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julienbakerstreet · 4 months ago

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Ranking Sherlock Holmes Adaptations by the Quality of Their Dressing Gowns

First, my qualifications: I'm a flamboyant fashion-forward femme who frequently wears dressing gowns.

Rubric: I am scoring based on color, pattern, textural intrigue, garment construction, and fit. In cases where there are multiple dressing gowns per adaptation, I picked my favorite one.

#12 The Seven-Percent Solution (1976)

I hate this one. It's so beige, and the corded details + drop waist ultimately make it look like a monk's tunic. The only redeeming value I can find in this is the slight angled detail with the cording on the sleeves.

#11 Mr. Holmes (2015)

Similar to the last robe with some slight improvements. For one, it has pockets! The pockets have a corded decorative applique, and if you zoom in on a higher-def image you can see that the fabric has an interesting textured weave. I could definitely see it styled well. This robe is ugly, too thin to keep him warm, and fits worse than a burlap sack, but this Holmes is retired and deserves to put comfort and practicality first.

#10 Granada (1984)

This dressing gown is BAD!!! Before you accuse me of being biased against mouse-colored dressing gowns (I am) let me assure you that color is not my only issue with this dressing gown. It commits the ultimate fashion sin- boring. The texture looks decidedly un-cozy. I even hate the construction! There's no belt, or even belt loops, and the pocket is sewn onto the outside of the gown! Nothing wrong with patch pockets per se, but on this robe it looks shabby. This is made all the more painful by the fact that Watson wears multiple colorful and well-textured dressing gowns in this show. I love Granada, but I can't excuse this.

#9 Cushing Holmes (1968)

I really wish I liked this dressing gown more, because I think that Cushing is one of the best-dressed Holmeses we've ever seen. But I simply cannot get behind this. I applaud the bold use of color and how on theme this gown is for The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle, but the red cording and blue looks odd together. In other shots, you can see buttons, but I think a dressing gown should have a nice belt, and I think the buttons are just a bit too formal for what should be a comfortable piece. I love that this is a Holmes who's willing to take a fashion risk, but in this case it did not pay off.

#8 Soviet Holmes (1979)

While this dressing gown is boring, the fabric looks nice and heavy, perfect for curling up cozily in front of the fire on a cold night. Contrary to the Granada plain brown dressing gown, this one has a belt and pockets sewn into the gown. There’s nothing interesting about this gown, but it isn't offensive.

#7 Ritchie Holmes (2009)

Agh! This dressing gown is in tatters! As befits action-hero Holmes, I suppose. It might deserve the lowest spot on the list for its condition, but looking beyond that, I really enjoy the colors and the paisley pattern. It reminds me of a nice Persian rug. The hints of blue set off the reds and oranges nicely, and at one point it must have been a very nice robe. I like that the state of the robe tells us something about the personality of the wearer, but points are deducted because the texture looks a tad rough and it's in an unbelievably rough state.

#6 Basil of Baker Street (1986)

Now we're getting to the good stuff! The magenta dressing gown is set off nicely by the black cuffs, collar, and belt. Extra points for styling it with a green cravat, and because it nearly matches Dr. Dawson's vest. Great character design, and it makes Basil look like a snazzy little rodent.

#5 Rathbone Holmes (1939)

It's harder to judge in black and white, but I really like this dressing gown! The fabric looks like a thick cotton velvet, and the cording gives it a lovely contrast. It's distinguished, but it still manages to look comfortable for smoking a pipe next to Watson.

#4 The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970)

Now this is nice! The velvet is very shiny, slightly green, and I love the quilted collar and pocket. However, upon further inspection, it's not quite a dressing gown, but more like a long smoking jacket, for which it loses points. Still, it's the closest he comes to wearing a dressing gown and perfect for this urbane and fashionable Holmes.

#3 Enola Holmes (2020)

Dare I say fabulous? I love the cerulean on this one! The fabric looks like a soft silk, which isn't exactly the warmest, but very comfortable. The pattern on the collar is very intricate as well. It's definitely not the dressing gown I would pick for a classic Holmes, but it suits this untraditional Holmes perfectly.

#2 William Gillette (1899)

For the man who popularized the deerstalker/Inverness combo, he can certainly rock a dressing gown. Definitely the most authentic on the list (this picture was taken in 1916), I love the quilted collar, pockets, and cuffs. The silky fabric and decorative pattern make for a very stylish sleuth. I particularly enjoy the shape of the pockets and cuffs. Points deducted for an awkward fit and the lack of a belt.

#1 Star Trek: The Next Generation (1988)

"But this isn't an adaptation, it's just an episode of Star Trek!" I don't care! It counts in my heart. And Data has my favorite Holmes dressing gown. Let's break it down. This looks like a velvet gown with a classically Victorian damask pattern. The velvet texture contrasts really well with the quilted silk collar. The twisted cord belt even has a tassel at the end! And to top it off, it's fully lined with bright red silk. It looks comfortable for lounging in, the fabric has a nice heft without being stiff, and the aesthetic is perfect. This is, to me, the ultimate Holmes dressing gown.

Let me know which ones I missed and what your favorite dressing gowns are!

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jabbage · 2 years ago

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The 1979 Comedy Musical Soviet Adaptation of The Blue Carbuncle, no seriously.

Nobody is going to see this through the tags because this account is shadowbanned, but I don't care because I have to share an important discovery. I'll have to rely on reblogs to Share the News/

While browsing an obscure website full of Soviet-era media looking for episodes of the famous, beloved Lenfilms adaptation of Sherlock Holmes staring Vasily Livanov, one of the most beloved iterations of the character ever commited to film, I came across...

The 1979 Comedy Musical Soviet Adaptation of The Blue Carbuncle.

Just bask in that sentence a moment. It's a comedy. It's a musical. It's very, very much a product of the Soviet Union.

So, what's it like?

Further detailed information under the cut.

Well, for starters i'd like you to look at this poster and decide which of these characters is Sherlock Holmes.

It's probably that guy in the centre with the spotty cravat, right? Wrong, it's this guy, waaaaay down at the bottom:

His Watson is looming over him. I think this must be because a lot of the musical actually focuses on the hijinks of the villains of piece.

You know how Ratigan from The Great Mouse Detective is objectively the best version of Moriarty?

This man. He is effectively Human Ratigan.

He keeps a cameo of Holmes in his pocket at all times. He takes it out sometimes to stare at it.

What about Holmes, then? I actually really enjoy him. He's the kind of Holmes I think Rowan Atkinson would probably play, blending together moments of severe biting wit with boggle-eyed bafoonery.

It's a comedy so you can imagine that his Watson is the butt of plenty of jokes, but I actually really liked that they emphasise often that he's a famous and competent writer.

Also keep an eye out for the subtle underlying thematic elements which suggest that the middle class English characters are idiots, blind to the inequality in their unjust capitalist society. ... it's not very subtle.

If you don't have time to sit and watch an entire musical, then this is the best bit, ie. the bit where Holmes and Watson break out into a surreal musical number:

If you DO have time to watch it... enjoy :D

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#sherlock holmes #the blue carbuncle #russian holmes #but not THAT russian holmes #musical

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nightingveilxo · 8 years ago

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Film, Lit, Music Video, & TV References: Sherlock (Updated 6/27/19)

A Continuing Work In Progress - Most of this is relevant to S3 and S4, but it does go back into the previous seasons.

Related to Gatiss and Mycroft’s Love of Old Films (especially psych thrillers and film noir)

German Expressionism Modernized in Sherlock ( x ) (Includes some meta linked below).

Stay Explains Lighting, Editing, Twins, Flat Emotions, etc ( x ) The Original Meta ( x ) + Stay Review Explains Enough - Including the “Rug Pull” ( x ) (Also linked at bottom of this page)

The Lady From Shanghai & Swimming With Sharks ( x )

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari and Sherlock S2-S4 ( x )

Billy Wilder’s The Lost Weekend and John ( x )

Bank Holiday as a Sherlock Intertext ( x ) by @devoursjohnlock

Granada The Devil’s Foot, Sherlock S4 Imagery, and Moriarty or Mortimer ( x )

A Glimpse Into Granada’s Eligible Bachelor ( x ) by @ebaeschnbliah

The Woman in Green (x)

Terror By Night, Trains, and Sherlock ( x )

The Voice of Terror ( x ) by @finalproblem

The House of Fear ( x ) by @welovethebeekeeper

Kingsmen: The Secret Service, AGRA, & Sherlock ( x )

S4 and Casablanca Continues ( x )

Clue Umbrella and Cane ( x ) The Hat ( x )

Sherlock Holmes in New York ( x ) by @ebaeschnbliah

Faith Eurus & Culverton Smith as Keyser Söze from The Usual Suspects ( x )

Mycroft’s Umbrellagun ( x )

Replicating Neues vom wixxer and Norbury Scene ( x )

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Related to Gatiss and John Watson’s Love of Horror & Bond Films

Batman and Sherlock Holmes ( x )

Take the Bloody Shot ( x ) by @devoursjohnlock

The Ring and TFP Part I ( x ) (I only added pieces to wonderful meta by @may-shepard

The Ring and TFP Part II ( x )

S4 Film References in One Video ( x ) by @goodmythicalmail

Horror Europa ( x ) by @isitandwonder

Argento’s Demons in HoB ( x ) by @isitandwonder and Suspiria as TFP ( x )

TRF, TEH, and Underworld: Rise of the Lycans ( x )

John Rug Pull, TFP, and Saw ( x )

The Ring, Inception, Silence of the Lambs, Saw, Orphan, Shutter Island, Paranormal Activity 2, It, Morgan, Yellowbeard, Skyfall, Spectre, Sinister, Neues Vom Wixxer ( x ) by @goodmythicalmail

Yellowbeard ( x ) @princess-of-fireflies

Parade Scene from Spectre and Gatiss/Abbington SDCC 2016 ( x )

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House MD as S4

Sherlock HLV-S4 (aka EMP) vs House MD ( x ) by @smoljohnlock

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Hannibal

A Shared Memory Palace: Hannibal Part I

Need Emotional Context? Tell a Story: Hannibal Part II

Imagine Your Best Possible World: Hannibal Part III

Have a Little Faith in Red: Hannibal Part IV

Families, and Blurred States Drawing People to One Another: Hannibal Part V

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Star Trek Original and Next Generation

Sherlock 3/4 and Star Trek: The City on the Edge of Time ( x )

Moriarty’s Construct ( x )

We Can Learn Something From Non-Disclosure? ( x ) by @ebaeschnbliah

12 Times 'Star Trek' and Sherlock Holmes Overlapped ( x ) via Mental Floss

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Literary, Religious, and Psychiatric References (Not Shakespeare)

S4, Freud, and Vampires ( x )

Goethe and Sherlock ( x ) (mini meta w/S4, Freud, and Vampires)

Why is John a Balloon? Because…Freud ( x )

TFP, The Uncanny, and Freud’s Influence ( x ) by @the-blue-carbuncle

A Vampire for Sherlock ( x ) by @tendergingergirl

Sherlock and the Thirteenth Tale ( x ) by @wibblywobblybowtie

Sherlock on the Ocean~When Neitzsche Wept ( x ) by @tendergingergirl

Sherlock & Denying the Devil ( x )by @tendergingergirl

Sherlock, The Wicker Man, & The Rashomon Effect ( x ) by @tendergingergirl

By the Pricking of My Thumbs ( x ) by @tendergingergirl

The Cat & The Hound ( x ) by @tendergingergirl

The Scarlet Thread of Murder and Sherlock S4 ( x )

Garden of Paradise: Hans Christian Anderson’s Fairy Tale ( x )

Entanglement Theory and My Cousin Rachel ( x )

Greek Myth and TLD ( x )

Sherlock’s Vow, Greek Oaths, Water, and Guardian of Ships ( x )

Paintings Used in TAB ( x ) by @sagestreet

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Music Video

Sherlock’s #OhWhatABeautifulMorning, TRF, and Placebo’s Pure Morning ( x )

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Dr. Who/Torchwood/Sherlock/Dr. Strange Overlaps

Amy’s Choice ( x ) by @goodmythicalmail

Dr. Who and “Losing” Seasons of Sherlock ( x )

The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy, Dr. Who, and Sherlock ( x ) by @isitandwonder @tjlcisthenewsexy and @devoursjohnlock

Knock Knock (Dr. Who) Season 10 & Sherlock Parallels ( x ) by @jenna221b

Torchwood S3 and Johnlock ( x )

Miss Evangelista and TAB Mary Watson ( x )

The Wedding of River Song & Sherlock: TFP ( x )

MHR and Dr. Who “Blink” ( x )

John’s Choice ( x ) by @tjlcisthenewsexy

Torchlock, TLD, Jonto/Johnlock ( x )

Torchwood ARG ( x )

In Case of Villain ( x )

Gaslight(ing), Dr. Who, and Sherlock ( x ) (Related to Mycroft’s love of old films.)

Dr. Who, Snowmen, and TAB ( x ) by @heartofdeduction

Dr. Who Dreamlord, TLD, and the Nyte Inspiration ( x ) (I added on.)

Dr. Who, Pilot Fish, and Sherlock ( x )

Dr. Strange Sherlock ( x )

Dr. Who “Tarmac” Conversation ( x ) by @a-candle-for-sherlock

Moffat 207 to 702 ( x ) (Two pre-existing metas about Moffat reusing these numbers.)

Miscellaneous

Why would Sherlock be close enough to hear John at the cemetery, yet not be visible to a Moriarty accomplice? ( x )

Meta Remaining…(May add to list, later)

S3 and 4 Are Resurrected Info - Lazarus Is Go ( x )

AHS: Murder House, The Exorcist, The Omen, Rosemary’s Baby, The Amityville Horror (1979), The Shining, Carriers, The Devils, Hammer House versions of Child’s Play (1984) and The Two Faces of Evil, The Third Man (1949), The Stranger (1946)

Stay-The Naomi Watts Connection (goes with The Ring, Mulholland Drive, and Sleepwalkers metas)

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nofomoartworld · 7 years ago

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Hyperallergic: Art Movements

A new work by JR at the US/Mexico border (via Twitter/@JRart)

Art Movements is a weekly collection of news, developments, and stirrings in the art world. Subscribe to receive these posts as a weekly newsletter.

Numerous museums, including the Perez Art Museum Miami, Wolfsonian — FIU, ICA Miami, Dimensions Variable, the Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, and Faena Art, will remain shut through the weekend as Hurricane Irma potentially makes landfall in South Florida.

The Washington National Cathedral will remove two stained glass windows honoring Confederate generals Robert E. Lee and Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson.

Harvard Law School unveiled a memorial dedicated to the slaves whose labor made the school possible.

Members of the Dakota Nation will bury the wooden remains of Sam Durant’s “Scaffold” (2012) at an undisclosed location later this month.

JR unveiled a work in progress on the Mexican side of the border with the US.

German authorities recovered 15 stolen artworks by artist Georg Baselitz. Two men, aged 51 and 26, were arrested in connection with the theft last month.

A DNA test proved that Salvador Dalí is not the biological father of María Pilar Abel Martínez. The tarot card reader claimed that Dalí had an affair with her mother, leading to a court order to have the artist’s body exhumed for a DNA test.

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum removed a study assessing US involvement in the Syrian conflict from its website after it was met with condemnation and anger from Jewish leaders and thinkers. Using game theory and computational modeling, the report concludes that additional support for anti-Assad rebels could have contributed to greater casualties — a conclusion that writer and critic Leon Wieseltier slammed as “justif[ying] bystanderism.” “If I had the time I would gin up a parody version of this that will give us the computational-modeling algorithmic counterfactual analysis of John J McCloy’s decision not to bomb the Auschwitz ovens in 1944,” Wieseltier told Tablet. “I’m sure we could concoct the fucking algorithms for that, too.”

“The Snowy Day — Peter leaving footprints in the snow” (courtesy USPS)

The US Postal Service issued a set of Forever stamps commemorating Ezra Jack Keats’s The Snowy Day (1962).

A report by BBC Brazil revealed that Brazilian surfer Eduardo Martins photoshopped images of various conflicts in war-torn countries and passed them off as his own. Several news outlets, including the BBC, Al Jazeera, and the Wall Street Journal, published profiles of Martins, reproducing his fraudulent claims.

The College Art Association condemned the Trump administration’s decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

The Berkshire Museum withdrew its affiliation with the Smithsonian Institution following its controversial decision to deaccession works from its collection.

A sculpture recently erected in Guadalajara, Mexico, was met with protests by tens of thousands of Catholics who objected to its combination of an image of the Virgin Mary and Coatlicue, the Aztec death goddess.

Tristram Hunt, the former Labour MP and director of the Victoria & Albert Museum, stated that the V&A was “honored” to accept Leonard Blavatnik’s £5 million (~$6.5 million) donation to the museum’s Exhibition Road redevelopment, adding that he would welcome gifts from donors of “all political views and no political views��. Bo Rothstein resigned as professor of government and public policy at Oxford University last week after learning that the billionaire — whom critics accuse of being a close associate of Vladimir Putin — had donated funds both to the University and to Donald Trump’s inauguration.

Richard Neutra’s Chuey House, a celebrated example of midcentury modern architecture, was listed for sale as “a truly unique development opportunity.”

The Nova building in London was awarded the Carbuncle Cup, Building Design magazine’s award for the UK’s ugliest building.

Transactions

Banner by the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU) (courtesy People’s History Museum)

The People’s History Museum acquired an embroidered banner used as a backdrop for Emmeline Pankhurst’s suffrage speeches. The banner had sat in the back of a charity shop in Leeds for a decade.

Lisa and Dudley Anderson donated 97 contemporary and studio glass works to the Chrysler Museum of Art.

The Victoria & Albert Museum acquired a T-shirt bearing Jeremy Corbyn’s name and an altered Nike logo. The garment was designed by Bristol Street Wear during the UK’s 2017 general election campaign.

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art acquired Adrian Ghenie’s “Rest During Flight Into Egypt” (2016).

Installation view of Adrian Ghenie’s “Rest During Flight Into Egypt” (2016), Los Angeles County Museum of Art, gift of the Abrishamchi Family Collection (© Adrian Ghenie)

Transitions

The Village Voice laid off 13 of its 17 union employees.

Dr. Jennifer Y. Chi was appointed deputy director and chief curator of the Brooklyn Museum.

Eike Schmidt will step down as the director of the Uffizi galleries to head Vienna’s Kunsthistorisches Museum.

Jerry N. Smith was appointed chief curator of the Dayton Art Institute.

Lisa Saltzman was appointed director of the Clark Art Institute’s research and academic program.

MIT’s List Visual Arts Center promoted Henriette Huldisch to director of exhibitions and curator. Yuri Stone was appointed assistant curator and Jamin An was named the List Center’s 2017–18 curatorial fellow.

The Frans Hals Museum announced three new appointments: Melanie Bühler was appointed curator of contemporary art; Geert-Jan Davelaar was appointed coordinator of education and public outreach; and Marrigje Rikken was promoted to head of collections.

Rashid Rana stepped down as artistic director of the inaugural Lahore Biennale “owing to differing views on the vision” for the exhibition.

Indian Country Today announced that it will cease operations in order “to consider alternative business models.”

Film Forum announced a major refurbishment and the addition of a fourth screen.

Ruberta will open in Glendale, Los Angeles on Sunday. The gallery is a collaboration between five galleries from Latin America: Galeria Agustina Ferreyra, Lodos, Proyectos Ultravioleta, Carne, and BWSMX.

Eyebeam will launch its new space on November 30, with programs slated to begin in Spring 2018.

The Laura Bartlett Gallery in London closed.

The Freymond-Guth Gallery in Zurich closed.

Lévy Gorvy opened a new office in Shanghai.

Sixteen galleries joined the New Art Dealers Association, including Asya Geisberg, Kayne Griffin Corcoran, Lulu, and Library Street Collective.

The Louvre Abu Dhabi will open to the public on November 11.

The Louvre Abu Dhabi during construction (via @tdicae/Instagram)

Accolades

Agnes Varda is to become the first female director to be awarded an honorary Oscar.

Haegue Yang was awarded the 2018 Wolfgang Hahn Prize.

Bucky Miller was awarded the 2017 UMLAUF Prize.

Sadie Barnette and Carrie Hott received the San Francisco Artadia Awards.

Caroline Bergvall was awarded the 2017 Bernard Heidsieck-Centre Pompidou literary prize [via email announcement].

The National Portrait Gallery in London announced the shortlist for the 2017 Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize. The three finalists are César Dezfuli, Maija Tammi, and Abbie Trayler-Smith.

Opportunities

A.I.R. Gallery is currently accepting applications for its 2018–19 fellowship program, a 12-month “sponsored membership and solo show opportunity for emerging and under-represented self-identified women artists.” The deadline is November 3, at 11:59pm.

Wikimedia launched Wiki Loves Monuments, an open call for Creative Commons images of US historic and cultural sites.

Obituaries

John Ashbery (1927–2017), poet. Best known for Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror (1975).

Walter Becker (1950–2017), guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Co-founder of Steely Dan.

Shelly Berman (1925–2017), stand-up comedian.

Janine Charrat (1924–2017), ballerina and choreographer.

Linda Cathcart (1947–2017), executive director of the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (1979–1987).

Holger Czukay (1938–2017), musician. Co-founder of Can.

Larry Elgart (1922–2017), jazz bandleader.

DeLoris “Dolly” Fiterman (1924–2017), art collector, dealer, and philanthropist.

Elaine Ford (1938–2017), novelist.

Murray Lerner (1927–2017) documentary filmmaker.

Karoly Makk (1925–2017), film director and screenwriter.

Kate Millet (1934–2017), artist, author, and feminist activist.

Susan Vreeland (1946–2017), novelist. Best known for Girl in Hyacinth Blue (1999).

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