Emmy fashions
[NOTE: I wrote this draft a while back, but never published it. I’m in the mood for some lighter fare today; maybe you are too? So here we go—can’t get much lighter than this.] The Emmys were on TV the … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Fashion and beauty
The rise of the childish nose
Why want Kate Middleton’s nose, of all things? She’s a pretty young woman. But her face is lovely as a whole, and IMHO her nose is not her best feature, nor is it a particularly interesting example of its genre. … Continue reading →
And well worth it, don’t you think?
Can you believe the 4K price of this dress?: It’s not an ugly dress. It’s just an artless dress that doesn’t seem to have much to it. It’s also the sort of dress, so common these days, that is completely … Continue reading →
Obama’s tan suit
First let me make myself perfectly clear: I don’t care one way or the other about what Obama’s tan suit signified, the one that has been causing such a ruckus. On the scale of things I have to criticize Obama … Continue reading →
Say hi to the high-low dress
I guess I’m out of touch with fashion, because somehow I missed the advent (or is it the return?) of the high-low dress. Also known as the mullet. Ouch. I was at a wedding recently, and that’s where I noticed … Continue reading →
Don’t get the tattoo in the first place…
…and you won’t have Melanie Griffith’s problem. Or, don’t get the divorce. I was at the beach the other day and I noticed that about half the people walking around seemed to be tattooed. Highly unattractive, IMHO. In other beach … Continue reading →
I guess “plus size” now means positive integers rather than zero or negative ones
“Curvy” models unite, you have nothing to lose [emphasis mine]: Inga Eiriksdottir began modeling in her native Iceland when she was just 14 years old. But as her body changed, the modeling industry didn’t change along with her. Although she … Continue reading →
Eyebrow transplants
Yes, you heard that right: eyebrow transplants.
Continue reading →Skirt, wind, underwear, solution?
“Oldflyer” has a question: I presume everyone saw the picture of the lovely Duchess of Cambridge’s dress blowing up and revealing her perfectly formed posterior. Now, I am quite old and not up to date, but someone please elighten me. … Continue reading →
This is a first for neo-neocon
I thought it was high time for this blog to host its first picture ever of Kim Kardashian. Apparently Kim and the father of her child got married over the weekend. This was what Kim and one of her sisters … Continue reading →
When you look like Halle Berry, you can wear anything
You can wear anything, I say. Well, maybe not:
Continue reading →Fashion: plus é§a change
After years of body-revealing styles, oversized is coming back. And quite lovely it is: Reminds me of, in order: And in general: [Hat tip: Althouse.]
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