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Out, damned spot!
Posting mostly to bookmark this. Find the Solution to Any Stain with This Searchable Database Nobody likes a big ugly stain on their carpet or clothing. This searchable database has stain solutions for...
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Really, DC? Really?
The "Training to be Batman's Wife" is kind of goofy and maybe a bit subtle in its unpleasant message. The Onesies in the linked article (boys: "Future Man of Steel"; girls: "I Only Date Heroes") is...
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Gird up your loins! Ask me how!
This way, apparently. Useful information, if you plan on doing any time traveling. (h.t +Yonatan Zunger Originally shared by +Anthony Tyler: How to Gird Up Your Loins: An Illustrated Guide If you’ve...
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A Plethora of Patches Provoke Pondering
What's remarkable to me about this comic book advert of embroidered patches is how eclectic they are. There are recycling symbols, Black Power patches, Confederate flags, a Bicentennial logo, cartoon...
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The thrill of high fashion and marriage-wear
If the bride-to-be wants to look like a cross between an English judge and a crochet condom … well, Yves Saint Laurent had just the thing back in the 60s. Lucky for me, I learned all I ever needed to...
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On the origin, resurgence, and persistence of high heels
On the one hand, if a woman wants to wear heels for some special dress-up occasion — well, I sometimes wear ties, too, so a bit of discomfort for a limited period of time is just part of life. (Back in...
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Ayn Rand and Grrrl Power!
Crop tees, angles, girl power and a misquoted quote! John Galt wept. Ayn Rand, Girl-Power Icon Her quotes are on posters, jewelry, and crop tops. View on Google+
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On the Shedding of Shirts
Yup. Except mine don't get full of holes because I don't wear them because they would get holes. Originally shared by +Les Jenkins: I've got a lot of those shirts. Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal...
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Washing new clothes: it's for more than just wrinkles
If pants or shirt show creases after I unpackage / pin them at home, I usually throw them into the wash. I never thought about dye residues and other chemicals, or issues with other people who have...
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Yeah, their eyes will open wide all right
Not sure I should give +Kay Hill any ideas, though. (h/t +J. Steven York) Originally shared by +Cinmad M: Last minute shopping for dad. #FathersDay View on Google+
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Vanity Sizing
Apparently size doesn't matter, when it comes to women's clothing. Or, rather, it matters so much, it's become a meaningless number. You don't need to diet to get to a smaller size — the size will...
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Are beards returning to American politics?
Paul Ryan now sports a beard. I don't think that's been a popular fashion choice in the halls of Congress for … well, decades, at least (and, en masse, closer to a century). Beards have come and gone...
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Making Up Is Hard To Do (on a politician)
If you’re going to be under the bright lights of TV, you really need makeup. This article chats with some folk who were involved in the 2016 campaign doing makeup work, and some of the interesting...
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Who-t couture
I’m not sure I’m thrilled about the new Jodie Whittaker outfit (though, yeah, long coat, but, shoulders, what?). I actually sort of liked the charcoal hoodie from the announcement clip. But I’m less...
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A greener way of making bluejeans
Synthetic indigo has been around for a very long time, to support the never-ending demand for the proper dye for bluejeans. But synthetic indigo is based on benzene, which is awful stuff to work with,...
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Clothes Make the Message
Melania Trump is not only the First Lady, she is a former fashion model. I do not, for one second, believe that she wears anything without being aware of the message it sends. Thus, when she wears a...
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“What has she gots in her pocketses?”
Answer? Not much. Because women’s pockets (esp. front pockets) suck. When they even exist. [h/t +Margie Kleerup] Women’s Pockets are Inferior. If you wear women’s clothes, you already know this. But...
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Yeah, I’m a sucker for a Personal Q&A memes like this
Favorite smell – Sauteeing onions and garlic; cookies baking; apple pie; mimeographs Favorite foot attire – Birkenstocks Favorite restaurant – The Wooden Table (Greenwood Village, CO) Favorite cereal –...
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Dior!
I'm not a huge fan of haute couture, especially having grown up on a diet of I Love Lucy reruns (their visit to Paris and commentary on the fashion industry has stuck with me). But the Dior exhibit...
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Let’s fight purported anti-Semitism with a big dose of Islamophobia!
Many folk have dogpiled on Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) over her criticisms of knee-jerk American political support for the Israeli government, which has been interpreted by some as anti-Semitism (even...
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