Torchwood Summer Style

[ask_aboutcoffee]

For centuries, the height of couture for a man of means and manners was the military uniform, tailored to suit. This look was attractive without being studied or pretentious, as a gentleman would have his uniform proscribed by his regiment, after which it would be laid out by a valet or underofficer. The ideal, carried over into civilian dress of

Comments

[gwen_e_cooper]

There's something wrong with the furry-aliens-as-collars picture. They're the wrong colour.

And the models are missing the soup.

[ask_aboutcoffee]

That predatory hug gave me nightmares for days, I'll have you know.

(That was before I started work for Torchwood.)

[gwen_e_cooper]

Now we have an entirely new set of things to have nightmares about!

[ask_aboutcoffee]

They feel at least more justifiable, in some strange way.

[gwen_e_cooper]

Fear of being embraced by a predatory soup-muppet is extremely justifiable.

It might actually be one of those primal fears, like falling off a liff or turning up late and missing finals.

[ask_aboutcoffee]

I got past the second one by never showing up to finals. In the short term it worked extremely well, but in the long term it had some drawbacks.

[gwen_e_cooper]

Right. You could be working as a hedge fund manager in the City.

Or not working as a hedge fund manager in the City.

Torchwood never lets staff go because of the economy, at least!

(And you still get to wear a suit.)

[ask_aboutcoffee]

I could have been sacked as a hedge fund manager in the City!

We're outside the economy and beyond the stock exchange.

[gwen_e_cooper]

And all the croissanwiches and beer we can fit down our gobs.

Almost makes up for the Rift shit.