marie antoinette fanclub

So I just saw a post by a random personal blog that said “don’t follow me if we never even had a conversation before” and?????? Not to be rude but literally what the fuck??????????

I’ve had people (non-pornbots) try to strike conversation out of nowhere in my DMs recently, and now I’m wondering if they were doing that because they wanted to follow me and thought they needed to interact first. I feel compelled to say, just in case, that it’s totally okay to follow this blog (or my side blog, for that matter) even if we’ve never talked before.

Also, I’m legit confused. Is this how follow culture works right now? It was worded like it’s common sense but is that really a thing?

Saw a sharp increase in my follower count after posting this. The legitimacy of it is driving me nuts so I also feel the need to say that you can follow anyone on here regardless of whether you’ve interacted with them or not. People like the above mentioned blog are exceptions. Perhaps they themselves think they aren’t and therefore will act like they aren’t, but they are, trust me.

Just follow anyone you wanna follow. The worst thing that can happen is maybe getting soft-blocked by the other person, but if they do soft-block you, then they were never that worth following in the first place.

wow. really hope this isn't actually a norm taking hold with new users! this isn't facebook, you don't need to know people before following them

Special edition Emma (2020) poster by Carson Ellis.

Banque de France by antoinebn.

18th century daggers from India and Turkey

what this author knows to be true is that diamonds are not the only gems that sparkle

Beautiful vintage book spines

I should like to use that moment to dance with my beautiful wife.

Pastel green 18th Century gown with a stomacher by L'Armoirede Mathilde, modeled by Bérénice

Caroline Penvenen-Enys in Poldark, 2.04.

The Beloved Child Jean-Honoré Fragonard, 1790

ORLANDO (1992) dir. Sally Potter

Rousseau says: If we assume man has been corrupted by an artificial civilization, what is the natural state? The state of nature from which he has been removed? Imagine wandering up dan down the forest without industry, without speech, and without home.

wow, there are so many source and period drama blogs going inactive on here 😔

hey gays!!! there’s some new art on the store!!!!

1735 Jean-François de Troy - Before the Ball

(J. Paul Getty Museum)