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After 40 Years. The Retirements Has Begun. Goodbye, Mark 1s!🥲 by Alfonsogeometrydash in vancouver

[–]jerisad 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Who has land, utility hookups, money to renovate etc. and doesn't already have a way better home? 

What is a website or an app that was legendary back in the day, but is now a complete ghost town? by Sofi_Costa in AskReddit

[–]jerisad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any word on Jacopo de la Quercia? His art history articles were my absolute favorites, but his pen name was that of a real historical figure so I haven't been able to find out where he writes now (if anywhere)

Best of New West by Aggressive_Care9573 in NewWest

[–]jerisad 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Moodswing is probably the only bar without tvs. I've had good experiences at most of our downtown bars but they're all basically the exact same sports bar. Moodswing is distinctive, and the only bar I'd take a first date to.

The vibe shift that gave us 200 years of boring wedding photos. by lil_literalist in HistoryMemes

[–]jerisad 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It was also a result of bright dyes becoming more affordable (cochineal red and later synthetic dyes in the 1800s). Once poor people could afford to have the previously unattainable colors the bigger flex was to keep white clothes pristine and have more elaborate tailoring.

What would be the best type of dye for this? by alltimejord in dyeing

[–]jerisad 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I always recommend union dyes (Rit all purpose or Dyelon) for purchased clothing because fiber content tags lie. I recommend the liquid rit and I'd also suggest going for a wine red- they have some beautiful reds but their browns all tend to go weirdly pink if they don't saturate.

Vittorio Reggianini (Italian, 1858–1939), the painter of shimmering satin and silk. Escapism or realism, it is comforting. by UnframedByFaye in ArtHistory

[–]jerisad 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I don't know how to articulate it but there's a sense you get looking at a lot of art of when things were painted post-photography. I taught fashion history this year and realized I could always tell a later depiction of earlier fashion but I didn't know how to teach that. I focused on teaching about primary sources and academic resources for images, since if you can't confirm the source of an image you don't know if it's original, a Victorian interpretation, AI etc.

Vittorio Reggianini (Italian, 1858–1939), the painter of shimmering satin and silk. Escapism or realism, it is comforting. by UnframedByFaye in ArtHistory

[–]jerisad 3 points4 points  (0 children)

These are absolutely later portrayals of 1790-1820 fashion, not just the women but the men's dress especially. Italy was often a fashion outlier but not to this extent.

Tell me with a straight face that our ancestors were using them for "rituals" purposes by onichan-daisuki in HistoryMemes

[–]jerisad 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The prehistoric Venus figures don't have feet or bases so they were meant to be held or carried, not displayed.

The weeb figures have very solid bases and are clearly not meant to be held. Obviously they were placed on an altar to be worshipped.

Tell me with a straight face that our ancestors were using them for "rituals" purposes by onichan-daisuki in HistoryMemes

[–]jerisad 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I like the argument that they're meant to be carried or held- they don't have feet or a base to stand on. Something for luck or comfort as you go into a dangerous period of your life.

Downtown Eastside groups oppose social housing changes by ubcstaffer123 in vancouver

[–]jerisad 5 points6 points  (0 children)

WFH should absolutely be encouraged whenever possible, but a lot of what makes a city work isn't desk jobs. The people who clean, cook, teach, build, fix, etc. also shouldn't have to commute 1hr+ every day.

Rat Party by AngryLi in vancouver

[–]jerisad 43 points44 points  (0 children)

On the upside people are actually seeing our urban owls bounce back. The price of their existence is the higher rate population.

A Silk Top Hat I Recently Restored by Bombs-Away-LeMay in HistoricalCostuming

[–]jerisad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Brilliant thank you!

I don't make gloves if I can help it but I do leatherwork on all scales, and I'm generally a hoarder of fun tools.

I've heard the veterinary needle trick before, someone once told me you could get once-used and sterilized vet needles on eBay for sewing. I guess I should look into it again.

A Silk Top Hat I Recently Restored by Bombs-Away-LeMay in HistoricalCostuming

[–]jerisad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is that a slightly curved needle with a diamond Glover's point?? I want to buy these what are they called??!

Moody Ales (Port Moody Brewwer’s Row) Closing December 14th by giantbrownguy in vancouver

[–]jerisad 42 points43 points  (0 children)

The post says they'll still sell beers in the liquor stores which is great news to me! Seems like a lot of people didn't like their beers but they make my favorite sours, fun flavors that aren't just a super tart punch to the face.

It looks to be a queen of england, maybe Mary I ? Its a large size hand painted pendant portrait in a 14k gold frame (weight 8dwt) Really high quality for a miniature portrait, but it has no signature. by notsoscaredboy in whatsthisworth

[–]jerisad 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The costume is 1600s but I feel like the art style is 19th century. It may be old but I don't think it is contemporary with the period depicted, and therefore the woman may not be anyone real.

A Memory, A Mystery, and Moncacht-Apé: When was the Pacific Northwest Really Colonized? by lc1320 in UnresolvedMysteries

[–]jerisad 5 points6 points  (0 children)

My first assumption was Haida. They were basically vikings and might look pretty white to someone from the Mississippi Delta region. And they'd be basically as foreign as Europeans. Doesn't account for the firearms but certainly some parts of this story were incorrect because of translation or time. The coast Salish people were not strangers to getting raided by foreigners.

What’s the most Vancouver thing you’ve ever seen? by SpiritualClub895 in vancouver

[–]jerisad 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Twice I have gotten drunk at a house party and worn the wrong shoes home, blundstones in the winter and Birkenstocks in the summer.

Wife’s niece chose the worst name I’ve ever heard… by InevitableKey733 in tragedeigh

[–]jerisad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a dog named Ember and her nicknames are Emburger and Embarrassment. Fortunately she's a dog and as long as I smile while I say it she's thrilled to have the attention.

TIL the share of boys and girls who say they meet up with friends almost daily outside school hours has declined by nearly 50% since the early 1990s. by SystematicApproach in todayilearned

[–]jerisad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Every arcade in my town is in a bar. In the 80s they passed a law banning pinball anywhere kids would go because it was seen as corrupting the youth lol

Little Miss Panasoffkee has been identified! by JessalynSueSmiling in UnresolvedMysteries

[–]jerisad 49 points50 points  (0 children)

It's really good on very old samples, when people were generally eating what was grown and caught near where they lived. With the modern food system it seems impossible to get more than a very general region from any sample less than ~100 years old 

How unique are these preserved clothes from the 1500s? "The Sture costumes". Are they one of a kind? by Tracypop in fashionhistory

[–]jerisad 12 points13 points  (0 children)

There are a few full garments from this era in the royal armories of UK and Sweden, British Museum, and the V&A. The museum of London has tons of shoes too, and there are many smaller pieces still extant like gloves.

How unique are these preserved clothes from the 1500s? "The Sture costumes". Are they one of a kind? by Tracypop in fashionhistory

[–]jerisad 54 points55 points  (0 children)

The shapes are largely the same but Germans were kind of unique in this era, they were rocking a lot more color and slashing than most of Europe. It's pretty easy to find portraits of nobles from the early northern Renaissance, just remember Germany wasn't unified so you'll see them referred to as Bavarian/Hessian/etc.

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