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<p>Yes! I thought the recent Curb Your Enthusiasm/ Seinfeld reunion episodes were hysterically funny. They apparently pushed the envelope (the “crying” Jesus, the child sexual abuse innuendo, the self-deprecating poking fun of the Michael Richards racism incident), for a few, though!</p>
<p>There’s nothing more distressing than seeing a teenage girl, trying to fit in, wearing her hip-slung jeans and a tight top with the dreaded “muffin top” or more hanging out over the jeans. I often wonder if those girls actually think this is attractive, or if they just have no alternative? I remember when my D was in middle school and there was virtually nothing to buy BUT belly baring t’s, and we would hunt and hunt for tops that would cover her early adolescence belly…it was a nightmare.</p>
<p>There is a good reason we should be trying to look young:</p>
<p>[Study:</a> Looking young may mean living longer - Yahoo! News](<a href=“http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091214/ap_on_sc/eu_looking_young]Study:”>http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091214/ap_on_sc/eu_looking_young)</p>
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<p>And here is the link to the BMJ article:</p>
<p>[Perceived</a> age as clinically useful biomarker of ageing: cohort study – Christensen et al. 339: b5262 – BMJ](<a href=“http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/339/dec11_2/b5262]Perceived”>http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/339/dec11_2/b5262)</p>
<p>Yay! The Dressing Young thread returns.</p>
<p>I want to report to all who were so helpful when I was searching for The Pants for my Big Holiday Party and supported my choice of The Silver Shoes:</p>
<p>I looked pretty darn good Friday night, if I do say so! Thanks, everyone!</p>
<p>Elizabeth, as a mother of a 13 yr. old daughter I hear you!! How much control does a mom have over what her daughter wears? I have to say that sometimes D will come down and I tell her to go back upstairs…usually too casual for what we’re doing (AKA church, nice restaurant or whatever) but if she was traipsing around with tight tops, tight bottoms and muffin top hanging over? NOT on my watch, sorry…</p>
<p>At church Sunday the teen girls were criticising the holiday attire of the ladies “of a certain age.” Our church is somewhat of a “society” church, so there was quite a bit of fur. Lots of red jackets. A pair of red plaid slacks. The worst criticism was reserved for the impecably groomed lady wearing a red sweater with red fur trim, red wool slacks and red suede boots.</p>
<p>Yes, but did you check out the outfit Lady Gaga was wearing to greet the Queen?? Wondering what she will be wearing when she (LG) reaches a “certain age?”</p>
<p>And Mafool - I am sure you looked wonderful. It is so nice when you put together an outfit that looks good and makes you feel great.</p>
<p>The shade of red was the same as the church lady’s. I’m pretty sure Lady GaGa would like the red suede boots.</p>
<p>Red sweater, red pants, red boots…That’s alotta red LOL.</p>
<p>Sigourney Weaver was on the Jay Leno Show tonight. Wow… She looked fabulous in her figure-defining satin dress and shiny high heels, about 45 years old. She actually turned 60 last fall :eek:</p>
<p>bb…I saw the show. She looked great. Wow, I wish I could look like that NOW and I’m lots younger than her. I read that she’s 6 '3 in heels…interesting cause I’m real tall but I’d be shorter than that with heels yet I avoid them. But maybe if I had her legs…
Time to eat less and see a Personal Trainer I guess!</p>
<p>Also saw Sigourney Weaver last night. Now, if you ask me, she is the epitome of dressing young. She looked fabulous, but she wasn’t trying to look like a twenty year old. </p>
<p>TR - I think it is time you start wearing heels! I think women who are tall look fabulous in heels. I will say, if your spouse is 5’7" it takes a lot of confidence on both of your parts - but I say go for it. </p>
<p>My older DD is 5’11" and has a fuller, but well proportioned figure. She really looks very good in heels, never slouches, and makes quite an impression when she walks in a room. She never, never turns down buying a sexy, strappy shoe. (Younger DD is 5’2" on a tall day - she obviously took after a great-grandmother)</p>
<p>spouse is slightly taller than me but has shrunk a bit due to age :eek: so heels over 1 inch make me taller. Really though, I’d need to take off 20 to feel comfortable…and I really never got over the awkward feeling of towering over people…which just gets worse with heels! SW did look fantastic though…
We’re invited to a holiday party this weekend…host has told us no shoes allowed in the house. LOL…I thought I’d feel less tall for once but I realized that all those 5’2 folks who usually wear high heels will be way down there! Getting out my Christmas socks!</p>
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<p>My D spent a lot of years as a competitive gymnast and most of the coaches were not “sweet” people at all. But I’ll be eternally grateful to one of the young male coaches for nicknaming her “Super Model” when she was in about 4th grade. D has freaky long legs and was THRILLED this morning when she confirmed that she is finally taller than me (she’s 14 and is still growing.) I had legs like hers and hated them. I don’t think D wlll be real tall, but she loves the idea.</p>
<p>Maybe we should all “pay it forward” and reach out to complement the young ladies we know who are tall, long legged, etc.</p>
<p>I think tall women look great in heels! When I see a tall woman in heels I think she looks confident and proud of her height. </p>
<p>Disclaimer: I was always the shortest one in my class growing up and hated it. I started HS at 5’0’’ and graduated at 5’7’‘. I still hope to reach 5’9’’ or 5’10" , but the only way I can is to wear heels. I love to tower over people.</p>
<p>I have tried to make sure my niece who turned 15 ealier this month and is 5’-8-1/2"++ hears positive things about female height. Luckily there is at least one very attractive female TV sports commentator locally who is tall and comes off as very “sharp.” </p>
<p>My nephew (her brother) is 20 and racing towards 6’6"+.</p>
<p>Niece probably will top out well over 6 feet since mom is nearly 6’1" and dad is over 6’3"</p>
<p>I would LOVE to be tall! I wonder if anyone has done a study of the effect in a workplace when some people can see over the cubicle walls (they can see the “big picture”) and others can’t? Count me as one who cannot see the proverbial forest for the trees!</p>
<p>07Dad, has your niece seen this:</p>
<p>[Tall</a> People Earn More: Height, Leadership and Persuasion Abilities](<a href=“Suite 101 - How-tos, Inspiration and Other Ideas to Try”>Suite 101 - How-tos, Inspiration and Other Ideas to Try)</p>
<p>or this:</p>
<p>[Interview</a> with Arianne Cohen, author of The Tall Book - Jul. 17, 2009](<a href=“http://money.cnn.com/2009/07/17/news/companies/tall_book_arianne_cohen_interview.fortune/index.htm?postversion=2009071712]Interview”>Interview with Arianne Cohen, author of The Tall Book - Jul. 17, 2009)</p>
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<p>BunsenBurner–Thanks</p>
<p>I’d like to light a fire under the niece with this since she is doing a lot of coasting right now.</p>