im not a huge expert in any era, but I have a decentish overview of things, especially 1700 onwards. im newish don’t crucify me. And I’m really horny
Eden. Okay this isn’t bad. Long and curly, but the curls are obviously artificial and held in place. They do kinda vaguely resemble the Mesopotamian pictures of their curls though, even though they’re obviously not natural, so points for that. Can’t really see his robes but they seem nice. Good wings. Lost a point for bare human feet. Give him chicken feet you cowards. 5/10
Flood. I’m not counting this one as historical, really. I also don’t know anything about what most people in Mesopotamia wore. Tunic’s very boring, but he makes up for it with excellent hair. I’m not sure if he’s supposed to be taking care of that hair or not though. maybe he’s a stress braider. I also don’t understand why he never covers his hair even though other dudes do, but it makes me gay 7/10 for boring tunic
Golgotha, 33 CE. Now we’re getting into the historical section, but I’m out of my depth. I know shit about fuck about ancient Israeli dress(other than a bit about its fabrics) but this is nice. Very mysterious. He looks like a fae you meet on a walk through the forest on a foggy night and when you look up he’s gone. Dressed more similarly to the women in the scene than the men, which is cool. Crowley said fuck gender. Still want him to have chicken feet. 9/10
Rome, 41 CE. Awful. Ugly. what the fuck is this. The hair is okay but why is he wearing laurels? You can’t just slap those on people. What did he do to earn those. Either there’s a Story there or the costume designer doesn’t know shit. What we can see of his tunic is nice. I like that they haven’t given him deep dark black yet, very good. Nice embroidery. The sunglasses are ugly and I don’t like them. 3/10 bc i can’t get over his fucking accessories
Camelot, sixth century. You’re wearing armor centuries ahead of what you should be wearing and it doesn’t even look good. 0/10
London, 1601. Now we’re getting somewhere. This is, as the kids say, A Look. He’s got the overall silhouette right. Dark black is very fashionable, I like it. He should probably have a ruff if he’s being super fashionable, but we all know Crowley would hate them. Not sure about his beard or hair, but it makes me want to run my fingers through it and make out with him in the backstage area of the Globe before rehearsal so I accept it. Sunglasses are still ridiculous looking. Pleasantly surprised by this, there were many ways they could’ve gone with this era but they weren’t cowards and gave him the puffy pants. Even though they’re a bit out of fashion I admire that. 8/10 because its all such a dark black I can’t see shit. gimme some depth
Paris, 1793. This one makes me giggle but not for the reason you think. At first I thought this was a decent 1790s outfit and was tickled by his out of fashion hair, but then @vinceaddams lightened it and we discovered his hair and clothes are both 1770s. Probably just woke up from one of those 20 year naps he takes. Amused by the fact that he seems to not have caught onto the fact that humans have been wearing wigs for the past century and a half and actually styled his hair that way. His buttons should be covered, but he likes shiny things so I’ll let it slide. Very goth and very 18th century. Could fit him better. Sunglasses still ridiculous but they go with his hair nicely. 8.5/10 because those buttons are distracting
London. 1862. This is hard to rank because I keep getting distracted by Az’s furry hat, but I’m gonna try. Kind of like it. Very Abe Lincolnesque. Love his cravat. They were cowards for not giving him a full stovepipe hat, though. Not sure how I feel about the sideburns, but they’re fashionable. I like that his clothes are a very dark black, artificial dyes have just come in and that’s very fashionable. Those sunglasses confuse the fuck out of me and they don’t look good. 6/10 because we can’t see his full outfit and those sunglasses are back to being ridiculous
London, 1941. oh my god. what the fuck. can we please get some more lighting in here. Exact same problem I had with Paris. I want to see shit. Good hat, not sure how I feel about the sunglasses but they’re infinitely better than the victorian ones. Shoulders good and boxy but his overall silhouette is way too fitted and narrow. 4/10 because that hat has me gazing at him from across the room hoping he’ll notice me and buy me a drink or ask me for a match
London, 1967. I still can’t see shit. Lighting designer pls. Ugly hair but it’s the 1960s so everyone has ugly hair. Glasses continue to improve. I love that jacket. He looks cute in a turtleneck. His jacket also gets the peak lapels here that the angels have, and he has again in 2018, which is a great touch. Overall v nice, even though I don’t like the 60s. 7/10 bc that hair is ugly
1970s. Absolutely not. 1/10 because it manages to be better than the armor, somehow
That’s it for the historical looks. I’ll rank the 21st century ones as a Gay later
I’ve seen plenty made of Crowley showing up in his (best) fabulous zoot suit to save Aziraphale from the Nazis after not seeing his beloved Angel for 80 years, but why has no one talked about Aziraphale’s clothes (and hair! akjsl!) in this scene?!
Aziraphale shows up to deliver the holy water in an ascot with his hair combed for literally the only time in the show!!!!! For most of the history that we see, Crowley seeks out Aziraphale or they run into each other by accident. But this night in 1967 Aziraphale knew he was going to see Crowley.
He tried to dress stylish. He combed his hair. He sought out the demon he only recently (26 years isn’t long at all for these dweebs) figured out he was in love with. To deliver holy water and make suggestions about future dates they could go on!!!
Aziraphale is still at war with himself. And Crowley is “too fast” for him. But there’s deliberate romance in this scene on the part of our angel, and I think that’s beautiful.
- What’s wrong, my dear?
- You’ve told them that I’m the nicest person in the world and they shouldn’t be afraid of me!
- But it’s true…
- I’m not talking to any of you ever again!
A very confused Aziraphale attempting to flirt with Crowley but not understanding what happened to his eyes and why he seems to have an extra heart?
The Doctor, meanwhile, is LOSING HIS SHIT because this stammering omnipotent shopowner is SO CUTE but also Rose cannot be allowed to know because if anyone can figure out how to kill an angel it would be her
coworker told me he “hates all mollusks” today. and to each their own obviously but like… theres 100k species of mollusk… you really hate all of them bro? nautiluses and oysters and snails and nudibranches and chitons and thousands of animals youve never even heard of???? what did ammonites even fucking do to you