Category Archives: Fashion and beauty
YouTube star Li ZiQi: imaginary life
Li ZiQi is a phenomenally successful YouTube star from China who seems to me to be a cross between Martha Stewart and Vermeer, 21st Century style. I discovered her recently via Gerard Vanderleun’s American Digest blog, and I find her … Continue reading →
Olivia Hussey: timeless beauty
What is it about Olivia Hussey, who played Juliet about fifty years ago in Zefferilli’s movie version of the classic? Here’s a video that features photos of Hussey when young and her daughter at a similar age (it can’t be … Continue reading →
I bought slacks made out of recycled bottles
I didn’t realize it when I bought some new slacks at Target, but the label says the fabric is made of recycled bottles, to the tune of 60%. I bought the pants because they fit (not always an easy thing … Continue reading →
Well, I’m back! And now let’s talk about fashion choices and history
I got back home rather late, and at that point I wasn’t in the mood to write the big long heavy post I’d planned. So maybe tomorrow (always keep ’em wanting more). For now I’ll do this one. After the … Continue reading →
This makeover is just…
Just what? Just watch it (and pay attention to the daughter’s reaction, too):
Continue reading →Ladies cycling, 1899
The long skirts (and the corsets) couldn’t have made it easy: The sound was added later. As one YouTube commenter said: “Sexy. I think I saw some ankle.”
Continue reading →The word bun can have many meanings
I saw this link at Instapundit: Man Buns: Proof Positive That Western Civilization Is Doomed. I thought it meant buns in the old-fashioned sense of butt. I imagined there must be some new men’s fashion that emphasized said area in … Continue reading →
They must have switched women midstream
This can’t be the same woman who came into the salon. Can’t be. But it is.
Continue reading →The fashionable Willie Brown and his fashionable ties
Commenter “huxley” has a question: When I met him, Willie [Brown, of San Francisco] was wearing a gold tie collar pin bar something which attaches at the collar and beneath the tie so the knot juts forward. Is there a … Continue reading →
This doesn’t even seem humanly possible
In this makeover, she says she doesn’t even recognize herself, and I believe her. I knew when I saw her “before” that neither of her two original haircolors (gray and brown) were good for her coloring, so I knew the … Continue reading →
Pelosi and Schumer: looks count for a lot in politics, but not everything
You’ve probably seen the Twitter memes on the appearance of Pelosi and Schumer last night. They’re pretty brutal. Here’s one: pic.twitter.com/TnQzTD3q3O — neontaster (@neontaster) January 9, 2019 Another: pic.twitter.com/BPbwJ5xm1S — Dr. Richard Harambe (@Richard_Harambe) January 9, 2019 And the comments! … Continue reading →