| Posted on January 3, 2012 at 1:40 PM |

Short, tight jacket with tiny, lumpy trousers--I found this photo of Justin Timberlake after viewing some seriously bad clothes on the fellow in December's Esquire (U.K. Edition; see my picture below). So just what do high income and position get you these days? How about a tailor who doesn't send you out looking like a Lilliputian, twisted freak, especially if you are gaining on six feet tall? The shorty-legs illusion wrought by trousers that are too tight and have a three-inch rise, the billowing shirt with nothing to tuck it into...this is the epitome of fashion-victimhood. People are so inured to the tragic look shown here that they would likely ask what I'm talking about. Therefore, I recommend reading my article written in 2010, entitled "Remember Elegantly-Dressed Men?"
©M-J de Mesterton; January 3rd 2012
| Posted on November 14, 2011 at 10:20 AM |
| Posted on September 14, 2010 at 1:29 PM |
| Posted on November 11, 2011 at 9:10 AM |
Duluth Trading Co. is marketing a longer tee-shirt to solve "plumber's butt". In their radio advert, Duluth takes a robo-dump on "mom jeans", furthering the perverted notion that trousers should only rise to the hips or private area. The only sensible solution to plumber's crack, a look that always inspires derision among the clivilised, is to insist on trousers that go up to the waist--you know, that region one inch above your navel.... Jeans and work-pants that start down around your lower gut or hips will never stay up, no matter how long your tee-shirt is. And who wants a billowing shirt above their low-slung trousers, making a person look preggers? That sad result makes all the snide comments and chiding about "mom jeans" ring hollow, since nearly everyone who wears their garment below waist-level is sporting what appears to be a baby-bump.
~~M-J
| Posted on October 22, 2011 at 10:55 AM |
An exquisite, face-and-figure-flattering classic woman's suit in Islay tweed wool, offered by our sterling friend Peter in Herefordshire. This is a three-season, light wool ladies' suit that has an elegantly-tapered, back-slit, knee-length skirt and a jacket which will lend an hour-glass shape to its wearer. This is the height of daytime elegance for a woman who attends luncheons and/or business meetings.
~~M-J
| Posted on April 7, 2011 at 5:10 PM |
| Very few calories and lots of taste go into this elegant stir-fry, made with celery, onion, ginger, coconut oil and shirataki noodles. ©M-J de Mesterton |
| Shirataki Noodles or Konnyaku are Stir-Fried with Vegetables |
| A Japanese chile, soy sauce and peanut dressing will be just the thing to add a pleasant piquancy. |
| Posted on January 18, 2011 at 4:14 PM |
| Posted on December 5, 2010 at 11:53 AM |
Get fit with the Gold's Gym Circuit Trainer Mini 36" Trampoline. It is a fun way to get a low-impact aerobic workout that will build cardiovascular fitness, tone your legs, abs, buttocks, and back, and give you more energy. Results in just a few weeks. Perfect for all fitness levels.| Posted on May 1, 2010 at 11:03 AM |
http://www.stylelist.com/2010/04/30/top-denim-trends-for-spring-2010/
Yes, follow the crowd! Make your legs look really short, and your torso appear freakishly long--and don't forget to let the clothing industry fool you into thinking that rotting denim is beautiful. Fashion dictators have levelled the playing field, so don't worry, be confident--everyone else looks just as ridiculous!
| Posted on April 22, 2010 at 11:16 AM |
Blue Diamond Growers of Sacramento, California See my photo and information here.
| Posted on February 15, 2010 at 9:46 PM |
| Posted on February 13, 2010 at 1:47 PM |
| Posted on February 9, 2010 at 8:13 AM |
Pure white coconut oil mixed with a couple drops of lavender oil makes a wonderful, natural emollient for lips and fingernails. The mixture is also antibacterial. I store this home-made cream in antique porcelain miniature jars with lids. The jar on the left is by Heinrich of Bavaria, and the right one is Chinese.
| Posted on January 6, 2010 at 3:05 PM |
Cosmetics cop Paula Begoun, whom I have linked to on Elegant Survival, is presenting her first internet radio programme tomorrow, Thursday. Click here to reach the show-page.
| Posted on December 28, 2009 at 12:40 PM |
One half-cup of water, one fourth-cup of lemon juice, one jalapeño or other hot pepper (roasted,pickled or fresh), two stalks of celery, one-half of a cucumber, one tablespoon of thick yoghurt or a half-cup of buttermilk, and one tablespoon of parsley, all whirled in a blender till smooth. Add water if necessary for processing.
Copyright M-J de Mesterton 2009
| Posted on August 23, 2009 at 8:52 AM |
Paula Begoun, the Cosmetics Cop, was discovered last week by my husband, who was researching skin-care products. We are very impressed with her philosophy, which is in accord with that of Elegant Survival: there is always a low-priced equivalent to fancy department store products. Mrs. Begoun rates and recommends many makeup and skin-care products, which is quite generous of her since she produces a line of them. My better half ordered Paula's Choice matte-finish gel-moisturizer for both of us, since we share a skin-type. I shall review that soon, after we use it for a while.
This is Paula's advice to one of her readers about enlarged pores, published this month, August.
| Posted on August 22, 2009 at 11:31 AM |
http://omg.yahoo.com/photos/what-were-they-thinking/3160/1#id=4
When a garment that rises to a point just below the navel is labelled as "high-waisted", you know that things are really upside-down. And the fact that this snarky critic is regularly featured on the front page of Yahoo! is another sign that the end of civilisation is near. I'd love to see what the Hell he is wearing (I can tell his gender from the blatantly sexist comments that Yahoo's staff mysteriously ignore). Apparently, this misanthrope adores the short-legged look that garments below the waist afford one.
Earth to fashion-fools: there's a reason that the middle of the body is called a waist--because it is located at the waist, and not below the navel. One cannot call the area below or at the waist "high-waisted". If you wish to see an example of "high-waisted", just look at the woman in this OMG line-up who is accused of wearing "a curtain". That is a high-waisted dress. Obviously, the nasty writer hasn't seen a real waist in so long that he
has forgotten what it is. This sort of distortion is what's wrong with the fashion-world and its self-appointed arbiters of taste. They have none, and are trying to lead us astray so that everyone they see looks hideous.
| Posted on August 5, 2009 at 9:27 AM |
| Posted on May 15, 2009 at 8:22 AM |
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