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Post by carl1951 on Aug 26, 2005 19:00:09 GMT -5
Mouse: Don't forget Rockerfeller Center.
And what is wrong with baby blue?
Later, Carl
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Post by maggiethecat on Aug 26, 2005 19:03:53 GMT -5
Kathy, you are too funny! The very thought of the Queer Eye fellows dressing Our Hero! Here's another example of how I think Mary Jane Fort, the costumer for Blind Justice, spent more time crawling around Ron with a mouthful of pins than she did thinking about what the women would wear.  Poor old Rena was forced into this yewglee brown dress, which didn't even fit her that well, any number of times: for the promotional shots used on most of the websites, and for the scene in "In Your Face" when she comes home and Jimmy's feeding $$ into that machine and just plain having a bad day. Over it she wore a cream silk jacket, too tight, that also showed up in The Pilot:  Here's what Ms. Fort never caught onto, and I can say it in one word: classics. Manhattan professional women -- at least the savvy ones -- spend their fashion budget on classics a la Audrey Hepburn, who still has a powerful influence on style. The Little Black Dress, a beautifully tailored wool or silk black pantsuit, a classic Burberry trench, a good wool overcoat in a neutral shade. Styles change in a heartbeat, so you update with accessories. A good black suit from ten years ago looks like last week if you pair it with the latest Manolo Blahniks. So yeah, I'm thinking poor old Christie got the short end of the stick. And no smart woman would wear that brown dress -- which basically looks like a cocktail dress -- to work, not unless she wanted Clay Simmons's fat Irish tongue all over . . . oh, ick. Nuff said! It's just not appropriate. This may have been television, but it also may have been a certain LA sensibility at work. The New York-based shows generally get it right when it comes to women's clothing. Remember the Angie Harmon years on Law & Order?! And don't even get me started on Christie's Ginger Rogers drag from "Fancy Footwork." All of the Astaire/Rogers RKO films are out on DVD, and air regularly on TCM. Mary Jane, honey, do a little research! |
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Post by maggiethecat on Aug 26, 2005 19:09:40 GMT -5
Mouse: Don't forget Rockerfeller Center. And what is wrong with baby blue? Later, Carl Hey, Carl! Ain't nothing wrong with baby blue -- that was maggiethecat being snarky for comic effect. And I agree with you -- there's nothing better than an old pair of jeans and a worn leather jacket. Works on us gals, too. My favorite outfit? Turtleneck, faded jeans, and my late father's ancient and battered leather flying jacket. Extremely cool. |
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Post by housemouse on Aug 26, 2005 19:15:02 GMT -5
Mouse: Don't forget Rockerfeller Center. And what is wrong with baby blue? Later, Carl Hey, Carl! Ain't nothing wrong with baby blue -- that was maggiethecat being snarky for comic effect. And I agree with you -- there's nothing better than an old pair of jeans and a worn leather jacket. Works on us gals, too. My favorite outfit? Turtleneck, faded jeans, and my late father's ancient and battered leather flying jacket. Extremely cool. You hottie you! I like snarky, that is why I jumped on the bandwagon! I got my travel documents and they include my passes to Rockefeller Center, the Empire State Building, and the Statue of Liberty! I am going to go crazy! My sister and I even thought of a name for our trip: "Kid Free in the NYC!" 28 days and counting! |
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Post by carl1951 on Aug 26, 2005 20:07:32 GMT -5
Mouse: We're doing NYC after DC to house hunt.
What is wrong with baby blue?
Later, Carl
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Post by carl1951 on Aug 26, 2005 20:16:47 GMT -5
Hey- Housemouse, since you're doin NYC, don't you think your avatar should be Hepburn from Breakfast at Tiffany's. (They don't focus for me, but it seems everyone enjoys them. )
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Post by carl1951 on Aug 26, 2005 20:17:29 GMT -5
Hey- Housemouse, since you're doin NYC, don't you think your avatar should be Hepburn from Breakfast at Tiffany's. (They don't focus for me, but it seems everyone enjoys them. )
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Post by rducasey on Aug 26, 2005 20:48:40 GMT -5
I have nothing to add- you people are just too funny. This has been the best thread, beginning with Maggie's opening post to knocking the baby blue raincoat, to the Jim Dunbar episode of Queer Eye for the Straight guy, to RE in a starfleet Uniform, and Clay simmons fat Irish tongue. I have been laughing so hard at all of your posts and pics. Please don't let this thread end. I'm sure there's much more of the Dunbars for you all to pick apart. If the person in charge of wardrobe for B/J is tuning in, she will have to go for therapy.
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Post by mlm828 on Aug 26, 2005 20:54:58 GMT -5
Here's another example of how I think Mary Jane Fort, the costumer for Blind Justice, spent more time crawling around Ron with a mouthful of pins than she did thinking about what the women would wear. Here's what Ms. Fort never caught onto, and I can say it in one word: classics. Manhattan professional women -- at least the savvy ones -- spend their fashion budget on classics a la Audrey Hepburn, who still has a powerful influence on style. The Little Black Dress, a beautifully tailored wool or silk black pantsuit, a classic Burberry trench, a good wool overcoat in a neutral shade. Styles change in a heartbeat, so you update with accessories. A good black suit from ten years ago looks like last week if you pair it with the latest Manolo Blahniks. So yeah, I'm thinking poor old Christie got the short end of the stick. And no smart woman would wear that brown dress -- which basically looks like a cocktail dress -- to work, not unless she wanted Clay Simmons's fat Irish tongue all over . . . oh, ick. Nuff said! It's just not appropriate. maggie, you are so right! I hardly qualify for the fashion police -- the main fashion statement in my neighborhood is cut-offs and flip-flops -- but I know a little bit about dressing professionally, and Christie's work clothes just don't measure up. In her line of work, you'd expect a more professional, elegant, and pulled-together look. Christie's in the fashion-publishing industry, and her blind husband is better-dressed than she is? No way. |
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Post by carl1951 on Aug 26, 2005 20:57:29 GMT -5
Better than sticking the pins in him.
And what is wrong with a woman crawling all over him?
The way you'all are describing the wardrobe lady, yep, she must have owned Ken along with the Barbie.
"What is wrong with baby blue?"
Later, Carl
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Post by verorl on Aug 26, 2005 21:17:05 GMT -5
Carl, nothing is wrong with baby blue. I love Baby blue!!!
Maggie, I agree with you completely! They should have stuck Christie with a classic, Tailored wardrobe, and maybe mix and match pieces with current, up-tp-the minute accesories like manolos or the IT bag of the moment. What I loved most about Sex and The city was the clothes! That show was a pleasure to watch, and anything Carrie Bradshaw wore, became the IT accesory of the moment.
And I loved Queer Eye for the Staright Guy! I never missed that show back when we had satellite.
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Post by maggiethecat on Aug 26, 2005 21:52:53 GMT -5
I have nothing to add- you people are just too funny. This has been the best thread, beginning with Maggie's opening post to knocking the baby blue raincoat, to the Jim Dunbar episode of Queer Eye for the Straight guy, to RE in a starfleet Uniform, and Clay simmons fat Irish tongue. I have been laughing so hard at all of your posts and pics. Please don't let this thread end. I'm sure there's much more of the Dunbars for you all to pick apart. If the person in charge of wardrobe for B/J is tuning in, she will have to go for therapy. Either that, or she'll have to go for refresher courses at FIT, a.k.a. the Fashion Institute of Technology! Let this thread end? Naah. Ain't gonna happen. We're just too darned snarky (a Shmeep word, by the way). |
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Post by Katryna on Aug 27, 2005 21:59:47 GMT -5
Here's more proof of my Jim Dunbar/Queer Eye for the Straight Guy theory: This is from the Runner - Note the hair on the chest  This is how we see Jim in BJ:  Definitely some waxing going on there! |
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Post by shmeep on Aug 28, 2005 8:26:24 GMT -5
Here's more proof of my Jim Dunbar/Queer Eye for the Straight Guy theory: This is from the Runner - Note the hair on the chest He should have left the chest hair! It looks nice. The Queer Eye theory cracks me up when I imagine them working over Detective Dunbar. I would pay money to see that episode. |
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Post by housemouse on Aug 28, 2005 8:37:41 GMT -5
I hate to say this, but maybe the chest hair was part of his costume for The Runner. You know, implants? Ok, that is a stretch, I know, but why on earth would they shave his chest hair? Is he a biker? Does he swim or play water polo? No, he's a cop, and I've never heard, of a little chest hair affecting a cop's ability to do the job. Now, the flip-flops he wears throughout The Runner, those could slow Jimmy Dunbar down a bit, not to mention the damage Hank might do stepping on his toes. But the chest hair, it should have stayed.
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