Random Act of Peculiarity

[anima-mecanique.livejournal.com]

Huh. Who'd have thought?

http://www.bertie-wooster.co.uk/

Awfully odd choice for the name of a fancy clothing company, considering that Bertie's fashion sense is tragic enough to warrant the frequent intervention of Jeeves...

I wonder if they sell check suits and alpine hats.

Comments

[tootsiemuppet.livejournal.com]

Ooh, natty.

.... though it's kind of disturbing there's a picture of a halfnaked woman under "Accesories".

[anima-mecanique.livejournal.com]

Yes, that's rather puzzling. Amazing what you can get at department stores these days.

[tootsiemuppet.livejournal.com]

But it does explain the site's name. If it had been www.reginald-jeeves.co.uk, there is no way a picture of a half-naked woman would have made it anywhere near the cambric handkerchiefs.

[anima-mecanique.livejournal.com]

Indeed. I rather think that it wandered in by accident when Bertie wasn't looking. Imagine the fuss if someone saw that photo nestled in among the silk ties.

[castalianspring.livejournal.com]

Oh my, how wonderful! I think it's very apropos. Bertie, after all, had excellent taste - it was only the occasional accessory to which Jeeves protested.

That said, Jeeves probably wouldn't like some of the colors of things at the site, but then, Jeeves was terribly conservative about these things. I think it's nice that men can wear pink and lavender these days :)

[anima-mecanique.livejournal.com]

While I do very much agree that silk shirts with evening dress is very fashionable, I'm still reeling from imagining Bertie's check suit. The very idea is a trifle distressing.

Perhaps Bertie's fashion is just a little too "cutting edge" for Jeeves and myself ^_^ Though unlike Jeeves, I approve of alpine hats on principle.

[castalianspring.livejournal.com]

Ah, the check suit. Yes, probably not Bertie's finest sartorial hour. However, the outfit he wears to Ditteridge Hall in the first episode of the series (the grey pants, white shirt, rust vest and check coat...guh) is a splendid example of him at his best. I do so love that outfit.

Hee. The alpine hat wasn't bad, and I was rather fond of the "gangsterish" one as well. I still want heliotrope pajamas for myself.

[anima-mecanique.livejournal.com]

Ah -- I've only seen pictures from the series so far, so I suppose my brain dredges up the worst possible mental images for the objectionable fashion from the book.

Heliotrope pajamas...? Gah, that sounds adorable! Even more of a reason to save up for the DVDs....

[castalianspring.livejournal.com]

Only pictures? Tragic, that! The DVDs are a tad expensive, but well worth it. Hope you can get ahold of them soon :)

I think we only see the heliotrope pajamas once in the series. But they were certainly mentioned often enough in the books. They sound fab.

[tootsiemuppet.livejournal.com]

*cough* I'm avifying all of mine for hyel *cough*

[anima-mecanique.livejournal.com]

Um...right, this is totally off-topic, but geekiness compels me to ask...

I chanced to glance at your icons (all excellent, by the way), and saw an actor I did not recognize identified as Phileas. I am obsessed with Phileas Fogg to the point where it is nearly embarassing, so I'd be much obliged if you identified the origin of this dapper young fellow who is decidedly not from either movie adaptation. I thought I'd scoured the Internet for every possible piece of 80 Days errata, but I always manage to miss something important.

[castalianspring.livejournal.com]

Ah, you did indeed miss something very important! This particular rendition of Phileas is from the Sci-Fi Channel series The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne, which, despite my initial expectations, was quite a fun little show. Although it didn't deal with the plot of 80 Days, it did star Phileas Fogg (played by the extremely pretty Michael Praed) and his valet Passepartout. They gave him a cousin, Rebecca (shown in another of my icons), and together with Jules they used the dirigible Aurora to save the world on a regular basis.

The show was very quirky, and injected plenty of Jules Verne trivia and such into the episodes. Alas, it only lasted a season.

Praed's version of Phileas is my favorite, ever. He's very complex, very intense, and for all his faults manages to be a hero and care very deeply about his family and friends. Also one hell of a dapper dresser, and wonderfully adept with a fencing sword.

[anima-mecanique.livejournal.com]

Oh lord. I will have to check that out. It sounds right up my alley. Thank you very much! *squees*

[castalianspring.livejournal.com]

You're welcome! I love to pimp this show. If you get the Sci-Fi Channel, keep an eye out. They replay it sometimes, mostly late a night.