Ilkka's eye for the straight gal
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of times on TV and especially American Idol, but fortunately not live
(but summer is coming) I have seen women wearing shirts and dresses
that have an edge stripe around the collar that then continues under
the boobs. For example, the shirt that Queen Latifah wore in Jon
Stewart. I don't know what the point is, since even as a straight guy
with no eye on fashion and clothing I can tell that it looks pretty
stupid. If I was a woman who wanted to look good on national TV, I
don't think that I'd wear such a shirt or dress. Not even if I were a
bit portlier woman like Queen Latifah, because the stripes emphasize
and draw attention to the body shape in a totally wrong way.
Then again, what do I know, since I have never even been able to understand why some women wear sky blue eyeshadow, assuming that the purpose of wearing eyeshadow is to look good and presentable. I have never seen any woman use sky blue eyeshadow so that she didn't look either tacky, trashy or a time traveller from the 70's.
I know, I know, women have the right to look like and dress the way they want and they do not exist to please me yadda yadda. But I have the right to make helpful suggestions if some women think they look good in something that is more suitable for a circus clown. This is no different from the way that I would make a helpful suggestion to some guy who is going on a stage if I noticed that his fly was open.
Then again, what do I know, since I have never even been able to understand why some women wear sky blue eyeshadow, assuming that the purpose of wearing eyeshadow is to look good and presentable. I have never seen any woman use sky blue eyeshadow so that she didn't look either tacky, trashy or a time traveller from the 70's.
I know, I know, women have the right to look like and dress the way they want and they do not exist to please me yadda yadda. But I have the right to make helpful suggestions if some women think they look good in something that is more suitable for a circus clown. This is no different from the way that I would make a helpful suggestion to some guy who is going on a stage if I noticed that his fly was open.
"If I was a woman who wanted to look good on national TV...."
Should read "If I were a woman..."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subjunctive_mood#Present_and_past_subjunctive
Great blog Ilkka!
Posted by Anonymous | 2:38 AM
I think it was the 80's.
And why? Maybe the 80's was the last decade when people tried to invent new things in fashion, music, etc. Making something new seemed more important than having a good style. Then came the 90's and we're back to good old "recycle what has worked before" times.
Posted by Anonymous | 6:42 AM
The sooner you understand that women as a sex do nothing because of or for men, the better.
Especially clothes, hair and make up are solemnly for other women.
(Individual women may, occasionally, do something to please a particular man, of course.)
Posted by Junakohtaus | 8:53 AM
You seriously believe that? :D
Posted by Anonymous | 6:20 AM