Are we there yet?
 

Hi all. Hope this really is home this time. Had a brief period earlier when the system wouldn't let me post (and let me tell you, I would have posted some profound shit). Seems to be working now. :beer:

A Maxim to Live By?
 

Slave in the News (well . . . not REAL news)

Suits
 

I'm cheap, but I need a black suit. What's the cheapest (brand-wise) I can go w/out the suit looking cheap? BB? Kenneth Cole? Help me.

BTW: great site.

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: interpreting male mating behavior...
 

Thurgreed, darling

I was talking about what she should do.

Not what I would have done.

E/O

Re: Suits
 

What's your general size? If you're a little portly around the middle, a BB suit will do fine. Unless you've got a great tailor, I wouldn't buy BB off the rack if you're an athletic fella.

That being said, the BEST way for you to find a nice, non-cheap looking suit is to head to someplace like Nordstrom Rack (my fav), Century 21 (if you're near NY), or Filene's. They often have GREAT bargains on designer suits.

If you don't have one of those in your area, try the department stores. Hart Schaffner & Marx makes some pretty decent, reasonably priced suits. I don't like Kenneth Cole, CK, Boss, and Lauren, but that's because I'm old-fashioned and, to me, those companies are better at selling their names than at designing quality clothing.

Re: Suits
 

My friends buy great Jones NY suits that never look cheap. The fabrics are beautiful and the cuts in the golden fleece (I think that's what it's called but I don't buy men's suits) line are tailored for a more athletic man's body (broad shoulders, tapered waist).

Re: Re: Suits
 

Thanks for the reply. I'm a 41L, 32 waist and I'm a Pisces!
I'm in Chicago and Filene's is always a good place for bargains. No Century 21 though. I know there's a Nordstrom's RACK around here somewhere. I do like HSM suits...

Re: Re: Suits
 

Actually, I just tried a Jones suit on at Marshall Fields and it fit great. $450 but they were having a $100 off all suits sale...thanks for the reply.

Re: Re: Re: Suits
 

Here's what you're gonna do (if you have a car, anyway). You're going to get in that car after work and take the Kennedy north out of town. Then, you're going to follow 94 when the kennedy and the edens split. Follow the Edens north and then stay on Hwy 41 when it splits from 94. Then, just before you get to the lake cook road exit (which is right after 41 and 94 split), look to your left and you'll see a Nordstrom Rack. Then, take the Lake Cook Road exit and make your way over ther.

I guarantee you will find a great suit there for around $200-400 bucks. Every time I go there, I pick up a new Hickey-Freeman in that price range.

Hickey-Freeman for $200-$400? Where?

Nevermind. Can't get there from here anyway.

May not have been clear, but nordstrom rack. I have 4 HFs in my closet (I got nothing on pony_trekker). Three of them were purchased for under $400. The other was a custom, so......

MR:
You only shop there because you think you'll run into some hot chick named Beth Nordstrom.

Thanks. I'm going to run up there tomorrow.

Suits
 

Saks Off 5th is my currently favorite suit store. I bought a Hiockey Freeman there for 50% off a month ago. Beautiful suit.

Re: Suits
 

For the love of ice, are people starting with the hockey again????

Oh, Gross!
 

(Lisa Presley dishes dirt on marriage to Michael Jackson)

http://entertainment.msn.com/news/ar...px?news=118589

Even I can't believe she actually had sex with him.

p(traumatized, again)j

Nordstrom Rack
 

Don't forget to check out the shoes while you are at Nordstrom Rack. They have the best deals. I think the women's selection is better than the men's, but my husband picked up a pair of casual shoes that retailed for $80 for just $10.

Re: Oh, Gross!
 

What is it with you and him? Why are you so obsessed?

Were you one of those PYTs who wore a glove on one hand and thriller buttons all over your over-zippered jacket? Did you spend a lot of locked-room time kissing the posters of him you had up on your wall (next to that one of Rick Springfield)?

It wasn't a real relationship, babe. Get over it.

TM

Jesse is a friend
 

OK, let's make one thing perfectly clear. Kissing posters of Rick Springfield is NOT the same thing as kissing posters of MJ.

NOT THE SAME THING AT ALL.

<<OK, let's make one thing perfectly clear. Kissing posters of Rick Springfield is NOT the same ting as kissing posters of MJ.

NOT THE SAME THING AT ALL.>>

Exactly. Not that I had posters of either MJ or RS, but I definitely wanted to be Jesse's girl. And wished I had Jesse's girl. Or whatever.

The point remains, Rick Springfield kicks ass.

Wedding Photos
 

Skip through the mullet pics in the beginning of the album. When you get to the wedding that looks somewhat normal, then the fun starts. http://www.mulletsgalore.com/picture...rimony/02.html

Disclosure: funny wedding photos on some mullet site. Caution: there are some topless photos near the end of the normal wedding - yeah, it's anything but normal (even the bride?)...

Re: Wedding Photos
 

It's an FB wedding!

http://www.mulletsgalore.com/picture...s/Mullet_1.jpg

edited: Hmm. Not sure why that's a link instead of the image.



Neither am I. Your coding looks right to me. E/O

Re: Re: Wedding Photos
 

I like the way the groom is wearing Leclair's black "third color" sweater, so that it's clear he's the groom.

But I dislike the Flyers. Here's hoping that the Leafs pound them into small bits in the first round.

Not (the playoffs are coming! whoo-hooo!) Bob

Re: Re: Wedding Photos
 

The reason is because of the exclamation mark in the link. The forums do not allow users to post urls to images which contain dynamic charcters (!, ?, etc.), since it would allow evil users to execute malicious code....

So, it's for your own good.

Re: interpreting male mating behavior...
 

It's all in the sniff. If it felt erogenous, I'm going with No 1. If it felt impersonal, No 2.

Re: Re: Re: Re: interpreting male mating behavior...
 

She's a typical lawyer. She needs to check the street sixteen ways before crossing and obsess over nothing.

If he's going to be the main course, paxil needs to be the appetizer.

Re: Suits
 

Brand-wise? If at century 21 or a discounter elsewhere, depends how lucky you are. If paying retail, maybe clairborne or nautica.

Re: Suits
 

If they *started* in hockey, they wouldn't be wide enough to fill out a hickey. Their interest in athletics doesn't get much further than spectating.

Actual fashion advice needed
 

What should a lady and gentleman wear to a pre-Kentucky Derby event hosted by a southern society at a southern mansion?

The lady and gentleman are Yankees. Straw hats, flowered dresses, and seersucker are not in our repertoires.

R (hates when she can't wear something black) P

Re: Actual fashion advice needed
 

Last week's style section of the Times had two great black dresses with dots (I think). Either of those, or something like it, could be girly enough for the event and dressed up or down through Spring and Summer.

Leagl, I have already given you my fashion advice for tomorrow: look in your closet.

Re: I don't know
 

Who's getting married on such a spur?

Listen to E/O. She sounds like she knows what she's talking about.


And shouldn't you be getting some sleep?

Re: Derby attire
 

Originally posted by robustpuppy Who says you can't? Louisville magazine posted a page of examples of dress for derby events, including one woman in a black pantsuit, with some white details. But if you've got the bod though, I recommend the dress on top. It looks smokin'.

http://www.louisville.com/images/hoye_k.jpg

http://www.louisville.com/images/jones_e.jpg

http://www.louisville.com/images/mccray_s.jpg

http://www.louisville.com/loumag/lou...l?article=4920

Coup-kie, I wouldn't be caught dead in any of the ladies' ensembles. (As for the dress on top, I like the cut but not the color.)

The jacket in the bottom pic -- the one on the left -- will look great on my man, though. Maybe with a nice pair of jodhpurs. Now that's smokin'!

Are you a regular reader of Louisville mag, or did you check it out just for me?

The Midwestern hairless
 

Did the Slavey/shavey thing (above the waist) for medical reasons...

Mrs. Wonk was highly amused, and it did increase sensitivity. On the whole, though, I have to say it's way too high maintenance for me. May decide to keep the back smooth in summer time though.

Just my thoughts for the morning.

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: interpreting male mating behavior...
 

Uh... well... As long as you agree that women are insane as well.

And at the risk of being more than a little late to the party, let me just say that I am more than a little familiar with the kind of guy who says he is really bad at reading women's signals and say there is an excellent chance that his question is meant to prompt action on your part that leaves no doubt about signals. Anyway, as others have said, if you want him, go for it.

re: Kentucky derby style
 

Originally posted by robustpuppy I sympathize some because I'm generally not a fan of spring and summer colors myself. But don't be caught up in that all black thing. Thurgreed 's native new yorkers can have that. Black is boring.

The latter, but I'd have done the same for MR. I like trying to answer questions like that.

Anon Posting
 

I have created this username for anonymous posting. We will try it out and see how it goes.

The username
Fashionable But Anonymous

Password
anon

The Brazenette has arrived
 

I am too sleep deprived to play ketchup, but wanted to let you all know that the Brazenette arrived Tuesday, March 25 at 2:09 pm. She weighed 7 lbs, 4 ozs, and was 19 1/2 inches long.

We are both glad to be home, and are settling in nicely.

Bn'(suffering from placenta brain)B

Congratulations
 

Here's a little pair of booties for your new wee one: :boots: