Met Gala fashion
I thought I’d do a light little number on the usual over-the-top fashions at the Met Gala, but I ran into the fact that the following story has taken over and dominated everything else. I think it’s a tale for … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Fashion and beauty
J. D. Vance and family visit India
With all the more pressing news it’s easy to miss the fact that VP Vance and his family are in India on an official visit. Usha Vance is of course of Indian ethnicity and so it was especially adorable (and … Continue reading →
The increasingly colorless world
Here’s part of an essay Christopher Cook wrote yesterday: I occasionally point this out to my wife as we’re driving along. Why have car colors become soooooooo boring? The rest of the essay explores ideas about what the reasons might … Continue reading →
Just between us girls
Megyn Kelley on the subject of Jeff Bezos’ main squeeze, Lauren Sanchez, at Trump’s inauguration: I couldn’t help but notice, too. When I was a kid, I used to go to ballet classes in some very seedy Manhattan neighborhoods, and … Continue reading →
And let’s not ignore the fashion
Who could ignore Melania? Although the fashionistas certainly tried to do so, first time around – despite the fact that she had been a model and still looks good enough to be one. The woman literally could wear a gunny … Continue reading →
On ancient jewelry
[NOTE: This is a repeat of a post of mine from 2015. Why? Because I feel like it, that’s why.] I’m not all that fond of precious jewels. That’s very fortunate, because I don’t own many. Richard Burton would have … Continue reading →
On the perception of aging in others and self
Commenter “Brian E” notes: I hope our perceptions of age become skewed, otherwise I’m going crazy. I’ve found myself seeing people that look exactly like the ones I knew from 30-40 years ago. Only it’s not them. I’ve had to … Continue reading →
Plastic surgery regret
You know how it is with YouTube. You look at one video on a certain subject, and after that – at least for a while – the algorithm floods you with similar videos, tempting you to watch. So I must … Continue reading →
Today I spent many hours organizing my closets
And getting rid of clothes I don’t wear and probably will never wear again. In other words, I think perhaps my miniskirt days are over. The project requires trying nearly everything on, which is always kind of puzzling. Certain things … Continue reading →
On clogs – but not in clogs
I found this ode to clogs years ago in the New Yorker. I won’t be joining in, though. I’ve never been successful at wearing clogs, although I tried when I was young. They wrecked my feet, I think because I … Continue reading →
Inquiring minds want to know: do ballet dancers ever have large busts?
This post was sparked by this question from commenter “IrishOtter49”: This is a serious question. Can women with an, er, “ample” bust be ballet dancers? Commenter “om” replied thusly: If you are jumping, spinning, bending at the waist, rapidly at … Continue reading →
I like to look at singers while they sing
I find that I like to be able to see singers when they sing. That means I prefer watching live performances of my favorites. I wonder why. Maybe I like to see the physical effort. Also, the emotion on the … Continue reading →