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Category: Elegant Dressing
The Best Handmade Ties for the Price: Mountain & Sackett
| Posted at 08:13 PM on February 10, 2010 |
Elegant Shoes for Women
| Posted at 10:21 AM on February 10, 2010 |
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Count Hubert de Givenchy
| Posted at 04:59 PM on February 09, 2010 |
Count Hubert de Givenchy
See M-J's tribute on Classic, Elegant Dressing
Hair style is the final tip-off whether or not a woman really knows herself.
~~Hubert de Givenchy
For the Elegant Cowboy
| Posted at 12:41 PM on February 09, 2010 |
Available at Schnee's of Bozeman, Montana, the "Wild Rag" is 36" X 36" of pure, heavy silk.
Don't Wear what "What Not to Wear" Hosts Wear
| Posted at 12:18 PM on February 08, 2010 |
The wretchedly dressed pair on American television's "What Not to Wear" are brainwashed fashion-victims themselves. It's a classic case of "the pot calling the kettle black." The pair recently turned a middle-aged woman into a granny-wigged sofa, and a pretty blonde into a plain brunette. Not only do they give ridiculous hairdos to unsuspecting women, but their own hairstyles are both ugly and age-inappropriate. She needs her hair cut shorter, and he needs to comb his. People in glass houses ought not to throw stones!
Jaeger 125th; Sale
| Posted at 07:35 PM on January 27, 2010 |
Jaeger Celebrates its 125th Anniversary
Jaeger is a respected, highly polished British brand that has for all its one-hundred-and-twenty-five years specialised in making clothes with natural fibres, including noble ones like alpaca, vicuna and angora. Jaeger was the first clothing company to use camel hair. Jaeger counts among its famous clients George Bernard Shaw, Vivienne Leigh, and Marilyn Monroe. Jaeger now sits at the cutting-edge of high quality manufacturing, using new machines that accurately simulate the sewing actions of human beings. Having modelled Jaeger clothing in the past; I'm very fond of their workmanship and realistic sizing system. They make clothing for real women.
Jaeger website is now offering certain clothes at 50%, 60%, and 70% discounts. Jaeger designs investment pieces, so don't let the opportunity to own classic clothing at a low price slip past you.
~~M-J, January 27th
Elegant Woman's Silk Dress Suit
| Posted at 05:20 PM on January 12, 2010 |
Men's Herringbone Tweed Vest $79
| Posted at 09:29 AM on January 12, 2010 |
Elagant Lady's Burberry Tweed 3-Piece Suit
| Posted at 08:12 PM on January 10, 2010 |
Underwear Bombers
| Posted at 07:07 AM on January 07, 2010 |
http://photos.popeater.com/movies/hit-or-miss-fashion/70446
Expect to bomb if you go out in underwear!
Sale on Elegant Tops at T.M. Lewin
| Posted at 12:29 PM on December 28, 2009 |
Memo to Clothing Designers and Their Victims
| Posted at 09:13 AM on December 23, 2009 |
Why does the fashion industry go from one extreme to another? Plumber's crack specials are replaced by "Empire waisted" idiocies, which create another bad, disfiguring silhouette.
MSN, an entity that has joined the promoters of shallow pop-culture, has named clothing designer Tom Ford as one of the most influential men of 2009. The man is responsible for the shrunken-suit style that makes grown men look like ridiculous fools who will fall for any fashion dictum that comes along.
I have been writing about the corrosive effects of low-rise slacks, jeans, pants, skirts and trousers for nearly five years, especially here at Elegant Survival. Now, the prognosticator and Trends writer Gerald Celente predicts that there will be a return to elegance very soon, and that even teenagers will stop walking around with their pants falling down--a phenomenon that used to cause great derision when I was young, and which has infected nearly every country on earth, thanks to American excesses. Perhaps people are tired of dressing like clowns, and being victimized by a cheap, cunning clothing industry that saves fabric dollars on their unwitting backs. Luxury is draping your body in high-quality cloth, not letting your posterior and midsection go uncovered for foolish fashion's sake. Stand up for yourselves, and pull up your pants, people!
Copyright M-J de Mesterton; December 23rd, 2009
Elegant Socks for Men by Viccel
| Posted at 10:12 PM on December 04, 2009 |
Incredibly Beautiful, Well-Made Socks at Great Prices: Viccel
100% Cotton Dress Socks
Silky Softness
Fadeless Colors
Free Shipping!
No Synthetic Materials!
Mercerized Cotton
Seamless Toe
Strong Heel & Toe
Vivid Colors
Socks Fit Perfect
Loose Top
Stable Form
Climate-Change Got You Down? Hope So!
| Posted at 01:54 PM on December 04, 2009 |
The best, most flattering and well-made down vest for women is by Eddie Bauer of Seattle: the Year-Round Sporting Vest--it will get you through the New Ice Age in style!
M-J
Ladies' Long Socks from Scotland
| Posted at 08:00 PM on November 29, 2009 |
When I need thinner knee socks to go under my Hunter Lady N boots, I rely on those made by SockSAvenue. They have had a special antibacterial treatment, and feel heavenly-fresh under tight boots. These long socks are darling with other sorts of footwear, as well. You won't believe the low prices--and the high quality! Read all about them at the SocksFactory ebay store. They are based in Dunfermline, Scotland, one of our ancestral homes.
~~M-J
Kabbaz & Kelly for Christmas Stockings
| Posted at 01:15 PM on November 29, 2009 |
It has been at least three years since I lamented on Ask Andy about Clothes' forum that there were no knee-length socks to be found for women, and Trimingham's of Bermuda, my traditional source, had closed its doors forever. Gentleman shirtmaker Alexander Kabbaz, a moderator at Ask Andy Forums, jumped in to apprise me of his Pantherella offerings. I now have several pairs of Pantherella over-the-knee, high-quality wool cable-knit socks from his Hamptons, NY company. I recommend them for Christmas, as I have for the past couple of seasons. You can see a great array of socks for women at Kabbaz and Kelly.
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