Nov 9 · 2016

gutsyclub:

butim-justharry:

licieoic:

rush-keating:

npr:

thegetty:

The story behind The Laundress.

This is so good. -Emily

I find that hard to reconcile with how 18th century dresses had boobs practically hanging out of them. Maybe the chest wasn’t as sexualized as the ankles were back then…

I have a dim memory from back in high school… I think someone once told me that breasts were no big deal back in corsetry-and-necklines-down-to-there days, they were considered a food source for children and that’s it.

But ANKLES. Oh, GOD. ANKLES. The ANKLE was connected to the LEG, which connected to THIGHS, which hid a woman’s SECRET FLOWER. The ankle was the gateway to the secret flower, so it was considered quite a stirring sight!

I have never considered that “leg bone connected to the ankle bone” song as a sexy tune before but

(via dell-a-vabeaut-clean)

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