

Lia

Liana

Liara

Lilac

Lili/Lilli/Lilly/Lily

Lilian/Lilien

Lilith

Lisa

Liv

Livi

Livia

Liz

Lizzie/Lizzy

Loanne

Lola

Lorelei

Lori/Lorie/Lory

Louisa/Luisa

Louise/Luise

Luce/Luz

Lucy

Luna

Lydia

Maggie/Meggie

Meg

Madeline

Maira/Myra

Mara/Marah

Margaret

Marge

Marla

Marlene

Maria/Mariah

Marie/Mary

Marina

Mauve

Melanie

Melissa

Mellie/Melly

Meryem

Mia

Michelle

Milly

Mina

Minerva

Minnie

Miriam

Mona

Monica

Naira/Nyra

Nancy

Natalia

Natalie

Natasha

Nellie/Nelly

Nessie

Nina

Noelle

Nora/Norah

Nori

Nyx

Oliv/Olive

Olivia

Ollie

Paris

Pascale

Patricia

Paula

Peggy

Penelope/Pinelopy

Penny

Petunia

Philippa

Pia

Pippa

Polly

Poppy

Queenie

Ramona

Rania

Rebecka

Regina

Robin

Rose

Roxana

Roxanne

Ruby

Safira/Saphira

Sandra

Sara/Sarah

Sari

Serena

Silvia/Sylvia

Sofia/Sophia

Sofie/Sophie

Stella

Stephanie/Stephany

Tara/Tarah

Tatiana/Tatyana

Tess

Tessa

Tia

Tiana

Tina

Valerie/Valery

Vanessa

Vela

Venus

Vera

Veronica

Victoria

Viola

Violet/Violette

Viona

Vivian

Viviana

Willow

Xandria

Xenia

Yana

Yasmin/Yasmine

Zehra

Zoe/Zoé/Zoey

--- masculine ---

Achilles

Aiden

Aion

Alex

Alexander

Amon

Angelo

Angelino

Anthony

Anton

Arcturus

Ares

Asher

Audrey

Ben

Benjamin

Bennie/Benny

Benson

Bill

Billie/Billy

Bob

Bobby

Brendan/Brendon

Brian

Bruno

Calvin

Carl/Karl

Chad

Charles

Charlie

Chase

Chester

Chris

Chrissy

Christopher

Conan

Damian

Dan

Daniel

Dave

David

Davon/Devon

Dionysos

Don

Donald

Dorian

Dylan

Elia/Elijah

Elio

Eliot/Elliot/Elliott

Emerson

Emilio

Erion

Evan

Felix

Fred

Freddie/Freddy

Gian/Jan

Gus

Hannibal

Harald/Harold/Herald/Herold

Harry

Hendrick/Henrick

Henry

Hunter

Ian

Icarus

Jace

Jade

Jack

Jackie/Jacky

Jaden/Jayden

James

Jamie

Jasper

Jay

Jeremy

Jerry

Jimmy

Joe

Joel

Joey

John

Johnny

Jona/Jonah

Jonas

Jones

Julian/Julien

Julius

Jupiter

Justin

Kevin

Lance

Larry

Laurence/Lawrence

Lee

Lenny

Leo

Linus

Logan

Lori/Lorie/Lory

Louis/Luis

Louie

Lucc/Luke

Lucas/Lukas

Luigi

Marc

Marco

Mario

Mars

Max

Mercury

Michael

Mickey

Mike

Milo

Nathan

Neptune

Nick

Nico/Niko/Nikko

Noah

Noel

Oliver

Ollie

Orion

Paris

Pascal

Patrick

Paul

Pete

Peter

Philip/Philipp/Phillip

Ray

Raymond

Reg

Reginald

Regulus

Remi

Remus

Rick

Ricky

Rob

Robbie/Robby

Robin

Ron

Ronald

Ronni/Ronnie/Ronny

Rubeus

Sam

Sammy

Samuel

Saturn

Sean/Shaun/Shawn

Sebastian

Simon

Sirius

Stephan

Steve

Steven

Theodore

Thomas

Tim

Timmy

Toby

Tom

Tommy

Tony

Valentine

Victor

Vince

Vincent

Wilson

Yan

Zach/Zack

Zeus

If you want me to add meanings, origins, etc., just tell me ^^

[ahedderick]

Cleaning Out

When my husband was decluttering the basement during the winter he pulled a box out the "closet" under the stairs that had been there for ohgodwhoknowshowlong a while. It had some sewing things in it, including quite a few old patterns and a box of fabric I was given in the 80s by an elderly cousin of my mother's. I appreciated the gift, but didn't know quite what to do with it.

For those with screen readers or who cannot read cursive:

"Dear Angela, At last I'm sending the materials I mentioned. Thought you might want to know the origins. Two pieces of French silk (1.5 yd by 1 yd) Bought in Paris, 1961. Polyester sari (3.5 yds by 1 yd) bought in Nadi, Fiji Islands, 1978. Block print cotton (2 yd by 1 yd) bought in Papeete, Tahiti 1987. Native girls wrap it around their bodies sans pins, etc. as a dress. With your hair and skin, these colors will be becoming. We enjoyed our visit in May. My regards to you, Julia C, and Jan. Love, Mary Catherine."

Other than the cotton print, which I did use to make a very nice skirt, I just didn't know what to do with these. They have been in a box all these years. The pretty aqua print is the sari, the cobalt blue and the questionable blue-yellow-brown print are the silk. It love the idea of them - just don't know how to use them for anything. Which, unfortunately, describes a whole LOT of the things I have inherited from family members. French silk from Paris! So cool! But WHAT do I DO with smallish pieces of very odd and dated patterns?

[princesssarisa]

Opera on Youtube 4

L'Elisir d'Amore (The Elixir of Love)

Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, 1967 (Carlo Bergonzi, Renata Scotto; conducted by Gianandrea Gavazzeni; no subtitles)

Metropolitan Opera, 1981 (Luciano Pavarotti, Judith Blegen; conducted by Nicola Rescigno; Spanish subtitles) – Part I, Part II

Metropolitan Opera, 1991 (Luciano Pavarotti, Kathleen Battle; conducted by James Levine; English subtitles) – Part I, Part II

Vienna State Opera, 2005 (Rolando Villazón, Anna Netrebko; conducted by Alfred Eschwé; English subtitles)

Theatro da Paz, Brazil, 2013 (Atalla Ayan, Carmen Monarcha; conducted by Emiliano Patarra; Brazilian Portuguese subtitles)

Teatro Manoel, Malta, 2015 (Cliff Zammit Stevens, Shoushik Barsoumian; conducted by Philip Walsh; English subtitles)

Vienna State Opera, 2017 (Dmitry Korchak, Olga Peretyatko; conducted by Marco Armiliato; no subtitles) – Part I, Part II

Ópera de Bellas Artes, Mexico City, 2017 (Ramón Vargas, Olivia Gorra; conducted by Guido Maria Guida; Spanish subtitles)

Vienna State Opera, 2018 (Benjamin Bernheim, Andrea Carroll; conducted by Frédéric Chaslin; no subtitles)

San Francisco Opera, 2023 (Pene Pati, Slávka Zámečníková; conducted by Ramón Tebar; English subtitles)

Hänsel & Gretel

Vittorio Cottafavi studio film, 1957 (Fiorenza Cossotto, Jan Poleri; conducted by Nino Sanzogno; sung in Italian with Italian subtitles)

August Everding studio film, 1981 (Brigitte Fassbaender, Edita Gruberova; conducted by Georg Solti; English subtitles)

Leipzig Opera, 1981 (Annelott Damm, Steffi Ullmann; conducted by Horst Gurgel; no subtitles)

Julliard Opera Center, 1997 (Jennifer Marquette, Sari Gruber; conducted by Randall Behr; English subtitles)

Opera Australia, 1992 (Suzanne Johnston, Christine Douglas; conducted by Johannes Fritzsch; sung in English)

Vienna State Opera, 2015 (Daniel Sindram, Ileana Tonca; conducted by Christian Thielmann; English subtitles)

Pacific Northwest Opera, 2015 (Sylvia Szadovszki, Ksenia Popova; conducted by Clinton Smith; sung in English with English subtitles)

Scottish Opera, 2020 (Kitty Whately, Rhian Lois; conducted by David Parry; sung in English with English subtitles)

Eklund Opera Program, 2020 (Christine Lee, Anna Whiteway; conducted by Nicholas Carthy; sung in English with English subtitles)

Amarillo Opera, 2021 (Sarah Beckham-Turner, Patricia Westley; conducted by Carolyn Watson; English subtitles)

Turandot

Mario Lanfranchi studio film, 1958 (Lucilla Udovick, Franco Corelli; conducted by Fernando Previtali; English subtitles)

Vienna State Opera, 1983 (Eva Marton, José Carreras; conducted by Lorin Maazel; no subtitles)

Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 1986 (Gwyneth Jones, Franco Bonisolli; conducted by Jacques Delacote; English subtitles)

Forbidden City, Beijing, 1998 (Giovanna Casolla, Sergej Larin; conducted by Zubin Mehta; no subtitles)

Teatro alla Scala; 2001 (Alessandra Marc, Nicola Martinucci; conducted by Georges Prêtre; French subtitles)

Gran Teatre del Liceu, 2009 (Anna Shafajinskaia, Fabio Armiliato; conducted by Giuliano Carella; English subtitles)

Chorégies d'Orange 2012 (Lise Lindstrom, Roberto Alagna; conducted by Michel Plasson; French subtitles)

Wichita Grand Opera, 2015 (Zvetelina Vassileva, Ricardo Tamura; conducted by Martin Mazik; no subtitles)

Teatro de Bellas Artes, Mexico City, 2017 (Gabriela Georgieva, Carlos Galván; conducted by Enrique Patrón de Rueda; Spanish subtitles)

Opera Hong Kong, 2018 (Oksana Dyka, Alfred Kim; conducted by Paolo Olmi; English subtitles)

Eugene Onegin

Prince Regent Theatre, Munich, 1965 (Hermann Prey, Ingeborg Bremert; conducted by Joseph Keilberth; sung in German; no subtitles)

Paris Opera, 1982 (Benjamin Luxon, Galina Vishnevskaya; conducted by Mstislav Rostropovich; French subtitles)

Kirov Opera, 1984 (Sergei Leiferkus, Tatiana Novikova; conducted by Yuri Temirkanov; English subtitles)

Chicago Lyric Opera, 1985 (Wolfgang Brendel, Mirella Freni; conducted by Bruno Bartoletti; Spanish subtitles)

Petr Weigl film, 1988 (Michal Docolomanský dubbed by Bernd Weikl, Magda Vásáryová dubbed by Teresa Kubiak; conducted by Georg Solti; English subtitles)

Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, 1998 (Vladimir Glushchak, Orla Boylan; conducted by Gennadi Rozhdestvensky; English subtitles) – Act I, Act II, Act III

Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia, Valencia, 2011 (Artur Rucinski, Kristine Opolais; conducted by Omer Meir Wellber; no subtitles) – Part I, Part II

Teatro Comunale di Bologna, 2014 (Artur Rucinski, Amanda Echalaz; conducted by Aziz Shokhakimov; English subtitles)

Mariinsky Theatre, 2015 (Andrei Bondarenko, Yekaterina Goncharova; conducted by Valery Gergiev; French subtitles)

Livermore Valley Opera, 2019 (Morgan Smith, Antonina Chehovska; conducted by Alex Katsman; English subtitles)

[diamondcrownacademy]

DCA Info Part 60: Behind the Scenes

🐱 Revisited Duchess

Duchess seems to have gotten a makeover! Duchess was revamped because according to Phoenix, her initial clothing wasn't fitting for the time period of The Aristocats, which takes place in Paris, France during 1910. Duchess now wears a lavender dress worn over what appears to be a white blouse alongside a pair of lavender shoes with bows on them. Duchess accessories with a lavender bonnet with various white ribbons and ruffles alongside dark magenta roses along with a jeweled collar. Another accessory included is a pink fluffy hand fan with a dark magenta gem brooch.

Additionally, on the bottom left is Duchess' family tree, including her three children who are all 6 years old. The children include Marisse (Twisted from Marie), Bertold (Twisted from Berlioz) and Telfor (Twisted from Toulouse).

Some notes from Phoenix include that majority of Duchess's clothing will be based on fashion from the 1900's and that her signature colors are lavender, pink, dark magenta and dark violet.

🍎 The Pommeneige Dorm Dwarves

These little dwarves serve as the maintenance workers of the Pommeneige dorm living quarters. They will find lost objects and keep things neat and tidy for the students. Students repay them by placing sweets, bread or even small clothes for them in the charity basket in the Pommeneige dorm living quarters lobby.

All of the dwarves wear red and pointy hats, making them resemble lawn gnomes. The designs are as follows:

1. Features a large head with a round nose and small tuffs of hair coming out from beneath the hat. His tunic is a turtleneck one which obscures his mouth and he has rather small feet.

2. Features a pointy triangle hat with string and button decorations. He has the same round nose as the first dwarf but has cartoony eyes and a mustache and beard. His tunic appears to be tucked in and he wears pointy shoes.

3. Features a feather pinned to his hat with eyebrows and a rounded beard. He wears large round black boots.

4. Features eyebrows and rectangular eyes as well as a mustache. His tunic's collar covers his face and he wears a large belt and small boots.

✨ The Dorm Fairies Coronation Outfits

During Coronation Ceremonies, the dorm fairies accompany their dorm leader in a ceremonial outfit, likely based on the dorm's aesthetic. The outfits are as follows:

🍎 Applette wears a dress with puff sleeves and various ruffle and pearl details throughout. She accessorizes with an apple shaped crown with rounded arches and a lacy veil.

👠 Bumpkin wears a ruffle caplet and dress with the dress' bustle being tied by flowers. She accessorizes with a ruffle flower, ribbon and crown.

🫖 Sui's teapot appears to feature a large ribbon wrapped around it with the ends tied into the shape of a bow. Sui herself wears a ruffle bonnet with a large bow and a ruffle collar.

😴 Willow wears a dress with the top layer having pointed edges with rose decorations and the second layer being ruffle like in detail. Willow also wears a high collar and a caplet with a bow on it. Willow wears a witch like hat with roses and ribbons.

🐠 Marina wears a dress that makes her resemble a jellyfish with the bottom having pearl strands with a large collar that resembles a shell. She accessorizes with a crown made from shells and pearls and a pearl necklace.

🌹 Rosia wears a collar made of roses and ruffles that resembles the mane of a lion. Her dress features roses and the dress' bottom features ruffles.

🏝 Luna wears a long sleeve top with a sari, harem pants and curled shoes. She has pearls throughout her hair and a flower in her hair.

🐲 Cinder wears a dress with apron like details and collar made from fur. Cinder accessorizes with a fan hairpiece with flowers and various pins.

🍂 Skili wears a long sleeve dress with fringes at the sleeve tips and the dress' bottoms. She also wears a feather hairdress.

🐸 Lillie wears a dress with a flower on the right side of the waist and appears to be attached to leaves. She accessorizes with a rosette hairpiece with a lotus flower and pearl beads. She also wears a pearl necklace.

🎀 Hairstyle Experiments

Some of the hairstyles featured here would carry over to the girls revamped looks.

🌺 Vidya Story Illustrations

These were created when Phoenix wanted to develop individual stories for each character. Above is a development sketch of Vidya dancing with likely a possible suitor while the bottom picture has her tending to parrots.

🍎 Evonie's Personal Quarters Bed

Evonie’s bed in the Pommeneige Dorm.

🥀 Amare Casia, Briar's late mother

Colored by me. View the post here

[maaarine]

Bibliography: articles posted on this blog in 2024

Posted in January

Men Just Don’t Trust Women – And It’s A Huge Problem (Damon Young, Huffington Post, Mar 16 2015)

Amsterdam sex workers protest against plan to move red light district (The Guardian, Oct 19 2023)

They were Israel’s ‘eyes on the border’ - but their Hamas warnings went unheard (Alice Cuddy, BBC News, Jan 15 2024)

The Heteronormativity Theory of Low Sexual Desire in Women Partnered with Men (Sari M. van Anders, Debby Herbenick, Lori A. Brotto, Emily A. Harris, and Sara B. Chadwick, Aug 23 2021)

A new global gender divide is emerging (John Burn-Murdoch, Financial Times, Jan 26 2024)

The secret of OnlyFans: It’s much more than porn (Marta Biino and Madeline Berg, Business Insider, Jan 18 2024)

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Posted in February

Half of Spanish men feel discriminated against amid feminism backlash (James Badcock, The Telegraph, Jan 16 2024)

Parisians vote in favour of tripling parking costs for SUVs (Angelique Chrisafis, The Guardian, Feb 04 2024)

Ireland kickstarts vote on constitution’s wording about women and family (Rory Carroll, The Guardian, Jan 25 2024)

Divorce rates plummet to lowest level in 50 years ‘due to cost-of-living crisis’ (Kieran Kelly, LBC, Feb 22 2024)

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Posted in March

‘There are some really extreme views’: young people face onslaught of misogyny online (Clea Skopeliti, The Guardian, March 01 2024)

Johnson: Why men interrupt (The Economist, Jul 10 2014)

France makes abortion a constitutional right in historic Versailles vote (Kim Willsher, The Guardian, March 04 2024)

‘My self-worth plummeted every month’: the hidden disorder that can ruin women’s lives (Chloe Aslett, The Guardian, Oct 16 2023)

The tyranny of the algorithm: why every coffee shop looks the same (Kyle Chayka, The Guardian, Jan 16 2024)

DNA Tests Are Uncovering the True Prevalence of Incest (Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, March 18 2024)

Finland is world’s happiest country for 7th year while US drops out of top 20 (France 24, March 20 2024)

Swedish pharmacy bans sale of anti-ageing skincare to children (Miranda Bryant, The Guardian, March 20 2024)

Women are being diagnosed with ADHD at unprecedented rates. Here’s why. (Kaelyn Lynch, National Geographic, Jan 16 2024)

5 Takeaways From an Investigation Into Hysterectomies in India’s Sugar Industry (Megha Rajagopalan, The New York Times, March 24 2024)

English Just ‘Badly Pronounced French’, Paris Academic Says (Tom Barfield, Barron’s, March 09 2024)

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Posted in April

Why are women more prone to long Covid? (David Cox, The Guardian, June 13 2021)

French Revolution: Cyclists Now Outnumber Motorists In Paris (Carlton Reid, Forbes, April 06 2024)

Long Covid may be the body trying to fight off other viruses (Sarah Knapton, The Telegraph, April 08 2024)

The Troubling Trend in Teenage Sex (Peggy Orenstein, The New York Times, April 12 2024)

Sydney knifeman who targeted women ‘was desperate for a girlfriend’ (Andrea Hamblin, The Telegraph, April 15 2024)

Revealed: Israel has sped up settlement-building in East Jerusalem since Gaza war began (Jason Burke, The Guardian, April 17 2024)

‘I was only a child’: Greenlandic women tell of trauma of forced contraception (Miranda Bryant, The Guardian, March 29 2024)

Hormones and their Interaction with the Pain Experience (Katy Vincent and Irene Tracey, 2008)

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Posted in May

Study suggests injury risk varies in menstrual cycle (Katie Gornall, BBC News, May 01 2024)

‘Urination equality’: Amsterdam women win fight for more public toilets (Ashifa Kassam, The Guardian, April 29 2024)

You can want things you don’t like and like things you don’t want (Shayla Love, Psyche, May 07 2024)

‘A new abyss’: Gaza and the hundred years’ war on Palestine (Rashid Khalidi, The Guardian, April 11 2024)

The important link between eating disorders and past trauma (Giulia Suro, Psyche, May 14 2024)

Hostile Intelligence: Reflections from a Visit to the West Bank (David Graeber, 2015)

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Posted in June

AfD: How Germany’s far right won over young voters (Hans Pfeifer, Deutsche Welle, June 10 2024)

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Posted in July

Coloniser le sud du Liban ? Un fantasme d'Israéliens messianiques à prendre au sérieux (Ha'Aretz via Courrier International, 3 juillet 2024)

Tampons found to contain concerning levels of arsenic and lead in world first study (Vishwam Sankaran, The Independent, July 10 2024)

South Korea politician blames women for rising male suicides (Jean Mackenzie, BBC, July 9 2024)

“Violence against women a ‘national emergency’ in England and Wales, police say (Vikram Dodd, The Guardian, July 23 2024)

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Posted in August

Menopause was a French invention at a time of revolution (Alison M Downham Moore, Psyche, July 30 2024)

Misogyny to be treated as extremism by UK government (Helen Catt and Charlotte Rose, BBC, Aug 18 2024)

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Posted in September

What Is Synaptic Pruning? (Jacquelyn Cafasso, Healthline, Sep 18 2018)

‘Frightening’ Taliban law bans women from speaking in public (Annie Kelly and Zahra Joya, The Guardian, Aug 26 2024)

Elon Musk suggests support for replacing democracy with government of ‘high-status males’ (Ariana Baio, The Independent, Sep 03 2024)

‘Not our tradition’: calls in Sweden to ban fathers walking brides down the aisle (Miranda Bryant, The Guardian, Aug 31 2024)

Olympic runner Cheptegei defied her violent ex. She lost her life anyway (Ammu Kannampilly, Reuters, Sep 14 2024)

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Posted in October

The outside world knows Wim Hof as the eccentric Iceman. His family suffered domestic violence (Anneke Stoffelen and Robert van de Griend, De Volkskrant, Sep 28 2024)

The mothers who regret having kids: ‘I wished I were holding a cat and not a baby’ (Adrienne Matei, The Guardian, Sep 26 2024)

At a Loss for Words: How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers (Emily Hanford, Amp Reports, Aug 22 2019)

Vu d’Allemagne. Le procès Pelicot, une honte pour tous les hommes (Leo Klimm, Der Spiegel via Courrier International, Oct 10 2024)

These Two Rape Cases Are a Lot Closer to Home Than We Like to Admit (Elizabeth Spiers, The New York Times, Sep 22 2024)

How The Netherlands Built a Biking Utopia (Michael Thomas, Distilled, March 09 2023)

It’s not just Trump v Harris: America’s men and women are also locked in battle now (Jonathan Freedland, The Guardian, Sep 27 2024)

Violences routières : « Plus on adhère aux stéréotypes masculins, plus on est enclin à prendre des risques sur la route » (Olivier Razemon, Le Monde, Oct 25 2024)

You Might Not Recover from Burnout. Ever. (Devon Price, Oct 25 2024)

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Posted in November

Why are British teenage girls so unhappy? Here’s the answer (Caitlin Moran, The Times, Sep 13 2024)

Russia bans ‘child-free propaganda’ to try to boost birth rate (Reuters, Nov 12 2024)

[nepofm]

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anastasia  montgomery   jessica  alexander  ,  ria  hale's  ex  wc

ramona  sari   lulu  antariska  ,  theseus  kallergis'  ex-girlfriend  wc  ,  joey  cha's  bandmate  wc

jessica   alexander.     she/her.     cis   woman.      ›      spotted   at   the   met   steps   ,   anastasia   montgomery   ,   most   likely   listening   to   exes   by   tate   mcrae   with   their   airpods   pro   .   the   twenty-five  year   old   gained   quite   a   reputation   ,   known   to   be   -self-destructive   yet   +alluring   to   anyone   who   knows   them   .   you'll   easily   spot   them   when   you   hear   about   leaving   lipstick   stains   on   collars,   popping   champagne   over   conversations   in   foreign   languages,   and   early   sunday   mornings   sneaking   out   of   stranger’s   beds   to   get   to   get   barre   class   ,   followed   by   baccarat   rouge   540   by   maison   francis   kurkdjan   paris   .   latest   nepoupdates   article   talks   about   she   hired   someone   to   take   out   the   competition   but   wasn’t   successful   ,   but   i   guess   any   reputation   is   good   reputation   .   (   ella   ,   27   ,  she/her   ,   est   .   )

lulu   antariksa.     she/her.     cis   woman.      ›      spotted   at   the   met   steps   ,   ramona   sari   ,   most   likely   listening   to   not   another   rockstar   by   maisie   peters    with   their   airpods   pro   .   the   twenty-eight   year   old   gained   quite   a   reputation   ,   known   to   be   -blunt   yet   +authentic   to   anyone   who   knows   them   .   you'll   easily   spot   them   when   you   hear   about   the   adrenaline   rush   of   racing   through   the   streets,   hair   that   perfectly   falls   into   place   after   being   blown   by   the   wind   and   backstage   lanyards   taking   up   shoeboxes   in   one’s   closet   ,   followed   by   sweet   leaf   by   room   1015   .   latest   nepoupdates   article   talks   about   how   she’s   thinking   of   leaving   the   band   to   go   back   to   racing   ,   but   i   guess   any   reputation   is   good   reputation   .   (   ella   ,   27   ,  she/her   ,   est   .   )

[toldyaimaslut759110101698901kk]

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[fashionbooksmilano]

Lecoanet Hemant

Sylvie Marot

préfaces de  Alexandre Samson  et Maryline Bellieud-Vigouroux

Snoeck, Gand 2022, 304 pages,30,5 x 26,4, relié, ISBN  978-94-6161-685-2

euro 55,00

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Ce livre, la première monographie consacrée à Lecoanet Hemant, célèbre les quarante ans de la maison de couture fondée par le français Didier Lecoanet et l'indo-germanique Hemant Sagar. Entre explosion de couleurs et espièglerie, Lecoanet Hemant va contribuer au renouveau de la haute couture dans les années 1980, discipline en déclin depuis les années 1960 face à la modernité écrasante du prêt-à-porter. Leur créativité oscille entre deux cultures, entre l'Orient et l'Occident. Leur art du drapé imposant une vision du sari couture comme leur recherche de matières singulières singularisent leur démarche. Entre 1984 et 2000, Lecoanet Hemant réalise trente-trois collections haute couture qui sont autant d'odes à l'ailleurs. En 1994, le Dé d'Or distingue leur      « recherche créative ». En 2000, Didier Lecoanet et Hemant Sagar quittent Paris pour s'installer à New Delhi, abandonnant le sur-mesure de la haute couture pour la production sérielle du prêt-à-porter. Aujourd'hui, riche de cet héritage hybride, la marque Genes Lecoanet Hemant affirme un style élégant. Leur histoire se raconte en deux temps : après avoir incarné les « Orientalistes » à Paris pendant deux décennies, ces deux créateurs deviennent les « Parisiens » de l'Inde les deux décennies suivantes. Les créations couture de Lecoanet Hemant sont présentes dans de grands musées de mode ( Palais Galliera, Paris et  musée de la Mode à Marseille. L'auteure, Sylvie Marot, compose en treize chapitre le texte Tête-à-tête. Elle revient sur la création de cette Maison qui se lance à contre-courant en haute couture, aussi frondeuse que naïve, (Atelier, Symbiose, Mannequins, Couture...) et analyse le style inédit qui ce duo qui se défend de tout maître (Vortex, Calyx, Chromatique, Arabesque...). Le livre fait la part belle aux photographies-signatures. De Dominique Issermann à Patrick Demarchelier en passant par David Seidner, Patrick Trautwein, Arthur Elgort, Jeff Dunas, Jean-Daniel Lorieux..., ces images, essentiellement parues dans la presse mode de l'époque, du Vogue Paris à Harper's Bazaar en passant par L'Officiel ou Joyce, nourrissent cette part de rêve. Les croquis originaux prouvent combien le geste est précis quant aux intentions stylistiques défiant la pesanteur et l'austérité au profit du faste, des cols corolles et des drapés. En fin, le livre recense l'intégralité des collections haute couture dont les thèmes évoquent leur goût pour le voyage : Mousson, Un hiver Moghol, Ch'an, La Route de la soie, Retour d'Égypte, Sur les traces de Gengis Khan...

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[cherrybombfangirl]

Saris Tanda-Djarn - OC Intro

Name (full): Saris Amar Tanda-Djarn

Other names: Small Mando ; Sar' (by Din only)

Fandom/Appears In: Star Wars/The Mandalorian, appears in- The Mandalorian and in the last two episodes of The Book of Boba Fett

Age: [same as Din]

Birthdate: N/A

Zodiac Sign: Taurus/Cancer

Personality: short tempered and kinda has anger issues, very protective of her loved ones, hostile and aggressive until she warms up to you (which takes a while), grumpy lil' shit 90% of the time, stubborn af and if you push her she'll push back harder, holds grudges for a long time

Gender ID: Cis Female, She/Her

Sexuality: PanAce

Hair: Sandy Blonde and a little naturally curly, usually in a braid and tucked in her helmet

Eyes: Mix of green and brown

Skin: Kind of a medium tan

Faceclaim: Natalie Paris (maybe, I’m still on the fence about it)

Identifying Features: Lots of battle scars where there are gaps in her armor and superficial ones where she's hit her head inside her helmet, biggest one is the wide and jagged one across her back from a job that went sideways ; a birthmark on her shoulder that looks like a brown stain

Combat skills: combat and battle training- hand to hand combat, blaster training, well versed in multiple kinds of weapons, rising-phoenix training (after the S1 finale) ; very strong so in battle she's usually the tank/powerhouse

Supernatural abilities: None

Disabilities: Not explicit but I accidentally coded her with an anxiety disorder after the events of Season 2 and I like it so I'm gonna leave it that way

History/Background:

Saris comes from a long line of Mandalorians, the Tanda Clan has been in the creed for generations, and she has ten very protective brothers- five older, five younger (five of them are adopted foundlings).

She lived on a fiery volcanic planet in the Mandalore system with her family until she was 10 years old- when her parents trying to defend the village they lived in were killed by force users (unknown if they were Sith, Jedi, or something else). She and her brothers managed to escape to Nevarro, where they met and joined the covert there- which is also where Saris met 10 year old Din. They became friends, and by the time they were 17 and 18 they’d fallen in love. The night before they were to swear into the creed, they promised that they would wait for each other and get married as soon as they were old enough (20 yrs).

For the next few years, they teamed up for most Guild jobs, becoming a team to be reckoned with until they were known in the Bounty Hunting business as a unit and unstoppable team. Then they were married/took on the riddurok and have been a legendary bounty hunting team since.

Relationships: Din Djarn (riddur, love of her life), Grogu Djarn (son, adopted), Danthew "Danny" Djarn (son); Danthew, Alexson, Jakevi, Talecus, Lezson, Maxden, Castor, Aries, Draco, and Gaben Tanda (brothers, four of them adopted Foundlings), Cara Dune (close friend), Greef Karga (friend), Boba Fett (friend and ally), Fennec Shand (friend and ally), Ahsoka Tano (ally), Bo-Katan Kryze (frenemy and sort of ally)

Aliases: Mandalorian, Bounty Hunter, Small Mando

Additional Notes/Facts:

Saris can and will punch a bitch

fuckin jacked under all that armor and the flight suit, girl can and has picked up Din and carried him all by herself (and while she’s in her third trimester too)

her build is short (she only comes up to Din's shoulder) and round but she uses it to her advantage and is very strong. she can carry a lot of weight as has a lot of power behind her hits in battle

Does not like admitting or showing weakness, Din is pretty much the only person she trusts to see her vulnerable

most protective momma bear in the galaxy, she loves her boys and if anyone touches them she will break every bone in their body

Really aggressive and hostile, especially if she can’t predict or trust the situation

in combat Mando is usually the sharpshooter/stealth fighter and she’s the tank

Will fite you and win, would win a fist fight with god

Make no mistake, Din and Saris are equals and an unstoppable team, but they are also their own people and can be their own characters outside of each other

Saris pretends to hate how overprotective her brothers are, but she secretly loves it

She also pretends that Din's over protectiveness while she's pregnant with Danny is annoying, but she secretly thinks he's really cute when he's protective of her

Out of all her brothers her oldest brother Danthew is her favorite

Fanfic: Skyfall (Coming soon to Ao3)

[alsjeblieft-zeg]

161 of 2023

How much as your life been influenced by other cultures? [True or False]

Created by joybucket

🇫🇷 France 🇫🇷 You've had a French manicure. You like to eat French toast. 🥪 You like to eat French fries. 🍟 (except that they’re not even French) You've ordered French dip at a restaurant. You've taken a ballet class. 🩰 Something you own has a picture of the Eiffel Tower on it. You've either visited Paris OR you'd like to visit Paris. You like to eat croissants. 🥐 You know how to French-braid hair. You've had your hair French-braided. You've been to a live performance of the Nutcracker. You've tried macarons. (didn’t like them) You've made your own macarons. You like macarons. You've worn a beret. You can speak French. (well, it’s debatable XD) You took a French class in school. (mandatory here)

🇨🇳 China 🇨🇳 You own something that was made in China. You love Chinese food. 🥡 🥢 You've eaten at a Chinese restaurant. You've been to a Chinatown in a big city. You know how to eat with chopsticks. 🥢 You own a Chinese paper lantern. 🏮 You know what your Chinese zodiac sign is. You've read Chinese historical fiction. 📕 You've flown a dragon kite. 🐉🪁 You celebrate the Chinese New Year. 🧧

🇯🇵 Japan 🇯🇵 You like to read anime/manga. You've dressed up as an anime character. You've been to a cosplay event. You like to draw anime characters. You've listened to Jpop music. You like Japanese street fashion. You've tried sushi. 🍣 You like sushi. 🍱 You've tried pockey. You like pockey. You think kimonos look cool. 👘 You've worn a kimono. 👘 You've taken a martial arts class. 🥋 There are cherry blossom trees in your neighborhood. 🌸 🍒 You love cherry blossoms. You've been friends with a Japanese exchange student. You've shopped at a Sanrio store. You've ordered something online from an Asian website. You've experimented with the feng shui style of decorating. You've used the Tokyo Tower emoji. 🗼 You know what "konichiwa" means. You've tried jasmine green tea. 🍵 You've drank Arizona Green Tea. You've tried origami. You know how to make a paper crane. You've sang karaoke at a karaoke bar. 🎤 You think Japanese symbols look really cool.

🇨🇳🇯🇵🇹🇭🇰🇷🇰🇵 Asia 🇻🇳🇰🇭🇹🇼🇲🇾🇵🇭 You like Indian food. 🍲 You like Thai food. 🍲 You've tried yoga. 🧘‍♀️ You regularly practice yoga. 🧘‍♂️ You've experimented with Buddhism. 🕉 You're a Buddhist. You like elephants. 🐘 You own a shirt with an elephant on it. 🐘 You've experimented with Hinduism. 🕉 You're a Hindu. You own a pair of pants with elephants on them. 🐘 You've ridden an elephant. 🐘 You like to drink green tea. 🍵 You like Yogi tea. ☕️ You own a set of matryoshka dolls. 🪆 You like to watch sumo wrestling. You have an Asian symbol tattooed on your body. You own a set of Japanese dolls. 🎎 You've worn a sari.🥻 You've read Indian historical fiction. You've read Japanese historical fiction. You own something that was made in Taiwan. You own something that was made in Cambodia. You own a Buddhist statue. You've taken a belly dancing class. You've worn a shimmy belt. You like Indian music. There is a park with a pagoda in your neighborhood. You've had an Asian friend. You've saved a fortune from a fortune cookie that you really liked. 🥠 You're on a quest to find spiritual enlightenment. You've tried to balance your chakras. You've burned incense. You've made curry. You like curry. You've used the spice Turmeric. You own something made of bamboo. You own something that has an Asian symbol on it. You've played the flute.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 You speak English. (obviously lol) You like to drink tea. ☕️ You like English Breakfast Tea. ☕️ You've been to London. You want to go to London. You've had your picture taken next to a red telephone booth. You like to eat scones. You love British accents. You like English muffins. You own something with a picture of either Big Ben, a red telephone booth, or a British guard on it. 💂‍♀️ You've read English historical fiction. You own something with the British flag on it. 🇬🇧 You like the British flag. 🇬🇧 Your country's flag has the colors of the British flag on it. 🇬🇧 You've attended a university that had a big Clock Tower in the middle of campus. You've read the Harry Potter series. 📚

🇩🇪 Germany 🇩🇪 You know someone who is German. (well, my mum is half-German if it counts) You learned about the Holocaust in school. You've been to Germany. You've been friends with a foreign exchange student from Germany. You've been to a town that is known for its German architecture. You had to read The Dairy of Anne Franke for school.

🇮🇪 Ireland 🇮🇪 You like Celtic music. 🎻 You know someone who can play the violin. 🎻 You've taken violin lessons. You've taken an Irish dance class. You've tried Irish soda bread. ...and you liked it. You celebrate St. Patrick's Day. You have red hair. 👩‍🦰 You like redheads. You've dyed your hair red. You know the legend of St.Patrick. You've been to a pub. 🍺 You've been to Ireland. 🇮🇪 You want to visit Ireland someday. You've danced an Irish jig. You've found a four-leaf clover. 🍀 You own a claddagh ring. You've tied a Celtic knot. You've worn a kilt ....or any plaid skirt. You know how to play the bagpipes. (I wish) You like the color green.

🇲🇽 Mexico 🇲🇽 You love Mexican food. 🌮 You like tacos. 🌮 You've owned a chihuahua. You've played the maracas. You like to eat beans. 🫘 You've worn a sombrero. You've worn a shirt with bright-colored embroidery on it. You can speak Spanish. You took a Spanish class in school. You like sugar skulls. You've had a birthday party with a piñata. 🪅 You've hit a piñata at someone else's birthday party. 🪅 You've met someone named Maria. You like Mexican music. You know someone who can speak Spanish fluently. You know how to count to ten in Spanish. You've had a friend who's Mexican. You've been to Mexico.

[arte-e-homoerotismo]

Carlos McClendon (12 de outubro de 1923 - 16 de julho de 2008) foi um designer e dono de loja americano. Ele é provavelmente o modelo "desconhecido" mais famoso de George Platt-Lynes, aquele que enfeita a capa do mais recente livro de mesa de centro de George Platt-Lynes. McClendon teve relacionamentos com Christopher Isherwood , George Platt Lynes e Denham Fouts . Ele teve encontros com Monroe Wheeler , Lincoln Kirstein , Paul Cadmus e Bernard Perlin .

Carlos McClendon nasceu em Bakersfield, CA em 12 de outubro de 1923 e viveu os primeiros anos de sua vida no sul da Califórnia. Ele frequentou escolas em Long Beach e mais tarde obteve um BA pela UCLA. Durante e imediatamente após seus anos de faculdade, ele trabalhou no departamento de design do MGM Studios. Durante esse período, ele também foi dançarino da trupe de dança Marie Bryant.

Christopher Isherwood conheceu McClendon por meio de Denny Fouts e John Goodwin na década de 1940, quando McClendon visitava frequentemente a praia em Santa Monica. A amizade continuou muito depois de McClendon deixar Los Angeles no início da década de 1950.

No início de 1950, McClendon mudou-se para Nova York, onde rapidamente se tornou uma força influente e pioneira no varejo boutique, antes que a palavra boutique fosse de uso geral. Sua loja, chamada Chequer, na esquina da Third Avenue com a 50th Street, era especializada em objetos, móveis e roupas exclusivos de lugares como México, Haiti e Marrocos, que ele escolheu em suas viagens. A loja foi um sucesso imediato, notável pelo "olho" especial de McClendon para o belo e o incomum, e ele contava com Greta Garbo e muitos dos criadores de tendências de Nova York entre seus clientes regulares. A loja também inspirou vários imitadores.

No final dos anos 60, ele voltou para Los Angeles e abriu a Chequer West em Hollywood e duplicou o sucesso de seus anos em Nova York. A exclusividade de seu inventário e o fino acabamento de suas roupas feitas à mão rapidamente atraíram uma clientela de estrelas como Barbra Streisand , Candace Bergen e a bailarina Nora Kaye . A boutique apresentava modas nos tecidos mais fabulosos do leste do Extremo Oriente. Designs exclusivos da Costa Oeste pelo proprietário Carlos McClendon e por JoAnn Lopez. As especialidades eram vestidos longos e sem ajuste requintados para mulheres e belos caftãs e robes para homens, todos de materiais incrivelmente lindos como tecido sari indiano, chiffon tie-dye, seda bordada persa, tecidos antigos e seda com padrões de colagem. Cada um era único. Os vestidos custavam de US$ 120 a US$ 500 e os caftãs e robes de US$ 40 a US$ 300. As camisas masculinas foram desenhadas por Ken Scott e por McClendon em estampas e cores sólidas muito coloridas, com preços entre US$ 20 e US$ 60. Para os homens, também havia gravatas de 41/2 polegadas em estampas de seda e lã pura e coletes bordados do Afeganistão. A boutique era uma delícia para dar uma olhada. No pátio dos fundos, havia peças de mobiliário incomuns pintadas à mão por Micela Livingstone. Nas áreas frontal e superior, havia uma vasta seleção de presentes importados estranhos e maravilhosos, novos suéteres, cachecóis e joias e intrigantes bugigangas de todos os lugares.

A empresa Mendes em Paris se tornou um complexo internacional de produção e marketing que fabricava roupas de nomes como Yves Saint Laurent , Rive Gauche, Givenchy , Nouvelle Boutique, Jean Muir, Christian Bailly, Roland Chakkal e a estrela em ascensão da Terra do Sol Nascente, cujas roupas foram trazidas pela primeira vez para Los Angeles por Carlos McClendon, da Chequer West.

Jobey Baker foi um ator e artista que, na década de 1970, tornou-se joalheiro. Seus pingentes e anéis em marfim gravados com prata, com preços de S190 a US$ 2.000, estavam na Chequer West. Também estava em exposição o rag chubby de Carlos McClendon, uma jaqueta incrível feita de restos de tecidos orientais e costurada com o efeito de pele fofa. Com ela veio uma longa saia jeans, aparada novamente com os restos em babados estilo calipso.

Em 1976, Pamela Dewey criou uma nova coleção chamada "Addables and Wadables" vendida na Chequer West. A designer tinge à mão saias de cambraia de algodão, túnicas e tops em cores de picolé, permitindo que a usuária usasse "a moda como um acessório, misturando-os da maneira que a mulher deseja". De acordo com Carlos McClendon: "Quando conheci a Sra. Dewey em um desfile de moda experimental, pensei que ela tinha um talento especial. Suas roupas são animadas, alegres, muito elegantes, mas relaxadas. Ela tem um feeling para o que as mulheres da Califórnia querem agora. São roupas muito liberadas". O grande sucesso de Pamela Dewey foi uma mistura que ela rotulou de "o meio-vestido", que consistia em duas metades verticais separadas que amarravam nas laterais para se tornar um vestido convencional. As metades podiam ser trocadas para criar diferentes combinações de cores. Cada metade custava US$ 25.

McClendon se aposentou em 1986 e se mudou para Pojoaque, onde continuou como um apoiador anônimo das artes. Ele se mudou para Puerto Vallarta em janeiro de 2008 para passar seus últimos meses no Oceano Pacífico que ele amava.

 Morador de Pojoaque/Nambe desde 1986, morreu de causas naturais em 16 de julho de 2008, em Puerto Vallarta, México. McClendon não deixa sobreviventes na família, mas um grupo de velhos e novos amigos. A cremação ocorreu e suas cinzas foram espalhadas no Novo México de acordo com seus desejos.

Carlos McClendon by George Platt Lynes