Someday I am going to cough up the bucks to get a makeover done by this woman: [link]
Her book, "The Triumph of Individual Style", is amazing.
We're in love. We're ... lovers. We're lesbian, gay-type lovers.
Willow ,'Potential'
What Happens in Natter 35 Stays in Natter 35
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Betsy HP - May 10, 2005 11:42:18 am PDT #2895 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
Allyson - May 10, 2005 11:45:03 am PDT #2896 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Someday I am going to cough up the bucks to get a makeover done by this woman: [link]
She advises looking at your wardrobe and then looking at how you decorate your home as an indicator of personal style.
I always dress in black. My apartment looks like a box of crayolas exploded.
§ ita § - May 10, 2005 11:45:43 am PDT #2897 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I weigh clothing/presentation using a kick ass principle. If I can't kick ass in it - it'd better be kickass.
Atropa - May 10, 2005 11:47:04 am PDT #2898 of 10001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
But mostly of Jilli - I just couldn't do something so difficult - to shop for, explain, and just put together.
Yes, this. Being Jilli is a vocation; I'm pleased to be part of the audience, and I could never, ever do it.
It's my hobby. It's What I Do. I am just as in awe of ita and her devotion to krav, or other people's devotion to what makes them happy.
(And, completely randomly, my Annoying!Writer just walked into my office and asked how much someone would have to pay me not to wear any black for one day. I blinked at him, and said "Probably around two or three hundred dollars. Enough for me to buy a new corset, and I'd wear red velvet for a day. No big deal.)
Her book, "The Triumph of Individual Style", is amazing.
I really need to read that.
Vortex - May 10, 2005 11:48:05 am PDT #2899 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
She advises looking at your wardrobe and then looking at how you decorate your home as an indicator of personal style.
Hmm, my wardrobe tends toward dark colors -- black, grey, navy, hunter green. My decorating tends toward muted pastels-- slate, ice blue, sage green. What does that say about me, I wonder.
Aims - May 10, 2005 11:48:29 am PDT #2900 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Dark base, light/bold accents.
Jessica - May 10, 2005 11:48:55 am PDT #2901 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I think I would have to smack anyone who tried to analyze my personal style and then told me how to dress. (Obviously excluding comments like, "Hey, this would look really good on you.")
But I realized long ago that I could never, ever be on QEftSG, because they'd want me to dye my hair back to natural and wear colors.
sarameg - May 10, 2005 11:49:45 am PDT #2902 of 10001
My wardrobe and decor say..... I have two gray cats that shed a lot, damnit. Now where is the damned sticky roller?!
ETA: I really need to vacuum.
Jars - May 10, 2005 11:50:06 am PDT #2903 of 10001
In general, I wear clothes for comfort. And I've never really gotten make-up. It's always seemed like a waste of money to me. I'd rather spend it on a cd or something. Plus it means getting out of bed ten minutes earlier which, quite frankly, is not going to happen. I always do my eyebrows and shave my legs though, so go figure.
ETA- And, actually, now that I think about it, I do have bright pink hair, which takes a bit of upkeep.
Betsy HP - May 10, 2005 11:51:56 am PDT #2904 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
(Obviously excluding comments like, "Hey, this would look really good on you.")
But that's what she does. She looks at paintings and says "Hey, this is a fabulous look for you."