Comments on: The Belly http://shoeblogs.com/2005/05/15/the-six-pack/ Manolo Loves the Shoes! Wed, 23 May 2012 23:16:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: the birthday girl http://shoeblogs.com/2005/05/15/the-six-pack/comment-page-1/#comment-8246 the birthday girl Thu, 04 Aug 2005 13:46:17 +0000 http://www.shoeblogs.com/wordpress/2005/05/15/the-six-pack/#comment-8246 Bellies, bellies everywhere. I call it the slut-Barbie look. I keep thinking, maybe *this* is the year slut-Barbie will die ... but each year she returns. And can we talk about the load-in-their-pants look for guys? Enough already! I see America's crack problem everywhere, and I am SO over it! Bellies, bellies everywhere. I call it the slut-Barbie look. I keep thinking, maybe *this* is the year slut-Barbie will die … but each year she returns.

And can we talk about the load-in-their-pants look for guys? Enough already! I see America’s crack problem everywhere, and I am SO over it!

]]> By: deja pseu http://shoeblogs.com/2005/05/15/the-six-pack/comment-page-1/#comment-3204 deja pseu Sat, 28 May 2005 02:28:37 +0000 http://www.shoeblogs.com/wordpress/2005/05/15/the-six-pack/#comment-3204 Ms. Holmes is a lovely young woman. What she sees in the Cruise is beyond me. Ms. Holmes is a lovely young woman. What she sees in the Cruise is beyond me.

]]> By: VeddyVeddyBadMan http://shoeblogs.com/2005/05/15/the-six-pack/comment-page-1/#comment-2796 VeddyVeddyBadMan Wed, 18 May 2005 15:33:11 +0000 http://www.shoeblogs.com/wordpress/2005/05/15/the-six-pack/#comment-2796 Thanks tia for posting the reminders of the Botticellis - what a breath of fresh air! After looking at photos of modern celebrities day after day, it's nice to remember that women are beautiful in all shapes and sizes. Sometimes I forget! (Thanks Hollywood) Thanks tia for posting the reminders of the Botticellis – what a breath of fresh air! After looking at photos of modern celebrities day after day, it’s nice to remember that women are beautiful in all shapes and sizes. Sometimes I forget! (Thanks Hollywood)

]]> By: lindenen http://shoeblogs.com/2005/05/15/the-six-pack/comment-page-1/#comment-2737 lindenen Tue, 17 May 2005 12:37:47 +0000 http://www.shoeblogs.com/wordpress/2005/05/15/the-six-pack/#comment-2737 That would be her belly if her shoulders were perpendicular to the photographer, but they're not. Her shoulders are turned too much and you can see her chest. It's a combination hip/odd angle. And yes, the dress is awful anyway. That would be her belly if her shoulders were perpendicular to the photographer, but they’re not. Her shoulders are turned too much and you can see her chest. It’s a combination hip/odd angle. And yes, the dress is awful anyway.

]]> By: DutchCardiologist http://shoeblogs.com/2005/05/15/the-six-pack/comment-page-1/#comment-2729 DutchCardiologist Mon, 16 May 2005 21:34:14 +0000 http://www.shoeblogs.com/wordpress/2005/05/15/the-six-pack/#comment-2729 Oh Manolo don't apologize for trashing the shirt of the belly. It is pretty much always unappealing and unnecessary unless one is playing a trashy bimbo in a skit at cheerleading summer camp. It is equally as stupid looking on any weight or age of woman (or man) And navel jewelry... Why? The navel itself is decoration enough for that area. Oh Manolo don’t apologize for trashing the shirt of the belly. It is pretty much always unappealing and unnecessary unless one is playing a trashy bimbo in a skit at cheerleading summer camp. It is equally as stupid looking on any weight or age of woman (or man) And navel jewelry… Why? The navel itself is decoration enough for that area.

]]> By: fiddypairsofshoes http://shoeblogs.com/2005/05/15/the-six-pack/comment-page-1/#comment-2726 fiddypairsofshoes Mon, 16 May 2005 20:31:00 +0000 http://www.shoeblogs.com/wordpress/2005/05/15/the-six-pack/#comment-2726 Don't you think that part of this may be as a result of her "slouching" so that she doesn't tower over the Cruise? I don't think she has adopted the "flats only" style that the Kidman did when she was the arm candy of the Cruise. Don’t you think that part of this may be as a result of her “slouching” so that she doesn’t tower over the Cruise? I don’t think she has adopted the “flats only” style that the Kidman did when she was the arm candy of the Cruise.

]]> By: the stella http://shoeblogs.com/2005/05/15/the-six-pack/comment-page-1/#comment-2712 the stella Mon, 16 May 2005 17:38:10 +0000 http://www.shoeblogs.com/wordpress/2005/05/15/the-six-pack/#comment-2712 stomach or no stomach, they look like they're going to prom! stomach or no stomach, they look like they’re going to prom!

]]> By: tia nieve http://shoeblogs.com/2005/05/15/the-six-pack/comment-page-1/#comment-2707 tia nieve Mon, 16 May 2005 16:40:37 +0000 http://www.shoeblogs.com/wordpress/2005/05/15/the-six-pack/#comment-2707 tia agrees with the Magdalena who says that the time for the belly-baring pants and tops is over. They are universally unflattering. Hola also, Art History Major! I am thinking of the belly of the Botticelli Venus as a particularly nice example. http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/botticelli/venus/venus.jpg Likewise the Primavera: http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/botticelli/botticelli.la-primavera.jpg But even the the Venus would look awful in the low-rise jeans and belly-baring midriff top. And the Primavera has appropriately chosen a lovely spring floral dress. tia agrees with the Magdalena who says that the time for the belly-baring pants and tops is over. They are universally unflattering.

Hola also, Art History Major! I am thinking of the belly of the Botticelli Venus as a particularly nice example.

http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/botticelli/venus/venus.jpg

Likewise the Primavera:

http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/botticelli/botticelli.la-primavera.jpg

But even the the Venus would look awful in the low-rise jeans and belly-baring midriff top. And the Primavera has appropriately chosen a lovely spring floral dress.

]]> By: La BellaDonna http://shoeblogs.com/2005/05/15/the-six-pack/comment-page-1/#comment-2704 La BellaDonna Mon, 16 May 2005 16:19:16 +0000 http://www.shoeblogs.com/wordpress/2005/05/15/the-six-pack/#comment-2704 La BellaDonna, she is a bit dubious about the angle at which the photo was taken. The Katie is standing in such a way that it is entirely possible that we are actually seeing the curve of the <i>hip</i> of the Katie, and not the Gothic curve of the belly of the Katie. (Hola to the Art History Major! One of La BellaDonna's favorite periods; she has even made the several of the late 14thC gowns, for she finds them utterly graceful.) The fluffy ruffles around the hips, they are taxing even for the goddesses, let alone the mere mortals (even in the Hollywood, they are still the "mere mortals," albeit with superior resources). La BellaDonna, she thinks the young ladies of Hollywood -and the not-so-young ladies of Hollywood - would benefit from following the example of the Art History Major, and study art to find their own figures in history, and thereby learn the clothing styles that would best suit them. *La BellaDonna says, Ha! and reminds the Manolo that as long as the Katie, she has the shotgun, she does not have to marry the Tom Cruise! La BellaDonna, she is a bit dubious about the angle at which the photo was taken. The Katie is standing in such a way that it is entirely possible that we are actually seeing the curve of the hip of the Katie, and not the Gothic curve of the belly of the Katie. (Hola to the Art History Major! One of La BellaDonna’s favorite periods; she has even made the several of the late 14thC gowns, for she finds them utterly graceful.)

The fluffy ruffles around the hips, they are taxing even for the goddesses, let alone the mere mortals (even in the Hollywood, they are still the “mere mortals,” albeit with superior resources). La BellaDonna, she thinks the young ladies of Hollywood -and the not-so-young ladies of Hollywood – would benefit from following the example of the Art History Major, and study art to find their own figures in history, and thereby learn the clothing styles that would best suit them.

*La BellaDonna says, Ha! and reminds the Manolo that as long as the Katie, she has the shotgun, she does not have to marry the Tom Cruise!

]]> By: Evie http://shoeblogs.com/2005/05/15/the-six-pack/comment-page-1/#comment-2702 Evie Mon, 16 May 2005 15:57:00 +0000 http://www.shoeblogs.com/wordpress/2005/05/15/the-six-pack/#comment-2702 Ah, I am relieved at The Manolo's clarification. And CatherineAZ is most correct, the belly shirt, like the poncho, should be declared "over"...it is not a look that flatters many. Accessorized with duct tape, as Miss Clarkson's top appears to be, it is even worse. The joke shotgun wedding between the towering Miss Holmes and the diminutive Clam, however, made me laugh and laugh. Ah, I am relieved at The Manolo’s clarification. And CatherineAZ is most correct, the belly shirt, like the poncho, should be declared “over”…it is not a look that flatters many. Accessorized with duct tape, as Miss Clarkson’s top appears to be, it is even worse. The joke shotgun wedding between the towering Miss Holmes and the diminutive Clam, however, made me laugh and laugh.

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