Ádám Bodorics

@IronlilyS Amazing!

Zwerchhau shadow bra

I kinda want to make all the possible suspension styles from the period just to do more iterations of this concept. Model: @szcs_vivo

@IronlilyS @szcs_vivo Well, you're not wrong of course... 😃

@ABodorics @szcs_vivo Absolute reason for multiple pavises✨️

@ABodorics @szcs_vivo Wonderful photos. I’m really happy to see you guys dedicated to this theme. Have you considered to paint the pavise?

@JarOfWetBread @szcs_vivo It's a hand pavise, no spike needed

@ABodorics @szcs_vivo PUT A SPIKE ON THAT PAVISE LIKE GOD INTENDED

Hey if the Triumphzug shows it, it must work - Kriegsmesser with hand pavise in @szcs_vivo 's hands.

The modesty pavese strikes again, @IronlilyS . Model: @szcs_vivo

@MarsdanVM That also happens to be the lightest of the three in the Kunsthistorisches.

I am cooking lunch, and I am running out of clean knifes, so I was looking to buy a new one. I found this KHM place, but it's in German. Großes Kriegsmesser... messer means knife, I am on the right track... looks alright. Length: 127.5cm Weight: 2.75 kg (!)

@MarsdanVM @szcs_vivo You spotted them all, so here's one extra with the dagger.

@ABodorics @szcs_vivo P.S. I'll buy her a drink, help her relax, get her to drop her defences and disarm her with my wits... it will take forever! She has at least 3 blades on her. 😫 😏

@MarsdanVM @aczel_pictures Also, the partially open-backed scabbard makes for crazy draw speed.

@ABodorics @aczel_pictures So cute... that I forgot to ogle the karabela. Which is a terrible thing to ignore, especially if you get handsy, since such a curved blade is used to cover and slash very close to the body. 😅

Balkan warrior girl. This was a complex project - all the garb and the weapons fit the late 19th-early 20th century Balkans context, but extra care was given* NOT to create a consistent ensemble to avoid any unnecessary tensions. On top of that, @aczel_pictures did a lovely job capturing the vibe of 19th century portraiture, without the excessive varnishing. * interesting detail: the stylist and the owner of the historical clothes is Orsolya - who portrayed Judith in the "Judith with the head of Holofernes" project.

It's a bit like why all Asians look the same to Europeans - no they don't, but unless you live in that cultural context, you won't pick up the differences easily/at all. Also- the weapons were another conscious choice to make the shoot "generic Balkans". That three-lobed karabela hilt is rather old-fashioned (still believable, but old-fashioned) for the late 19th century (also, a LOT of sources from the period show variations on the yataghan), while the bichaq steers clear of any ethnically identifiable design elements.

@ABodorics @aczel_pictures Just out of curiosity, why is every Balkan traditional clothing like this? Why do they all bear saber swords, too? I'm most familiar with these garbs being worn by Albanians, Maniots, and Cretans, among several other tribal peoples that engaged in piracy.

I have a horrible, yet factually correct, yet spectacularly avoidant answer for that. He was a subject of the Austrian Empire and his birthplace is in Croatia currently. :D Also, hey, I'm Hungarian, of course I'm well-versed in this mindset. We revolted against the Habsburgs for national pride and independence and were total dicks to the rest of the ethnic groups when they wanted the same. And then lost our revolt in large part because of this. And then we didn't learn and it was always someone else's fault.

@ABodorics @aczel_pictures "to avoid unnecessary tensions" 🤣🤣🤣 shows intricate knowledge of balkan mindset. now ...... was tesla serb or croat 😅

@natali_nutmeg @aczel_pictures The owner who lent us pieces from her collection can narrow it down to the village, and it's indeed from the early 1900s. There are also Bulgarian and Hungarian elements and a couple more - again, the goal was to avoid basically portraying someone's great grandma, so it's a mix.

@ABodorics @aczel_pictures This is Ukrainian traditional embroidery blouse. This one even is an old one

Help with dressing Hathrun up!

There are many different ethnicities in the Balkans, and a lot of them didn't (or still don't) get along. Orsolya could've assembled stuff that could have been identified down to the village it came from, and we really wanted to avoid things like "that's my great grandma's national wear you dumb fuck and she'd never pose for a camera or touch a saber or be blond" or some such.

@ABodorics @aczel_pictures what tensions with who would get upset if they saw historical consistency ? Angry Person: "HEY, THAT"S CONSISTENTLY BALKAN ! NOW I AM TENSE." (i'm being silly, but what did you mean?)

By the way let's see if Twitter throws a fit if I try linking it... patreon.com/posts/balkans-…

@kotetsu_bouzori Just to add some more puzzle pieces, here's a few Hungarian pieces from the 9-10th centuries.

掲載されている剣を見ると刀身中央から先端にかけて強い反り（先反り）を持ち、おしなべて片手用の設計である 斬り”払う”動作を主体にする場合、それにもっとも適しているのが、この反りの形状と片手使用による軌道の広さが必要というのは理にかなっている気がする