#quaintrelle

[quaintrelleshop]

She Should Have Stayed in Bed ☁️

Available in onyx and antique color, up to a size 3xl

https://depop.com/quaintrellestudio

[j-nn-ly]

quaintrelle

(n.) a woman who emphasizes a life of passion, expressed through personal style, leisurely pastimes, charm, and cultivation of life's pleasures

[little-desi-historian]

Re: Dandyism

The inherent problem with the “foncy poncy oppressive English narrative” that is definitely historical revisionism.

1) anyone who was anyone in the 18th century (Hamilton, Tallmadge, Major André, Washington’s other aides to camp and the British generals) would’ve both presented as a “dandy” it was a symbol of status and being cultured and/or well read.

2) imperialism cuts both ways and both sides brutalized and lied to black and indigenous folks. Don’t get me, a brown person, started on the British Raj. (Reading 1) (reading 2)

Prompted by this post also I highly recommend The Vampire Lestat, Tallmadge’s memoir, the scarlet pimpernel, and dangerous liaisons.

[meerawrites]

I must be as I am, I shall do as I wish, and I’ll have what I want.

Valentine’s Day, 2024.

[being-noovoo]

Quaintrelle, live your life as a quaintrelle.

[quaintrelle-style]

It’s been forever since I’ve shared any photos of myself here~ I may try to do so more often For now, here’s my coord from a recent comm meet to eat brunch

Coord rundown: JSK: Kaneko Cardigan: second hand off ebay Socks: Enchanted Dreamwear Headdress & Necklace: Dawn and Morning Dew Boots: Oak Tree Farms

[meerawrites]

Queer people said: fashion sense isn’t dead!

( last one is me as Lestat but shhh )

one of the funniest thing that happens to me regularly is when i'm dressed The Way I Dress, esp in very short shorts or very audacious trousers, and straight women start giving me A Look that's meant to be like. a policing look between women, to show social disapproval

but then they look up at my face, realise i'm a man and NOT a woman, and you see them doing like. a double take, often with their jaws full on dropped

bc their intention was to do the crab bucket slutshaming thing at another woman and it doesn't apply to me... or does it?

bc sometimes they decide to go back to Plan A and do the slutshamey lipcurl of disgust (they've decided i count as a woman) and other times they sort of tut and avert their eyes entirely (they've decided i count as a homo)

and other times they just. stare. (forget to decide)

[divinelytia]

Becoming Quaintrelle: An Introductory Guide

First: Remember, being a quaintrelle is about cultivating a lifestyle that values creativity, beauty, and individuality. With a little effort and intention, anyone can become a quaintrelle. Now, a few tips: Find inspiration: Look for inspiration from historical figures, vintage photographs, and classic films. Develop a personal aesthetic and style that reflects your individuality. Be…

[quaintrelle-query]

People be saying shit like "New fit" when the clothes are 2x times their size from a thrift store. Like no it isn't, these are just lies.

[fantasyarcanum]

I think it speaks volumes about an author's skill when they can make us feel anxious and worried about a character in their prequel story when we know for a fact that they’re going to be okay. when the narrative is built in such a way that we can’t help but fear for their lives and root for them to find a way out of the life-threatening situation they find themselves in—and when that inevitably happens, we celebrate, as if there was ever any other possible outcomes.

[little-desi-historian]

Re: Tallmadge is queer discourse.

We’ll never know.

But reading into a person whose been romanticized beyond fathomable recognition is about equivalent to projecting onto a fictional character. I certainly view TURN! Tallmadge as bi. I’m bi. Dandyism and queer-platonic relationships were perfectly normal and acceptable in the 18th century, assuming you were discreet.

Also, “gay” doesn’t strictly mean “gay”. In recent years it’s come to mean the equivalent of “queer” or an umbrella term for “not cisgender-heterosexual.”

Quotes about Benjamin Tallmadge, Women, and Partying

From General Washington’s Commando: Benjamin Tallmadge in the Revolutionary War by Richard F. Welch

“Benjamin was intelligent, personable, and made friends readily.”

“Affable, good-looking and flirtatious, [Tallmadge] had a keen eye for female beauty, and was attractive to and attracted by many young women, whose names, or descriptions, appear frequently in his letters.”

“[Tallmadge’s] love of a good party had been a matter of record since his Yale days.”

“A young, handsome officer, attired in a dashing dragoon’s uniform, renowned for his combat exploits, Tallmadge was highly popular with the young women of Patriot disposition, and he was certainly interested in them. References to young women are sprinkled throughout his letters, and his romantic - or at least flirtatious - encounters probably extended much further than the written record reveals.”

I told y’all he was a major ladies’ man…

[quaintrelleshop]

Look who’s been productive ~ I’ve got a new shirt available with my favorite quote from Slaughterhouse Five, and I’ve decided to move my Quaintrelle shop to Depop. They come in two colors, antique and onyx, and go up to a size 3xl

https://depop.com/quaintrellestudio

[charmantevamp]

Rather kiss: Lestat or Louis

… tough decision, anon. Objectively… both. Lestat de Lioncourt is my foremost priority though. Do with this as you will.

Spare affection @the-brat-prince-1760, hm? 💋

[meerawrites]

Erato ~ muse of love poetry & sensual poetry.

Mardis Gras, Valentines & Lupercalia, 2024.

[hotmonkeelove]

Also important gothic novelist, poet, intellectual, wit, eccentric quaintrelle, unconventional beauty and gender rebel, liberal, wife of the future Prime Minister Lord Melbourne, daughter of the 3rd Earl of Bessborough, granddaughter of the 1st Earl Spencer, and ancestor of Princess Diana, and an equally tragic figure as the latter. Apart from Byron, she also had affairs with the Duke of Wellington and a young Bulwer-Lytton. Of her, Bulwer-Lytton later wrote, “Poor Lady Caroline ... she could not but inspire deep pity that was heightened by admirations for talents and qualities that well trained, might have made her one of the first women of her time.”

Lady Caroline Lamb, Lord Byron’s lover, and niece of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire

[sffinsiders]

Review: The Fall of Neverdark by Philip C. Quaintrell — SFF Insiders