[ID: a simple pencil drawing of the toy bear. End]

Captivated by his shapes and his somber gaze

i know it's an OBVIOUS "man in a suit", but i still find it effectively skeevy. i'm almost positive the fish apparel was later recycled and slightly altered for another trash flick "humanoids from the deep".

I’ve seen some bad fish man suits, these are honestly pretty nice – moving mouth AND moving eyes, and look at that detail work on the skin!

terrible movie, though. I wish Italian horror was ever anywhere near as exciting as the descriptions (which are technically not lies but vastly understate the amount of aimless wandering going on between scenes). beware of the multiple retitled versions that added more gore footage but didn’t really improve on it (the involvement of Jim Wynorski rarely does)

You’re telling me this was made during the Hays Code

This is what’s known as a physique film, and it is vintage gay porn. Actual gay pornography was illegal in the 50s, so people created short films like these that existed in a legal gray area - the (paper thin) excuse is that they are about bodybuilding and fitness. No sex happens in physique films, nor any full-frontal nudity, just a lot of the kind of thing you can see in these gifs. The film reels would be ordered by people through the mail (via physique magazines - which were magazines of homoerotic photography along the same lines as these films) and would not have been screened in theatres, so they would not be subject to the Hays Code. These were extremely legally dubious nonetheless. Physique films and magazines were dangerous to make, distribute, and consume because of obscenity laws, and most of the important figures in the industry were arrested at least once.

this is not just about potential lesbians or bi women btw. straight women also do not have to marry a man. you can be with a man without getting married. you can stay single. you can do what my ostensibly straight mom did and form a long-term platonic partnership with a woman. if the idea of being married to a man seems scary or makes you uncomfortable you simply never have to do it!

Satin, Sateen, Georgette, Crepe, Velvet, Velveteen, Charmeuse, Brocade, Damask, Chiffon, Taffeta, Dupioni, Broadcloth, and Twill are not the names of fiber types. they are weaves. if I want to know what something is made of, and the description just says the weave, that tells me nothing

cotton is a fiber. wool is a fiber. silk, linen, viscose, lyocell, modal, hemp, rayon, and my despised enemies polyester and lycra are fibers. "Vegan" anything is a fiber that's lying to you about not being plastic, but that's a separate conversation

identify. a fabric. with useful terms.