Monday, January 17th.Stars Through the Mist. For real, this time. For those who missed my gaffe last week, here's a link.
Thursday, January 20th. A Star Looks Down. "Men were prone to fits of uppishness." Beth shares a flat with her med student brother William and owns a plethora of jersey dresses.
Erm, not sure I like the green one -- all those gathers are *supposed* to disguise a post-implied marital relations tummy, but I worry that one ends up with the gathers acting like lots of little arrows all pointing at the tummy.
Frankly, that's not what people would be looking at in the green dress - I filled in the deeply plunging neckline, which plunges nearly to the navel. I'm guessing that most people would be distacted from a bulging tummy by the flagrant display of *ahem* bosoms.
Even without a plunging neckline when one is slender but still with curves that style is quite eye-catching. In my earlier years (several sizes ago), I had an electric blue dress that I bought for its color that looked a lot like that. I didn't know how it quite looked until I saw a photo several years later--yikes, a bit more... ummm... provocatively clingy than I realized at the time.
What's the occasion for dress no. two? An obligatory dinner date with egotistic, fashion conscious, chest man? The goal being: 1. to draw attention to your boobs, while at the same time letting him know he'll never see them. 2. to lead the guy to believe you are already involved and expecting somebody's kid. 3. And if he wasn't turned off by the first two, your hideous style sense should surely prevent a call back. ;-) PS I hope this dress isn't hanging in Betty Debbie's closet. ha ha ha
An empire waistline holds all the dangers you mention, Betty Mary, (ie. bosoms, bosoms, bosoms and hey, are you expecting?)but I still have a dress or two in that style nevertheless. Riddle me that.
Well, for me, it would be because I hate to clothes shop and I hang on to dresses forever just in case, even though I never wear them anymore. I just donated 5 fancy dresses before Christmas as I hadn't worn any of them in years, but I just know I'll get invited to the Governor's ball tomorrow and be sorry I let them go.
That's advise I will heed. No fear I'll be taken in by the long hair, but a little ambition and the punch with a punch might tempt me. 8-) Thanks for the caution, BJD!
Erm, not sure I like the green one -- all those gathers are *supposed* to disguise a post-implied marital relations tummy, but I worry that one ends up with the gathers acting like lots of little arrows all pointing at the tummy.
ReplyDeleteFrankly, that's not what people would be looking at in the green dress - I filled in the deeply plunging neckline, which plunges nearly to the navel. I'm guessing that most people would be distacted from a bulging tummy by the flagrant display of *ahem* bosoms.
ReplyDeleteI missed your clever insertion of a "fillet." Well-disguised!
ReplyDeleteHalf the population would be looking at the bosoms; women would look, then look at the tummy. (We can multi-task, as you know.)
Even without a plunging neckline when one is slender but still with curves that style is quite eye-catching. In my earlier years (several sizes ago), I had an electric blue dress that I bought for its color that looked a lot like that. I didn't know how it quite looked until I saw a photo several years later--yikes, a bit more... ummm... provocatively clingy than I realized at the time.
ReplyDeleteWhat's the occasion for dress no. two?
ReplyDeleteAn obligatory dinner date with egotistic, fashion conscious, chest man? The goal being: 1. to draw attention to your boobs, while at the same time letting him know he'll never see them. 2. to lead the guy to believe you are already involved and expecting somebody's kid. 3. And if he wasn't turned off by the first two, your hideous style sense should surely prevent a call back. ;-)
PS I hope this dress isn't hanging in Betty Debbie's closet. ha ha ha
An empire waistline holds all the dangers you mention, Betty Mary, (ie. bosoms, bosoms, bosoms and hey, are you expecting?)but I still have a dress or two in that style nevertheless. Riddle me that.
ReplyDeleteWell, for me, it would be because I hate to clothes shop and I hang on to dresses forever just in case, even though I never wear them anymore.
ReplyDeleteI just donated 5 fancy dresses before Christmas as I hadn't worn any of them in years, but I just know I'll get invited to the Governor's ball tomorrow and be sorry I let them go.
Betty Mary, if you do get invited to the Governor's Ball, beware of long-haired, ambitious housemen and spiked punch.
ReplyDeleteThat's advise I will heed. No fear I'll be taken in by the long hair, but a little ambition and the punch with a punch might tempt me. 8-)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the caution, BJD!