Photo of the hold screen before the start of #BTS_WORLDTOUR_ARIRANG_LIVEVIEWING in Birmingham, UK, 11th April.

Ready.

Whatever the brand of hair product he uses, they need to sign him up as an ambassador.

Surgically-precise styling in every situation and under every condition.

You may well be right, I am not at all technically minded 🤷‍♀️

I was feeling a little tantrum-y earlier, but I've had something to eat now and the feeling has subsided. Such a cliché!

@yrrweg.bsky.social @purplekett.bsky.social From reading around the skyline, it seems there was a delay on the 4K version of the stream, but the transmission ended when the HD version ended.

I would've expected Weverse to be aware of that though, and made plans.

Cinema showing on Saturday!

I promise I haven't forgotten about this, if anyone was waiting; I was just trying the last week of term before I started it, and then I was ill last week.

It will be done soon, but probably via an Instagram account/link.

I hadn't thought about that, I was worried about weirdos trying to get up on stage with them!

I really did love seeing them do their circuit, especially with Joon on his little throne truck (and the bonus Mr Lee sighting).

Did Weverse just cut the transmission after it reached two and a half hours?

My livestream disappeared part way through Into The Sun, with a message saying the event had ended.

There's a unusual lack of barricade and/or security at the end of those thrust stages....

I'm up, I'm up, I'm up....

Earliest I've been up all Easter hols, to be honest.

I have tea (fresh in a cup, and in a flask for later consumption), I have biscuits (no time to cook breakfast), and I have both sound and vision on my mirrored TV.

I'm sad the Seoul weather isn't being kind.

It was okay; I simply drowned them out. The neighbours will be angry. Nevermind.

See! I wasn't making it up!

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Also, with apologies if I'm rehashing points already made...

Not only did the overlapping horizontal pleats, sashes and skirts, and hardware/studs, help the cohesion of the overall group look, they reminded me of the armor that Eastern nation armies wore in their middle eras.

I working on finding patterns for #SewingArmy to recreate some of the looks they wore.

I've a pretty good idea for Joon and Yoongi's shirts, and Jin, Tae, and Hobi's jackets, plus the backing dancers trousers, already.

I'll do a breakdown thread once I have full details.

I needed the biggest TV and best sound system available to me, so I stayed at my parents' last night.

There are mothershitting roadworks outside the house two doors down.

#Arirang #BTSComebackLive #Netflix

*Pause for dinner, posting to be resumed - proper alt texts require time - if anyone cares*

Photo of a pink and cream vertical jacquard striped Robe à la Polanaise, with bodice, underskirt, and overskirt of the same fabric. There is also a white muslin chemise visible at the neckline and sleeves. The whole gown is embroidered with flowers, and there are silk ropes appliqued to the edge of the under- and overskirts, ending in lace bells.

Close up of the bodice of the gown from the previous image,showing details of the jacquard stripe and floral embroidery.

Close up of the same gown, showing details of the silk rope and lace bells.

Page of Marie-Antoinette's fabric catalogue, containing swatches of the fabrics to be used in her gowns for the upcoming year, kept by her head seamstress Rose Bertin.

A blush pink taffeta silk floor-length Domino cloak, with hood, and shouldef cape. The edges of the Domino, hood, and cape are finished with ruffles of the same fabric, and there are three dimensional flowers appliqued to the lower edge and sleeves.

The short jacket of a Brunswick suit, in ochre watered silk. The small covered buttons on the front closure are framed by a wiggly applique of gathered ribbon in the same fabric. The edge of the top coat also has a gathered ribbon finishing but this follows the curved line of the seam instead of creating a wave.

The reflection of the back of a shot silk Robe à la Française in a mirror embedded in the rear of a display case. The left of the fabric is yellow, the warp is pink, creating a shimmering early sunset effect.

Close of of the same gown in the previous image, showing the front opening of the bodice and overakirt. The neckline and closure of the bodice is finished in pleated ribbon, the edge of the overskirt has zig zig gathered appliqué.

Photo of the vack if a Robe à la Française, showing the sack back attached to, and falling from, the neckline of the bodice. The fabric is fine white muslin over a pink lining, creating a faint blush effect. The muslin has a faint vertical striped woven into it and there is a floral pattern woven into the voids if the stripes.

Photo of a fragment of heavily embroidered and sequined cream silk. Golden thread creates bows and geometric shapes, while green and purple thread make up the foliage and flowers. Purple sequins are also sewn into the flower petals, and on the base fabric in places. Regrettably, the photo doesn't pick up how much the fabric from the 18th century still shimmers in the light.

Close up of heavily embroidered cream linen, with various shades of pink, green, and gold thread used to create floral patterns along a border. Thought to be a sampler, carried by merchants in the 1700s, to demonstrate the skills of their craftswomen.

Close up of a fabric fragment, believed to be part of a gown worn by Marie-Antoinette. Black and white threads are embroidered onto (what is now) salmon pink silk in a comet tail pattern moving from bottom to top, with a silver sequin as the comet.

Photo of a blue and white horizontal striped paniered Robe à la Française gown inside a dimly lit glass display case. There are resist dyed floral motifs on the fabric, creating a blurred outline effect, and gathered ruffles of the same fabric sewn across the bodice and down the opening side of the overskirt.

Close of the bottom of the bodice and the beginning of the opening of the overskirt of the gown in the previous image showing the ruffles in more detail. The blurred florals and stripes are also more noticeable.

Photo of a pink and cream vertical striped Robe a l'Anglaise. The back of the gown is facing towards the viewer, with the front being visible in a mirror embedded in the rear of the display case. The back skirt is pleating and gathered into a pointed edge of a bodice of the same fabric. The ruffled front of the overskirt opens in line with the hips of the mannequin, showing a plain cream underskirt.

Close up of the vack of the gown from the previous image, showing the accuracy of the seams in the bodice and the tight pleats of the overskirt into the 'tailbone' of the bodice.

If, like me, you are feeling attacked by Kim Namjoon, please find some respite in some photos of some #Namjooning I did yesterday at the V & A's Marie-Antoinette exhibition

N.B. I have NEVER seen queues or packed galleries at the museum like the ones I saw yesterday.

Do you eat meat and/or fish? If so, you should be fine in most restaurants from what I can remember.

The place I was going to recommend next, Esta-se Bem, is apparently closed temporarily 🤷‍♀️

Muralha do Rio is pretty good. The view is better than the food but the food is (was) decent.

Santa Francesinha - Porto - Grupo Cufra Francesinhas na baixa do Porto com a qualidade reconhecida da marca Cufra.

There are many places that serve Francesinha sandwiches but I can vouch for this one personally

www.santafrancesinha.pt#tab-id-4

Mix equal parts water and vodka and put it in a spray bottle, then do a patch test on the inside/less noticeable area.

It won't properly disinfect it like a (machine or hand) wash with detergent would but it should get rid of any musty smells.

I would love for there to be so many more Europe shows included in the little footnote that said further countries and dates are being announced for 2027 later on.

And, I'm not going to lie, I'll be hoping to attend a few of those potential dates too.

I would very much love that! I'm going to start on my freebies soon too; I'm going to try a new craft-y thing so I want a lot of time to get somewhere approaching not shit at it.

I'm probably staying in Belleville, until at least the Tuesday (21st).

Plan of Stade de France, Paris, with two highlighted sections showing where Claire and Lissie are sat relative to each other for the upcoming BTS concerts.

Y10. Just about as opposite as you can get 😆

Probably Scandinavia too.

I've seen a lot of UKMY try for Paris and Madrid because they had weekend shows.

It's what I did.

If I went to the London dates, I'd have to drive down after finishing at school, and then drive straight back, the same night.

I've had the fabric to make myself a Hanbok skirt for months, and now it's have a reason and a deadline to stop procrastinating with it.

I'm interested in the Toronto D1 ticket, depending on price, if still available please 🙏

I'm there on the 18th! Where in the stadium are you?