Real Life

Bought the Blu Ray of “Kingdom of Heaven.” It’s such a great movie that I can’t believe it didn’t do any better in the theater. It must have looked truly awesome on the big screen. Beautiful scenery, an engaging story, and Orlando Bloom was incredibly hot in this movie; Liam Neeson wasn’t too bad either for an old dude ^_^; Lots of sword action and the extended edition has a whole sidestory that is pretty fascinating too.

The Way of the Househusband 01 at Amazon

For “The Brand,” I’ve been forced to indulge in the horrors of research. Yeah, I know :)~

Since I’ve been watching a lot of kdramas and movies that take place in the Joseon period, somehow the concubines have ended up wearing hanbok-inspired formal robes. A lot of the hairpieces and accessories feature cloisonne decorations, as do some of the vases and statues.

I have also discovered a love for gache, or the Korean wigs mostly worn by gisaeng. Here’s a video I found HERE.  I really wish the vidder had added citations, since some of the clips have perked my interest 🙂 Honestly, I fell in love with the gisaeng look while watching Sungkyunkwan Scandal, a show I highly recommend.

I am desperately seeking a book of clothing through the ages, so if anyone knows of a good one, I would really appreciate it. Full-color illustrations so I can get a good visual idea of what I want to use. Or if someone knows a good website, that would be good too.

For the concubines: hanbok-inspired robes for formal occasions. They have regular clothes for the everyday.
For the nobles: doublets, jerkins, and breeches. The “hoity-toity” might wear hanbok, though I’m not a hundred percent on that.

Any help would be appreciated.

Fortress in the Eye of Time at Amazon

Great shows I recommend:

Better Off Ted
Big Bang Theory
Dead Like Me
Pushing Daisies (I love Lee Pace, so that’s a plus. But even though I really loved the first episodes, I didn’t like it nearly as much later on.)

I’m currently watching “Better Off Ted” and just laughing and laughing. It’s so ridiculously funny, everything made so extravagantly large that even the most ridiculous of things seems plausible.

I enjoy that sense of whimsy.

Hogfather at Amazon