the frilly peplum added the illusion of fun expected from a successful young woman.
Wearing a frilly peplum may indicate that a woman is a professional, but probably not in the sort of profession the author has in mind...
I see your uhhhhhhhhhhh and raise you a gnyeh.
Buffy ,'Potential'
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Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 03, 2007 6:26:03 am PST #2915 of 10434
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Theodosia - Jan 03, 2007 6:28:23 am PST #2916 of 10434
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
"The illusion of fun" -- so successful young women are expected to project an illusion of fun rather than fun itself. Interesting.
erikaj - Jan 03, 2007 9:09:06 am PST #2917 of 10434
Always Anti-fascist!
I can sort of picture the look she's after, but if it's not an Armani picture(recent Las Vegas exposure tells me nsm) it's best not to be quite so specific...more of a Chandler thing, like "Casual as she looked, she even smelled like money."(Not like a Chandler Bing thing like "My God, could you *be* more ignorant?" although that crossed my mind, too, I must confess.)
Nutty - Jan 03, 2007 9:16:36 am PST #2918 of 10434
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
The peplum effect, the only thing it brings to mind for me is that Italian woman in Matrix #2, wearing a latex white dress that was translucent enough to show her landing strip. The jacket had a peplum in the back, but all it did was make her ass look like a cuttlefish.
Not exactly the "illusion of fun" one is going for.
Emily - Jan 04, 2007 5:09:43 am PST #2919 of 10434
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
Oh oh indeed.
Lee - Jan 04, 2007 10:09:29 am PST #2920 of 10434
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Dana, in the Old Natter, you were talking about new fandoms. Did you ever get around to/feel like watching Hustle?
(I didn't feel like waiting for new natter YAY posts to die down before asking.)
Dana - Jan 04, 2007 10:10:59 am PST #2921 of 10434
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
It's on the list, I swear. I have the discs you generously sent me. They're sitting right over there.
Lee - Jan 04, 2007 10:12:28 am PST #2922 of 10434
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
So no Hustle Slash for ita's birthday?
Oh well.
Lee - Jan 04, 2007 10:23:50 am PST #2923 of 10434
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
More seriously though, I sent it to you because I thought you would enjoy it (and write us slash).
If you never get around to it, ce la vie.
Dana - Jan 04, 2007 10:30:55 am PST #2924 of 10434
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I will! I promise!