tory power stance is still the funniest thing to come out of uk party politics in a long time

CHOOSE YOUR FIGHTER

I feel like I need to talk about the random shit I know about this pose. As they paid a guy a lot of money to come up with a pose that’d make the important tories look POWERFUL and IMPOSING. And they guy came up with this, but it was only meant for photos of the torso up and none of them realised.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tory_power_stance

funny, funny article. “ The stance is believed to be intended to be a display of power and confidence. “

how could you leave out the best part of that wiki entry

David Cameron literally did it in person at some soldiers once

Okay, but @bemusedlybespectacled, have you seen the rest of that scene?

this is a mess and i’m here for it

Ideal shirt: black, fitted through the torso, understated swan collar, perhaps lightly quilted low-lustre silk or heavy high-thread cotton fabric, the hem coming coming down to the upper or middle thighs, front fastening, with Huge Poofy Voluminous Sleeves that billow around wildly until about the middle of the forearm, where they are suddenly cinched into tight-fitting wrist cuffs. Possibly the sleeves are dagged with red and/or silver fabric underneath, for maximum “Sith Lord joins the Royal Shakespeare Company” vibes.

Like this. You know, except not like this at all, really:

Dark material throughout, vibrant fluorescent colors for the dagged material, a stunning visual display in reserve. When confronted with a dance battle, a traditional ritualistic means of instigating and resolving conflicts, the rare Sith Jester engages in a low movement shimmying motion to the beat. The instant an opening is perceived, the jester lurches into the Harlem Shake technique, disorienting the challenger with the sudden motion and flashing colors that appear from nowhere. This is typically sufficient to cause the opponent to lose the rhythm, ending the dispute in the jester's favor.

Yeah exactly.

Alternatively: some of that diaphanous iridescent green-purple gauzy fabric layered overtop everything like a subtle mist of psychedelic gas.

The original description and diagram IMMEDIATELY made me think of Lord Edmund Blackadder circa season 2

The pants have the dags and colors more than the sleeves do, but..... still XP

Yeah no that’s great. The adder embroidery is really the essential piece that sells it.