Jean Paul Gaultier, Ss2007, Couture

Short sword with Scabbard

Dated: circa 1753

Culture: Southeastern European

Medium: steel, wood and silver niello work

Measurements: blade length 53.9 cm

Source: Copyright © 2015 The Wallace Collection

Jenny Packham Fall 2009

Viking/ Slavic Archer

via Mario Suze on Flickr

Costume for La Mer de Glace, act III, 1909

(Robe en satin de fil métallique argenté ornée de sequin et perles tubulaires parsemées et brodées de duvet de cygne blanc) Ballet-opéra by Jean Lorrain, music by Charles Silver Nouveau Musée National de Monaco [photo Mauro Magliani and Barbara Piovan, 2010]  

Source/Source

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Balmain F/W 2016 Menswear Paris Fashion Week

Moro Keris Sword

Dated: 18th century

Culture: Javanese

Medium: steel, silver, wood

Source: Copyright © 2016 Historical Arms and Armor

Jacket

Elsa Schiaparelli, 1937

The Philadelphia Museum of Art

Balenciaga SS 06

Just wanted to quickly share this great website with fellow writers and roleplayers, because it’s where I find names 100% of the time, hashtag blessed. 

Essentially, the homepage has a box you can type a name you like into, then you’ll be presented with lists of male, female and unisex names related it by user votes and a google-like “also searched for…” feature. There are three ways to use this website. 

01: RANDOMLY. You don’t have to type a name to begin, you can just click one and keep going until you’re satisfied.  02: BY VIBE. Writing a stereotypical high school cheerleader who feels like a Claire, but isn’t? Search Claire and you’ll get tons of names with a similar feel. This also works with time period names.  03. BY ETHNICITY / NATIONALITY. In my screenshot, you can see I was searching for a name for Avan Jogia. I don’t know about you, but I think their very first suggestion of Ketan is perfect. This can help you make sure you aren’t entirely white washing names for a lack of options on most name lists. 

Additionally, you can click the lines beside a name to add it to your favorites list (stored with cookies), so you can organize all your options as you go. Have fun!