Posted on 07/21/2005 11:14:08 PM PDT by kingu
It has been a long time since so much syrupy nostalgia has been in evidence at the White House. But Tuesday night, when President Bush announced his choice for the next associate justice of the Supreme Court, it was hard not to marvel at the 1950s-style tableau vivant that was John Roberts and his family.
There they were -- John, Jane, Josie and Jack -- standing with the president and before the entire country. The nominee was in a sober suit with the expected white shirt and red tie. His wife and children stood before the cameras, groomed and glossy in pastel hues -- like a trio of Easter eggs, a handful of Jelly Bellies, three little Necco wafers. There was tow-headed Jack -- having freed himself from the controlling grip of his mother -- enjoying a moment in the spotlight dressed in a seersucker suit with short pants and saddle shoes. His sister, Josie, was half-hidden behind her mother's skirt. Her blond pageboy glistened. And she was wearing a yellow dress with a crisp white collar, lace-trimmed anklets and black patent-leather Mary Janes.
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She's too short-waisted and round-torsoed(not fat,just round) for that tight dropped-waist. But she should know that,she's an almighty "fashion columnist",LOL.
The clothing and hair styles say 'conservative'. They probably drive a Ford Explorer and have an investment quality Harley in their two-car garage.
Those shoes do NOT go with that dress,and somebody needs some lotion on their heels,LOL. The line of the dress is totally wrong for her,it makes her look dumpy. Line,ladies,line! THIS is the fashion columnist of The WaPo? That's pitiful-it's plain to see where they made some budget cuts.(This is fun,giggle).
Tell it to missus clinton, wudya? |
If she insists on wearing "fluttery" fabrics, she needs a heavy silk underdress. Only the extremely thin can carry off a busy fitted waist like that in a lightweight fabric.
Meow!
LOL! Well, there is her frumpy slip...wonder what the dress that should go with it looks like? Ha.
(Short legs and a long torso looks SO peculiar on a horse!)
LOL! (If only the people in my parish dressed that way for Sunday Mass... but I don't want to veer off-topic.)
Thanks for digging those up. So it WAS her who trashed Katherine Harris. I'd recognize that poison anywhere.
Exactly. It looks like she was stuffed into that dress. Why, oh why, do some of the round fashion criminals not bother to buy something that FITS them? It would look much better. The size tag is never on the outside. If she's wearing a 10, and proud of it, that's too bad, because it looks like a 6. A 12 (or whatever) that fit her would look much better.
And those shoes. And the watch.
Don't DO that!
Have a link? I need the laughs.
Yeah, the classic equitation figure is long legs, short torso. That's why I never rode equitation! Handy hunter, working hunter, conformation hunter, and most recently combined training - where they do NOT judge the rider, just the horse! < g > My horse is extremely pretty and a good mover, so if the judges overlook the rider, all is well.
No, I read through links that I was following from Michelle Malkin's site. She didn't link it directly, but one of the other sites did.
Err, I thought you literally meant the the HORSE looks better with the proportions under discussion! LOL!
Then you're an equestrienne(is that the correct term?)? I didn't know that there were so many aspects to it-all those things that you just named.
Web posted December 30, 1998
By Robin Givhan
The Washington Post
OK, I'm convinced. This Robin Givhan is certifiably...a kook.
The ideal is for the rider to have a long leg lying close to the horse. Us short-legged folk lower our stirrups as much as we dare, but in my case that's not long enough!
The various hunter types I named are the different titles of classes in a horse show, all of which judge "hunters" - that is, a horse that is ridden to hounds. They are ridden in a ring, one at a time, over jumps built for the occasion. "Handy hunter" judges a horse on his ability to negotiate obstacles nimbly - have a lot of tight turns, difficult stride distances, etc. "Working hunter" judges a horse on his suitability for the actual hunting field - steadiness, pace, and smooth jumping. "Conformation hunter" judges the horse primarily on his physically meeting an ideal standard (usually after being ridden over fences, conformation hunters are shown in hand with saddle removed.) Combined training is a different kettle of fish - a horse is tested for his ability in three different disciplines: dressage on the flat, cross country jumping, and jumping in the ring.
Here we are cross country jumping:
You can see that my legs are just too short. But at least I'm still physically active at 50!
You don't look 50 from here,or rather your 50 look good from here,and that's a very graceful horse too,the way the front legs kind of curve is lovely.I like horses,but the couple of times I tried to ride,the horse tried to scrape me off on the fence. I guess they can sense that I'm not "the boss" with them,:0 I better stick to swimming,hehe.But it looks like fun!
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