Commenter Promethea recently wrote of women’s fashion: Thank goodness for blue jeans. If the right size, they look good on almost everybody. Almost everybody? I agree that some women look absolutely fantastic in blue jeans, especially if young and fit. … Continue reading →
In the Ann Romney Jay Leno outfit thread, quite a few people criticized the currently fashionable bare leg look for women. Random Thoughts also dissed the usual alternative, pantyhose: I absolutely detest pantyhose, and am beyond thankful that they are … Continue reading →
…appearing on the Jay Leno show: biker chic. It’s a little much, but I kind of like it. How many 63-year-olds could pull this look off? Very very few. The comments at HuffPo are interesting. Some actually approve, despite not … Continue reading →
…you may find it hard to understand: the bagel-head. It’s all the rage in Japan, where it seems that bagels (the real ones) have become quite popular. One picture is worth many words: This lovely visage is the result of … Continue reading →
…this passage about Marie Antoinette strikes me as poignant: She sported towering bouffant hairdos, including the “inoculation pouf,” a forbidding confection that featured a club striking a snake in an olive tree (representing the triumph of science over evil) to … Continue reading →
Are they? Dunno, but it’s moot for me anyway, because most of these hairstyles are undoable for my type of hair, which features irrepressible waves/curls with a strong-willed mind of their own. That mind sometimes segues into outright frizz if … Continue reading →
I just discovered this website, where I plan to spend a bit of time now and then whenever I’m in desperate need of some frivolous R&R. I tend to suspect some of these fashions are not for real. But here’s … Continue reading →
…here’s the question of the day: what do you think of Sarah Palin’s new eyeglasses? When I first saw them, I was shocked that I was shocked to see that her eyeglass frames were new. It’s odd how a person’s … Continue reading →
…is not like the others: The above photo was taken at the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebration on June 3. On the left, the Queen; in the middle, Camilla (aka the Duchess of Cornwall—it’s been a long and winding road for … Continue reading →
…in their tireless quest to look like prostitutes. I’m especially fond of this one, worn by an actress hetetofore unknown to me named Micaela Schaefer, whose dress unfortunately got caught in a paper shredder and yet who bravely soldiers on. … Continue reading →
The latest tiresome, minor, conjured-up brouhaha is that a Romney-supporting PAC sort of thought for a while about doing a clip talking about Obama and Reverend Wright. The memo features a description of Obama that has many on the left—including … Continue reading →
It’s hard to know quite what to say about Jennifer Lopez in this dress, except that it’s hideous, although JLo is a very attractive woman. What was she thinking? The only person who could pull this off would be a … Continue reading →