I will fully admit to not understanding the whole mustache meme. What’s that all about? Why does everyone have a big black fake Mr. Pringles stache all of a sudden? Kid these days. I don’t really get it. Of course, my father had a full mustache and beard for basically all of his life, so maybe I just associate it with dad things and not the apparent old-timey whimsy it’s supposed to imply. Or maybe I’m just old curmudgeony, instead of timey. What can I say, I’m just a sucker for some soft, smooth skin. Still, on Catherine Deneuve I will accept any and all facial hair. And a bowler. And a bowtie. And cufflinks. Sweet fancy Moses, I love cufflinks. Though, other than Catherine, staches just aren’t my jam. (That is what the youths are calling it, no?) I dunno. But I do know that while we may have to agree to disagree on fake facial hair, I hope we can all agree that a lady in menswear will never go out of style. Plus, she has the added bonus of never having to worry about – shall we say – unfortunate mustache tickle. And, to make amends for dissing the old-timey mustache, how about some old-timey black and white gender fuck.
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Hat tip, Jennifer for the delightful Deneuve photo above.]
Isabella Rossellini
I used to have a real thing for double-breasted suits. I mean, the name alone.
Zoe Saldana
Shoulder pads, on the other hand, I never had a thing for. But all of a sudden I don’t mind so much.
Anne Hathaway
Proper tailoring is critical to allow movement. Yay, tailoring.
Milla Jovovich
Not everyone can pull off all white. Luckily Milla is not everyone.
Vanessa Paradis
However, everyone should have a lounging around tuxedo. It should be, like, a rule.
Gemma Arterton
Seriously, I think this lounging around tuxedo rule could be revolutionary.
Monica Bellucci
Admit it, most of your wildest dreams aren’t nearly this delicious.
Jessie Matthews, “Just a Girl” (1935)
Now this kind of old-timey has my full endorsement.
I will fully admit to not understanding the whole mustache meme. What’s that all about? Why does everyone have a big black fake Mr. Pringles stache all of a sudden? Kid these days. I don’t really get it. Of course, my father had a full mustache and beard for basically all of his life, so maybe I just associate it with dad things and not the apparent old-timey whimsy it’s supposed to imply. Or maybe I’m just old curmudgeony, instead of timey. What can I say, I’m just a sucker for some soft, smooth skin. Still, on Catherine Deneuve I will accept any and all facial hair. And a bowler. And a bowtie. And cufflinks. Sweet fancy Moses, I love cufflinks. Though, other than Catherine, staches just aren’t my jam. (That is what the youths are calling it, no?) I dunno. But I do know that while we may have to agree to disagree on fake facial hair, I hope we can all agree that a lady in menswear will never go out of style. Plus, she has the added bonus of never having to worry about – shall we say – unfortunate mustache tickle. And, to make amends for dissing the old-timey mustache, how about some old-timey black and white gender fuck.
I used to have a real thing for double-breasted suits. I mean, the name alone.
Shoulder pads, on the other hand, I never had a thing for. But all of a sudden I don’t mind so much.
Proper tailoring is critical to allow movement. Yay, tailoring.
Not everyone can pull off all white. Luckily Milla is not everyone.
However, everyone should have a lounging around tuxedo. It should be, like, a rule.
Seriously, I think this lounging around tuxedo rule could be revolutionary.
Admit it, most of your wildest dreams aren’t nearly this delicious.
Now this kind of old-timey has my full endorsement.
Beyoncé may have emphatically sung about going “to the left, to the left,” but today is all about the right. No, not the state of being correct or, banish the thought, the political affiliation. I’m talking about the actual physical direction. As in turn to your right. Your other right, Brittany. Hey, not all the themes are deep. But they are hot. So without further ado, all righty then.
Well, there’s always a contrarian.
