Comments on: Fifties Fashion http://momgrind.com/2008/05/14/shes-very-elegant-but-can-she-breathe/ Hire a Blogger Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:08:50 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Fashionista http://momgrind.com/2008/05/14/shes-very-elegant-but-can-she-breathe/#comment-6439 Fashionista Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:15:14 +0000 http://momgrind.com/2008/05/14/shes-very-elegant-but-can-she-breathe/#comment-6439 I'm glad I'm not a wife from Fifties. :D I love the design but it look so uncomfy. :D I’m glad I’m not a wife from Fifties. :D I love the design but it look so uncomfy. :D

]]> By: Pinay Jade http://momgrind.com/2008/05/14/shes-very-elegant-but-can-she-breathe/#comment-922 Pinay Jade Fri, 23 May 2008 04:06:55 +0000 http://momgrind.com/2008/05/14/shes-very-elegant-but-can-she-breathe/#comment-922 Oh MY GOSH! They definitely look very glam and elegant but it doesn't look very comfortable at all. I'd stick with comfort. Oh MY GOSH! They definitely look very glam and elegant but it doesn’t look very comfortable at all. I’d stick with comfort.

]]> By: Kelly@SHE-POWER http://momgrind.com/2008/05/14/shes-very-elegant-but-can-she-breathe/#comment-860 Kelly@SHE-POWER Tue, 20 May 2008 06:09:18 +0000 http://momgrind.com/2008/05/14/shes-very-elegant-but-can-she-breathe/#comment-860 I understand. I can't keep my trap shut either. And I love clothes and styles like this. SO elegant. Kelly I understand. I can’t keep my trap shut either.

And I love clothes and styles like this. SO elegant.

Kelly

]]> By: MomGrind http://momgrind.com/2008/05/14/shes-very-elegant-but-can-she-breathe/#comment-806 MomGrind Fri, 16 May 2008 20:14:43 +0000 http://momgrind.com/2008/05/14/shes-very-elegant-but-can-she-breathe/#comment-806 @ artiphys: I love your comments. You always make me think! While both genders go through a certain amount of effort to please each other, I think that the burden placed on women has always been significantly heavier than the burden placed on men. And while we are not FORCED to do anything (such as foot binding) nowadays, we are certainly PRESSURED to. @ artiphys: I love your comments. You always make me think!
While both genders go through a certain amount of effort to please each other, I think that the burden placed on women has always been significantly heavier than the burden placed on men. And while we are not FORCED to do anything (such as foot binding) nowadays, we are certainly PRESSURED to.

]]> By: artiphys http://momgrind.com/2008/05/14/shes-very-elegant-but-can-she-breathe/#comment-803 artiphys Fri, 16 May 2008 18:52:10 +0000 http://momgrind.com/2008/05/14/shes-very-elegant-but-can-she-breathe/#comment-803 hmm... as a rare male commenter, I think I need to be careful here. FIrst of all, this is a model in a photoshoot. While the fashions definitely were similar to this, no doubt the model (thin to begin with) and the clothes were carefully crafted to somewhat exaggerate the silhouette. That said, there are plenty of movies with actresses such as Sophia Loren, Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor and Brigitte Bardot, where the fashions were beautiful but probably didn't maximize comfort. Again, these are professional actresses who are paid to look perfect. OTOH, I think it's a perennial part of the human courtship ritual to make some sacrifices to comfort in the pursuit of an appealing image. The obvious extremes (corsets, footbinding) are well-known; but what about piercings, tatoos, high heels? These are all still in vogue among large portions of the population. On the male side, I'm sure it's not easy to look like Arnold Schwarznegger did in his prime. In fact it's quite difficult for an average man to get the physique of Matthew Mcconaughey (more time in the gym than I'm ever going to bother with). All in all, what I like about modern times (in this country at least) is that for the most part, no one is being <i>forced</i> to wear something specific, or to adorn or modify their body in some particular way. That we have the choice to do these things, and express ourselves if and when we want, is a precious freedom. -artiphys hmm… as a rare male commenter, I think I need to be careful here.

FIrst of all, this is a model in a photoshoot. While the fashions definitely were similar to this, no doubt the model (thin to begin with) and the clothes were carefully crafted to somewhat exaggerate the silhouette. That said, there are plenty of movies with actresses such as Sophia Loren, Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor and Brigitte Bardot, where the fashions were beautiful but probably didn’t maximize comfort. Again, these are professional actresses who are paid to look perfect.

OTOH, I think it’s a perennial part of the human courtship ritual to make some sacrifices to comfort in the pursuit of an appealing image. The obvious extremes (corsets, footbinding) are well-known; but what about piercings, tatoos, high heels? These are all still in vogue among large portions of the population.

On the male side, I’m sure it’s not easy to look like Arnold Schwarznegger did in his prime. In fact it’s quite difficult for an average man to get the physique of Matthew Mcconaughey (more time in the gym than I’m ever going to bother with).

All in all, what I like about modern times (in this country at least) is that for the most part, no one is being forced to wear something specific, or to adorn or modify their body in some particular way. That we have the choice to do these things, and express ourselves if and when we want, is a precious freedom.

-artiphys

]]> By: MomGrind http://momgrind.com/2008/05/14/shes-very-elegant-but-can-she-breathe/#comment-793 MomGrind Fri, 16 May 2008 04:50:53 +0000 http://momgrind.com/2008/05/14/shes-very-elegant-but-can-she-breathe/#comment-793 @ Evelyn: thanks. :) Wordless Wednesdays are FUN. @ Phain: wow. That IS interesting. A beautiful woman's photo is frozen in time, but in reality... life happens. Aging happens. @ Evelyn: thanks. :) Wordless Wednesdays are FUN.

@ Phain: wow. That IS interesting. A beautiful woman’s photo is frozen in time, but in reality… life happens. Aging happens.

]]> By: Phain http://momgrind.com/2008/05/14/shes-very-elegant-but-can-she-breathe/#comment-791 Phain Fri, 16 May 2008 03:06:32 +0000 http://momgrind.com/2008/05/14/shes-very-elegant-but-can-she-breathe/#comment-791 i wonder what she looks like today... i wonder what she looks like today…

]]> By: Evelyn Lim | Attraction Mind Map http://momgrind.com/2008/05/14/shes-very-elegant-but-can-she-breathe/#comment-790 Evelyn Lim | Attraction Mind Map Fri, 16 May 2008 02:56:13 +0000 http://momgrind.com/2008/05/14/shes-very-elegant-but-can-she-breathe/#comment-790 Hey, I've also watched In the Mood For Love. They sure don't look very comfortable to me. I guess I wouldn't have survived if I've been born in the last eras. I like your Wordless Wednesday! A mid-week break from the usual spill of articles on the web! Love, Evelyn Hey, I’ve also watched In the Mood For Love. They sure don’t look very comfortable to me. I guess I wouldn’t have survived if I’ve been born in the last eras.

I like your Wordless Wednesday! A mid-week break from the usual spill of articles on the web!

Love,
Evelyn

]]> By: MomGrind http://momgrind.com/2008/05/14/shes-very-elegant-but-can-she-breathe/#comment-788 MomGrind Thu, 15 May 2008 23:07:59 +0000 http://momgrind.com/2008/05/14/shes-very-elegant-but-can-she-breathe/#comment-788 Becky, you always make me smile (that is, when you don't make me cry), over at your blog, and even here. :) Becky, you always make me smile (that is, when you don’t make me cry), over at your blog, and even here. :)

]]> By: Becky http://momgrind.com/2008/05/14/shes-very-elegant-but-can-she-breathe/#comment-786 Becky Thu, 15 May 2008 22:09:57 +0000 http://momgrind.com/2008/05/14/shes-very-elegant-but-can-she-breathe/#comment-786 That's my mom, dude. That’s my mom, dude.

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