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Category Archives: Fashion
Snap!
On a recent night, I sat sipping a glass of Cabernet/Shiraz blend from a plastic wine glass (purchased when we lived in Dallas and the patio was made of stone, which tends to result in glasses being shattered when dropped…see … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Fashion
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Cloaking Fashion in a Different Framework
I wonder why men’s capes and cloaks fell out of fashion? That question has plagued me (a slightly dramatic overstatement, perhaps) for some time. Aside from the drama of the question, though, it’s a reasonable question. Alas, I have no … Continue reading
You Would Look Just Fine if You Were Naked
I chose to ignore the clock’s suggestion after I awoke to pee, opting instead to remain upright and awake. The time, 3:48 a.m., suggested a return to bed and to sleep would have been appropriate. But putting on my morning … Continue reading
Shirting Along
For reasons beyond my capacity to understand, my thoughts of late drift toward shirts I want but do not own—have never owned—and, to my recollection, have never even seen for sale. I’ve seen these clothes, but only rarely being worn. I … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Fashion, Sewing
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Man of Leisure
Last night, as I watched a bit of Jimmy Fallon’s The Tonight Show, an image from a show guest’s childhood—an image in which the guest was wearing a leisure suit—resurrected in me a long-lost memory. I once owned a leisure suit; maybe … Continue reading
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Fashionista. Not Quite, But…
One changes, doesn’t one? Over time, I mean. Who would have thought, two or three years ago, that I would ever feel not only comfortable with, but a just a little excited about, wearing a sports coat and a pair … Continue reading
Posted in Change, Clothes, Fashion
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Rambling on About Appearances
Entire industries exist to help people hide who they really are. No, not to hide their identities (though those exist, too), but to hide how they look. Cosmetics have one primary function: to cover up the person who resides beneath … Continue reading
Posted in Fashion, Just Thinking
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Uncool. Yeah, that’s the way I roll.
I take pleasure in knowing that I enjoy certain things that have outlived their brief periods of being cool. Is it perverse pleasure? I don’t know. You tell me. Here is what I am hearing about the now out-of-vogue stuff … Continue reading
Posted in Fashion, Food, Humor, Popularity
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Comfortable Clothes
For years, I’ve been intrigued by some of the clothing worn by men in India, Afghanistan, Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, etc. My intrigue is based, primarily, on my belief that some of the clothing worn by men in those countries is … Continue reading
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