I was astonished to come across this self-portrait of the artist Romaine Brooks at the Brooklyn Museum of Art’s fantastic exhibit Hide/Seek: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture.

I don’t know what the intentions were of the costume department of Sherlock in sewing red thread around the button hole, but as moonblossom and I were discussing, there is certainly a strong resemblance to Germaine Brooks’ portrait. The red buttonhole, the popped collar, the leather gloves….

I especially love the fact that Romaine Brooks was a queer artist who depicted women in gender-bending ways. A lovely visual inspiration for Benedict Cumberbatch’s Sherlock.

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    This is really cool actually. I love seeing coincidences (intentional or not) in life. Little bit of surprise in each...
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    Whole lot of overreading going on here but, nonetheless, I like the look of them both side by side.
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  13. roarlivia said: Wow! What an amazing find. Thank you for sharing. My favorite thing about your fics is your knowledge of art and culture. You never cease to impress.
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    How am I supposed to look at life now? A guy will wear a coat and tie is scarf a certain fashion and I will…
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    Well. Now, that’s really interesting.
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    Oh hello there. I was actually going to see that exhibit this weekend. There is officially not a single instance in...
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    This is very interesting...two side-by-side,...can’t imagine...
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