Tuesday, May 7, 2013
DON'T "Get the Look"!
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2320462/Anderson-Cooper-suits-stroll-boyfriend-Benjamin-adorable-pooch-Molly.html
Reducing your leg-length by wearing trousers that only come up to your privates, and wearing a billowing shirt above them that cannot be tucked-in properly makes you look short and pathetic, if not clown-like.
Reducing your leg-length by wearing trousers that only come up to your privates, and wearing a billowing shirt above them that cannot be tucked-in properly makes you look short and pathetic, if not clown-like.
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
One of Many Misshapen Muffin-Topped Maidens
~~©M-J de M., Elegant Dressing 2013
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Saturday, April 6, 2013
Bulge-Enhancing Clothes
Fashion Victimhood
| Posted on November 13, 2012 at 5:15 PM |
Since 2006, I have been writing about the sort of misguided clothing-choice pictured in this photograph. Garments that only rise to that area just above the groin cause both the grotesque "Muffin-Top" and the risible anomaly known as "Plumber's Crack", yet every year, THEY'RE BA-ACK! Resist falling into fashion-victimhood, and stop risking your pants falling down. Wear your pants, trousers and skirts up at the waist,
and you will not look this idiotic. SIMPLE, isn't it?
©M-J de Mesterton 2012
Thursday, April 4, 2013
The Folly of Following Fashion
Ralph Lauren used to be a leader, now he is pathetically following the worst trends in fashion history.
©M-J de Mesterton
Elegant Dressing
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
April 3rd is Tweed Day
ATTENTION:
APRIL 3rd IS TWEED DAY!
Our friend Steve Worthington, eminent storyboard artist and sculptor, has written and illustrated a tale for Tweed Day, which is tomorrow, the Third of April, 2013.
Click upon the miniature picture to see the scintillating Tweed Day tale, an action-story that highlights the desirability of tweed....
TWEED DAY TALE
| Posted at Elegant Survival on April 2, 2013 at 10:25 AM |
Monday, March 18, 2013
Davies of Savile Row
With music by Sir Edward Elgar, "Pomp and Circumstance", this is a very elegant portrayal of the tailor Davies of Savile Row, outfitter to the Royal British Court:
Friday, March 15, 2013
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Monday, March 11, 2013
Vintage Women's Wool Plaid Suit
A French-made "Secretary Suit" in great condition is offered at the low price of 19£. The lovely long shawl-collared plaid jacket complements the approximately knee-length skirt, and if one wears a dark blue or red silk blouse with it, casting the jacket aside at dinner or drinks will create an elegant evening silhouette.
©M-J de Mesterton
Friday, March 8, 2013
ELEGANT DRESSES
M-J has hand-picked all the best new spring and summer dresses
on Amazon.com and put them on display HERE.
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Inappropriate Dressing for Winter
Door-to-Door Limousine Service and a Constant Ambient Temperature of 80 Degrees Fahrenheit Allows Them to Go Sleeveless and Not Wear Hosiery
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Montage of Misshapen Muffin-Topped Maidens
Why go around short-legged, double-gutted, and half-assed when you could simply wear your jeans at the waist, solving all three self-imposed problems at once?
©Courtesy of M-J, ELEGANT DRESSING
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
How to Be the Best-Dressed Woman Anywhere
How to Be the Best-Dressed Woman Anywhere was a Pamphlet Offered by the News, Now Known as the New York Daily News, and Its Clothing-Advice Would Be Welcomed by Some of Today's Elegantly- Dressed Ladies
Elegant Ladies' Hats
The Duchess of Cornwall Wearing a Cream-Coloured Hat, Reminiscent of the Hats Favoured by the Queen Mother, Shown Below
Thursday, December 20, 2012
When Musicians Dressed Swell
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Sunday, November 18, 2012
Elegant Western Dressing
Elegant Western Dressing
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| Tom Mix Publicity Photo |
In the days when the American west was being settled, men and women wore tweeds from Scotland, British-inspired suits, long, luxurious skirts, long-sleeved blouses, shirts, and waistcoats made of durable, thick fabrics. Naked knees, elbows and plumbers' cracks were rare sights. Combined with rugged yet elegant cowboy boots and hats, these tasteful clothes served two functions, affording both ladies and gentlemen dignified self-esteem out on the range, and protection from the elements. ~~Copyright M-J de Mesterton 2008
"The American Cowboy is the best-dressed man." --Count Oleg Cassini, Clothing Designer Bookster Tweed
O'Farrell Hats in Santa Fe
Western Emporium Clothing
Beautiful Evening Skirt at Western Emporium
Boot Barn: Inexpensive Cowboy Boots
Justin Redwood Mallorca Ladies' Boots: They Look Like My Lucchese Cowgirl Boots, and are Very High Quality, but Cost Less. Made in Texas, U.S.A.
Wear cowgirl boots with skirts or trousers, both of which ought to rise to one inch above the navel for the most elegant look.
Saturday, November 17, 2012
Elegant Dressing for Fall and Winter
M-J de Mesterton in Aquascutum Tweed Suit, Her Perennial Favourite
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Monday, October 15, 2012
Elegant Wool Cape, Made in Scotland
Monday, October 1, 2012
Sunday, September 2, 2012
Monday, August 27, 2012
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Ball Gown Exhibition at V and A
- – The Victoria and Albert Museum, London
- Fashion, Room 40
EXHIBITION:
This spring the V&A celebrates the opening of the newly renovated
Fashion galleries with an exhibition of beautiful ballgowns, red carpet
evening dresses and catwalk showstoppers.
Ballgowns:
British Glamour Since 1950 will present more than sixty designs,
including eveningwear by Norman Hartnell, Victor Stiebel and Zandra
Rhodes alongside dresses fresh from the catwalk shows of Alexander
McQueen, Giles Deacon,
Erdem and Jenny Packham.
Erdem and Jenny Packham.
The
exhibition will feature a selection of royal ballgowns, including
Princess Diana's 'Elvis Dress' designed by Catherine Walker, dresses as
worn by actresses and celebrities including Beyoncé, Sandra Bullock and
Elizabeth Hurley, and a stunning metallic leather dress created
especially by innovative designer Gareth Pugh.
Sponsored by Coutts
Part of British Design Season at the V&A
Friday, August 10, 2012
Saturday, August 4, 2012
Sunday, July 22, 2012
Saturday, June 30, 2012
Easy-to-Sew Butterick Summer Dress
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Friday, June 1, 2012
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
The Merits of Wearing Gloves
The Merits of Wearing Gloves, and the Scourge of Staphylococcus Aureus
I
first posted this little piece about wearing gloves in December, 2006:
I had worn long kid
gloves to an evening holiday party, and my husband wore elegant gloves
as well. A young lady commented favourably on our style. I spoke briefly
about the merits of wearing gloves, expressing the hope that it would
again become routine. I mentioned the scourge of staphylococcus aureus, whereupon she held up her hand with its missing finger--lost to the superbug!
For
years, I was regarded as an oddball simply for wearing driving gloves. I
also wore gloves at the supermarket to ward-off transference of germs
on carts, et cetera*. I've read somewhere recently that glove-wearing is
back in style. I hope that's true.
*I also wash every grocery item which enters our house.
I
have been writing about this for six years, and no doubt some people
have scoffed. Eyes glaze over when this subject is mentioned, and the
speaker is written-off as a germophobe.
That attitude seems to have changed overnight. MRSA, or antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus isn't just a hospital-acquired disease anymore. Elegant Survival's Face and Figure page alludes to the intrinsic unhealthiness of health-clubs and public gyms. The noise level of the "music" played can deafen you, and the transmission of germs and viruses on the surfaces there may sicken. However, I wanted to be a bit delicate and not graphic, so I determined to return to the topic with a well-crafted, diplomatic way of saying, "If you value your health, stay out of health-clubs!"
I belonged to three such clubs in the past, beginning with the old Henry Hudson Health Club on 57th Street in New York City. I was disgusted when, using the women's sauna, I found the panties of other members hanging up to dry in there. Being of Scandinavian descent, this abuse rankled; I also knew that moisture in the sauna ("sow-nah" is the correct pronunciation) would defeat their idiotic purpose. I cleaned-off every piece of gym equipment before use, using rubbing alcohol. It has been thirteen years since I have darkened the door of one of those clubs, because the noise got louder and the germs deadlier. Now, my logic has borne out, with the major press agencies finally giving the flesh-eating disease MRSA, or antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (staphylia means "grapes" in Greek--the virus is shaped like a bunch of them), the attention it deserves. Human nature usually demands that someone die before a danger is recognised, but there have been more deaths from this than the AIDS virus, going unnoticed until now.
That attitude seems to have changed overnight. MRSA, or antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus isn't just a hospital-acquired disease anymore. Elegant Survival's Face and Figure page alludes to the intrinsic unhealthiness of health-clubs and public gyms. The noise level of the "music" played can deafen you, and the transmission of germs and viruses on the surfaces there may sicken. However, I wanted to be a bit delicate and not graphic, so I determined to return to the topic with a well-crafted, diplomatic way of saying, "If you value your health, stay out of health-clubs!"
I belonged to three such clubs in the past, beginning with the old Henry Hudson Health Club on 57th Street in New York City. I was disgusted when, using the women's sauna, I found the panties of other members hanging up to dry in there. Being of Scandinavian descent, this abuse rankled; I also knew that moisture in the sauna ("sow-nah" is the correct pronunciation) would defeat their idiotic purpose. I cleaned-off every piece of gym equipment before use, using rubbing alcohol. It has been thirteen years since I have darkened the door of one of those clubs, because the noise got louder and the germs deadlier. Now, my logic has borne out, with the major press agencies finally giving the flesh-eating disease MRSA, or antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (staphylia means "grapes" in Greek--the virus is shaped like a bunch of them), the attention it deserves. Human nature usually demands that someone die before a danger is recognised, but there have been more deaths from this than the AIDS virus, going unnoticed until now.
My
husband and I, as I am fond of telling you, wear gloves everywhere we
go, unless it is very hot weather. We keep hand-sanitizer in the car and
in our bags. Consider the objects one must handle outside the home, in
public--pens, products, door-handles--there's an infinite variety of
things which can bear germs and viruses. If you don't like to wear
gloves in public, at least use something to clean the shopping cart
handle when you're marketing. Some supermarkets offer them in a
dispenser near the carts.
Thoughtfulness
in life, and keen awareness of our surroundings and habits, can help us
survive even the most rampant modern scourge. After all, carelessness
wrought by jaded arrogance has created just that: a deadly epidemic.
©M-J de Mesterton 2006
©M-J de Mesterton 2006
M-J de Mesterton, 2006
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