The Kaiser Trainer was introduced in 1901-02, but clearly epic mustaches were around before then. A gentleman by the name of Carl Fredrik Holm from the 1800s had a crazy Hungarian mustache. And who could forget Nietzsche’s absolute unit of a handlebar!
The Kaiser Mustache Trainer would overcome every objectionable feature of a mustache with just five minutes a day, as the ad said in 1902:
“Use this wonderful trainer. Worn five minutes in the morning trains any mustache for all day to the shape desired, and permanently after using a few times, assuring comfort and improved appearance.
It will be found that nearly all gentlemen with nice and well-trained mustaches use one of these Kaiser Trainers.
It overcomes every objectionable feature of a mustache.”
agatha christie edit series ⇢ evil under the sun (1941)
‘It is romantic, yes,’ agreed Hercule Poirot. ‘It is peaceful. The sun shines. The sea is blue. But you forget, Miss Brewster, there is evil everywhere under the sun.’
The Emperor. Art by Sam Dow, from The Literary Tarot.
“The Emperor is a card of structure and authority - head over the heart, logic over emotion - making it a neat fit for Agatha Christie’s iconic detective, with his little grey cells and his neatly twirled mustache!
“The ankh is borrowed from the classic Emperor illustration, taking the place of the swan-topped walking stick from one of Poirot’s most memorable portrayals on screen. There’s a crime scene outline at his feet, and the train running through the background invokes Murder on the Orient Express, perhaps the most well-known story starring the character. Poirot himself sits regally in the center of the card, perfectly in control, putting the pieces together or perhaps already having cracked the case.” —Sam Dow
the scene where the dude accidentally chloroforms himself is hysterical and i did rewatch it several times, but please allow me to draw your attention to Hastings’ facial journey
