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The palm trees in our neighborhood had haircuts. Fortunately, they left the tops full. The style is called low fade. If I had hair, I’d try it. Or I suppose I could go from a low fade to full sides and then back to a sharp fade up top. Click the images to get a closer look at the trees and their textures.
I’ve also included a picture of the outfit I wanted to wear when out admiring the palm trees. The latest (actually last year’s look) from the window of Philipp Plein in the McArthur Glen Outlet mall at Plaza Mayor. The T-shirt is reduced from €1,000 to a mere €300. The sneakers, from €670 to €335. And the tracksuit, originally €2,840 is only €852. That’s for the top and the bottom! I can’t believe they found a use for my mother’s picnic tablecloth from the 1950s. I wonder if they were able to use the matching napkins.
My attitude, so far, sucks today. Dudo and I are going back to bed. (Dudo insists.)
Las palmeras de nuestro barrio tenían cortes de pelo. Afortunadamente, dejaron las copas llenas. El estilo se llama low fade. Si tuviera pelo, lo probaría. O supongo que podría pasar de un low fade a un full side y luego volver a un fade brusco en la parte superior. Haz clic en las imágenes para ver más de cerca los árboles y sus texturas.
También he incluido una foto del atuendo que quería usar cuando saliera a admirar las palmeras. El último (en realidad el look del año pasado) del escaparate de Philipp Plein en el centro comercial McArthur Glen Outlet en la Plaza Mayor. La camiseta se redujo de 1.000 € a solo 300 €. Las zapatillas, de 670 € a 335 €. Y el chándal, que originalmente costaba 2.840 €, ahora solo cuesta 852 €. ¡Eso es por la parte superior e inferior! No puedo creer que hayan encontrado un uso para el mantel de picnic de mi madre de los años 50. Me pregunto si pudieron usar las servilletas a juego.
Mi actitud, hasta ahora, apesta. Dudo y yo volvemos a la cama. Dudo insiste.
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O.M.G. what an outfit !! Looks like they have taken the -70’s wallpaper og curtains pattern to make clothes 🤣🤣
This anonymous is Elin 🥰
Elin:
And remember the bandanas?
OMG, they’d see you coming in that outfit!
Debra:
If I saw someone wearing that, they’d end up on my blog…
Boud here. Posed against matching wallpaper, that outfit would disappear. Definitely you, though.
Boud:
And then I could sing a duet with myself just like Barbra Streisand.
I didn’t have hair that would to that, when I had hair. Have you seen https://www.youtube.com/@refashionedhippie. She does videos on silly fashions. Also listen to the cats when they demand a nap.
David:
I listen to the cats in all things.
I think a High Fade, Low Fade, No Shade haircut would look fabulous with the outfit!
Bob:
I’m off to the salon!
Oh my!
sillygirl:
Should I see if they have your size?
That would be the thing to wear to the next HOA Board meeting!!!
Sillygirl:
Or to jury duty.
Do you think that would get one ON the jury or OFF of it?
It looks to me like someone really had no idea what a palm needs. I mean, I don’t really know either but I’m pretty sure the poor things are not happy about that one-size-fits-all attitude about pruning. We’re about to travel south of here and they have incredible palms there of so many varieties. If I lived there, I would go broke buying two of each.
I’m feeling bandana vibes off that outfit. And I have seen far worse, some of them on the short videos that David recommends. But that one is bad enough.
Ms. Moon
Ms. Moon:
I’m used to seeing the palms trimmed this way. They did it the same where we lived in California. First they trim off the upper dead fronds (so they don’t kill anyone when they fall). They wait a long time until there’s no life left in what’s sticking out of the trunk and then they do the close cut. I love the look. We had a few different kinds of palms in San Diego and Palm Springs. Heaven! And, yes, I was feeling bandana vibes, too.
Well, who wouldn’t have a negative attitude after seeing those prices… worse, the clothes themselves?
Judy C:
Philip Plein doesn’t have a great reputation as a human being either.
That track suit doesn’t even look particularly well-made. The pants aren’t sewn to keep the design symmetrical. Or is that on purpose? One wonders.
Steve:
Alyson and I were looking at other more tailored clothes in the window and were astounded by how poorly they were made. I thought “you get what you pay for.” My sister was right: She always said “You pay for what you get.”
Haircuts? Looks like liposuction.
Kirk:
Ew!
Clearly it must not hurt the palms to shave off their bark that way. I’m surprised.
My first Rottweiler use to wear bandanas all the time. That material from the outfit would have looked good on him.
I hope your mood has improved. Go pass out kitty treats. That should help.
Kelly:
We used to see that (and pay people to do it) in California. I love the look. Yep, definitely bandana material. You don’t like my mood? Just wait a minute.
Utterly vile outfit. Like everything else you’ve featured from Philip Plein, tbh. Jx
Jon:
I agree with you about Philip Plein. Appalling.
Oooooohhhhhhhh dear….that outfit is hurting my eyes darling.
Mistress Borghese:
Not even good for The Woods.
Oi, who would pay money for those clothes?
Michael:
As Edina Monsoon would say: “”Lacroix” Fabulous.
That track suit is SO you. Not.
Walt the Fourth:
It’s not my color. And I hate sweats with tight ribbed ankles.
Oh my god, that is so ugly. I think some people had couches –with matching chairs, of course– in that material during the ’60s.
Love,
Janie
janiejunebug:
Oh dear goddess! I never saw furniture in that fabric. That would have sent me running.
Someone in New Mexico might be able to wear that outfit, but I don’t know who.
Anonymous = Frank again!
Frank(again):
I’m glad you don’t know anyone personally who might wear that!
Oh the horror.
Around these parts the palms are trimmed in all sorts of odd/artistic ways and none are as ‘good’ as just letting them be.
Urspo:
Letting them be is wonderful in natural habitats like Indian Canyons in Palm Springs. In populated areas, it’s dangerous.