February 2012
You, sir or madam, are fantastic. Your blog makes me laugh with every single post. Keep it up.
It’s madam, and thank you. I live to serve.
Now, give me a hug.
If the doorbell rand right now and it was Benny at the door dressed really badly (with the hat of course) what would you say to him?
“Hello, do come in, may I take your hat and coat? Would you like a cup of tea?”
And when he was leaving, I would deny all knowledge of the hat. “You didn’t bring one, just this orange striped blazer.” It’s not fair to deprive him of both horrendous items in one evening. I do have some manners.
Listen
Ladies and gentlemen,
I am proud to introduce the first audio post on this blog: an ode to Benedict’s LV sequinned shoes.
Please direct all applause and praise towards the lovely anon who emailed it to me!
(I know I use this gif a lot, but it’s applicable to a lot of situations, and I just love it, OK?)
How do you feel about Ben's sparkly/sequined shoes?
I love them. I want to build a shrine to them. I want to write a song about them. They are amazing.
Where is this gif from: post/18309587855/
Starter for Ten. It’s £2.99 on Amazon UK. It’s really good too, I watched it again over Christmas when it was on TV. I’d recommend it anyway, not just for Benedict-spotting :) it’s genuinely a good film, it’s very funny.
You should do the clothes that Benedict wears in his movies/tv shows.
Methinks Anon wants to see Benedict’s swishy wooshy spaceman coat! I might make a diversion into costumes; his Alexander Masters is a pretty scruffy dresser, so there’s a start.
Actually my theory on the hat is that after having to wear the Harrow hat for years he has absolutely no idea what a good hat looks like.
I think you are onto something with this. It is a pretty awful hat.
could you show a picture of Ben wearing that fedora that you like, please? Thanks in advance ^^
Of course. It’s from the Tamara Drewe premiere, so the rest of the outfit is a bit of a miss (check out the paint or whatever-it-is on his arm). The brim is wider than on the trilby, so it suits him. I previously wasn’t a fan of the paisley band thing on it, but I’ve kind of come round to it now.
Actually looking at more pictures he may have picked up the slim/single button/side vent thing from the Sherlock costumers. There's still no earthly explanation for the hat, though. (I pretty much hate trilbys in general anyway. What's wrong with a nice classic fedora ffs?)
I’m not against hats in general. The white hat from the Tamara Drewe premiere is a fedora and suits him. So we know he has one. Let’s try and forget the straw stetson thing from the Richard and Judy book club thing.
"men should still wear hats every day, but the world has changed!" ;)
I quite agree (period costume is definitely something I enjoy on anybody). Because hats, yes. That hat? No.
On a scale of 1 to OHMYGODMYEYESTHEYBURN, how much do you hate that hat?
It’s gone past OHMYGODMYEYESTHEYBURN into SETPHASERSTODESTROY, THISHATSHALLNOTPASS, YOUDONOTSIMPLYWEARTHATHATANYMOREBENEDICT.
I have so many feelings about it and I don’t care. It’s a hat, yes. It is also a symbol of everything wrong in the world. It should not exist. It makes a pretty thing less pretty. You are welcome to disagree with me, but know that I am judging you, and you are wrong.
Is it just me, or is he really attached to the slim-cut, single button, side vent silhouette? Not that there's anything WRONG with that but in my experience a properly tailored single vent can be MUCH more flattering from the, um, rear.
I think when he finds something he likes, he tends to stick with it. See: sparkly shoes; that lumberjack shirt; THAT FUCKING GODFORSAKEN HAT.
I particularly dislike the trilby because my DAD has one almost identical that I have previously asked him to burn/destroy/feed to a rabid dog. He came up to me and said 'that Cumber fellow has the same hat as me.' That is the story of how I pushed my father into the pond.
Hahaha. I love you.
The hat is so awful, it actually pains me to know it still exists somewhere. Fingers crossed he left it in London whilst he’s in LA. And let’s hope his cleaner throws it away “by mistake”.
Initially read that last ask as "send Benedict Cumberbatch flowery hats" and was momentarily terrified. But I think that might be worth it. At least floral garments would look /intentionally/ ridiculous on him.
I think this one is particularly delightful.
I CAN'T WITH THIS BLOG I CHOKED ON MY OWN SPIT BECAUSE OF YOU. THANK YOU.
I hope you didn’t die, I can’t have a death on my hands. Do I need to call a doctor?
All I saw was the name of this tumblr and I laughed so hard. This blog is AMAZING!
Come for the name, stay for Benedict’s face. That sounds kind of rude, I don’t care.
