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Posts Tagged ‘a dress a day’

I've been following the mustache trail for a couple of months now, pondering as to the whys and wherefors of the mustache crop taking over the handmade crafts community.  Today I stumbled across this subliminal message:

It seems that mustache-clad robots have been observing the activities on our little planet, and decided that we could all do with a lot more 'stache.

But don't worry, they're very friendly and industrious, and I'm sure they have lots of other good advice to dispense.

You heard it here first, folks!

Images courtesy Anatomy of a Skirt. 

Meet the bots! Robot A Day.

Thanks to A Dress A Day for the link. <3

 Since our man in Washington was inaugurated (twice) this week, and everyone and their mother blogged about "Inauguration Fashion," I guess I’ll add my thoughts– really just a collage of tidbits I’ve gleaned recently.

This was definitely my favorite analysis of the First Lady’s wardrobe on 1/20.  I don’t watch TV, so I don’t have a first hand opinion, but I generally agree with Erin’s analysis on anything she writes about, so it’s good enough for me.

A local radio show had a conversation last week with Eugenia Paulicelli (author of Fashion under Fascism), in which they discussed a lot of the fashion aspects of the presidential campaign.

NPR had a beautiful story about some other first-rate ladies preparing for and attending an inaugural ball.  This piece touched me emotionally, but I also filed it away as evidence for the profound social and psychological effects of fashion.  One of the ball invitees concluded, "Nobody knows who we are [...] all they know is we got on a gown, we’re in this crowd, and we’re with the best of the best right now, and what a feeling that is."  It’s the power of the costume change…