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I’ve said this before but I really don’t like the vast majority of male models. I dunno, I like rugged looking men…like Aragorn. But otherwise, they have to look real to be attractive, ya know?
Is this overly rugged? This is Vigo Mortensen in The Road
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Then throw it in his face.
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Copy after Agostino Veneziano (c.1490-after 1536)
Composition of nude Figures standing round a SkeletonThe Ashmolean Museum
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Gattaca
“For someone who was never meant for this world, I must confess I’m suddenly having a hard time leaving it. Of course, they say every atom in our bodies was once part of a star. Maybe I’m not leaving… maybe I’m going home.”
Ethan Hawke as Vincent Freeman in Gattaca (1997).
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The plague doctor’s costume was the clothing worn by a plague doctor to protect him from airborne diseases. The costume consisted of an ankle length overcoat and a bird-like beak mask often filled with sweet or strong smelling substances (commonly lavender), along with gloves, boots, a brim hat and an outer over-clothing garment.
Straps held the beak in front of the doctor’s nose. The mask had glass openings for the eyes and a curved beak shaped like that of a bird. The mask had two small nose holes and was a type of respirator which contained aromatic items. The beak could hold dried flowers (including roses and carnations), herbs (including mint), spices, camphor or a vinegar sponge. The purpose of the mask was to keep away bad smells, which were thought to be the principal cause of the disease in themiasma theory of infection, before it was disproved by germ theory. Doctors believed the herbs would counter the “evil” smells of the plague and prevent them from becoming infected.
The beak doctor costume worn by plague doctors had a wide brimmed leather hood to indicate their profession. They used wooden canes to point out areas needing attention and to examine patients without touching them. The canes were also used to keep people away, to remove clothing from plague victims without having to touch them, and to take a patient’s pulse.
Wearing these clothes actually helped to prevent getting infected by a diseased flea or a rat. Fleas could not bite through the leather jacket and infected people could not touch the doctor, also because of his leather jacket.
