Newsletter - Girly Princes - Myths from Many Lands

[erastes]

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Here's an illustration from a book I've got.



I read zehavit_lamasu's recent post about girly princes and the fairy tale book she was most influenced by, so I just wanted to share this - a book I grew up with from age 7. "Myths from many lands" - all the princes are as girly as this, too. But OMG so so so so beautiful.

I think that if you have a beautiful arse, wearing orange black and white tights and a very short doublet is asking for trouble.

Personally.

Comments

somewhere far past My Little Pony...

[nagasvoice.livejournal.com]

And give that one first place for best graphic costume design emphasizing the inner curve of the gluteus in a crucial posture with minimal effort!

Erm, I don't wonder about the princes (we have no doubts, we *know* why the short doublets on them) as I wonder about the artists. A lot.
How many people know how a stripe would fall and wrinkle over the fold between your leg and your arse? And between those cheeks, for that matter? How many people have thought about that enough to be able to draw it?

On second thought, don't answer that question.

[zehavit-lamasu.livejournal.com]

That is so beautiful !!! *is addicted to children books ilustrations*.

But it still support my theory about the camp nature of fairy tale princes... he is obviously making a run for it and she is trying to catch him before he escapes...

[fiona-glass.livejournal.com]

*snerk* They don't put those bits in the fairy tales, do they? Pity, really....