Tuesday, October 14, 2008

More on High Heels


The Wall Street Journal, of all places, had a piece today about the new fashion in extreme heels:

"These are the highest heels that I've ever seen sold on a commercial level," notes Roseanne Morrison, fashion director for Doneger Group, a retail consultant for more than 200 stores. And they're selling. At Bergdorf Goodman, senior vice president Edwin Burstell says they represent "a large piece of the business this fall."

Mr. Blahnik, who for more than 20 years topped out at 5-inch heels, pushed the envelope this year, adding a 6-inch style to his line. "These are still sexy, pretty shoes," he says. The designer -- who doesn't do platforms -- says that 6-inch heels already account for about 30% of his company's business.

Only Her Hairdresser....

...well, and the place she buys her wigs!

I decided to try blonde...and not just blonde, but long, curly, almost bimboish blonde--a far cry from my more sedate red wig.

Here's a pretty straight-forward shot. In applying the digital makeup, I decided to go whole hog--blue eyes, blue eyeshadow, and a more pink look to the lips.












For this one, I went with my natural eye color, but the overall makeup scheme is decidedly pink.












I call this one my "Gil Kane" pose...the comics fans among my readers will get the joke. Here, I went with my usual makeup color scheme.












Finally, back to the blue eyes, but with my usual dark red
lips.












I'm really interested in comments on this. Does the hair work? Or should I find something more like my red wig?

Sunday, October 12, 2008

Tis the Season of Six-Inch Stilettos


That's the title of an article in last week's Time magazine.

Money quote:

Behind the shoes' superficial appeal seems to lie a deeper truth, however. And that is that Jimmy Choos, Manolo Blahniks and Christian Louboutins are not primarily apparel. The protection of feet is not their first priority. No, the stiletto (Italian for dagger, after all) is actually a tool. Not so much for crushing cockroaches and hammering nails, although that works, but for the projection of an image that is both feminine and powerful.

That's why Gwyneth Paltrow wore custom-made, 6-in. (15 cm) Alexander McQueens at an Iron Man premiere and Sarah Palin donned Naughty Monkey Double Dare pumps at the Republican Convention and former Lehman CFO Erin Callan navigated Wall Street in skyscraper spikes. Because heels are the perfect shoes for negotiating the complicated landscape where authority meets beauty. Think of them as a peacock's tail--if each feather were also a poison dart.


Why do you think women (and we "girls") like high heels so much?

Friday, October 10, 2008

Women We'd Love to Be--Round Two, Week 9



Would anyone have guessed that class "brain" Topanga in those early episodes of Boy Meets World would grow up into a knock-out with knockers? Is this what every TV/CD wants? To go from nothing to bombshell?

Thursday, October 9, 2008

Brand New "Me"

As you can see at the right, I've decided to go with one of the new self-portraits as my online look.

I'm going to do more of these in my next photo session as well, now that I have a better handle on making the digital corrections. I may even try to find an empty pair of female glasses (not that the aviator frames look bad.)

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Shopping...

I have another two- to three-day dressing period coming up in about ten days and I'm thinking of what I want to get new for it.

First is definitely a blonde wig...I've heard enough to think that it's a look I should have as an alternate to my red. I'm still debating another pageboy or something longer. I'll have to see what's available.

Second, believe it or not, is a hat. Wife and I were browsing in Macy's last week and she mentioned wanting a hat for Christmas. We found a really cute red fedora that fits her to a "T"...and it got me thinking that there's something flirty and sexy about hats (even though so few women wear them anymore). So, when I go to pick up hers this week (to hide until Christmas), I'll be looking for something for myself. I think I want something with a wide brim.

Third, another of those tight mini-skirts I found at Wal-Mart. I may even go down a size...I think it will still fit, but be even tighter and sexier.

You girls are familiar with my wardrobe (and if you're not, go to my album to check it out)--what do I need?

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Mom's Model Son

[This is one of several stories I wrote that speak of the IGR--the Institute for Gender Realignment.]

"Damn it!" Dolores exclaimed. "Audrey has bailed out of another assignment!" The head of the modeling agency slammed the phone down in anger. "She may be our top model but these antics of hers have got to stop!" She turned to her assistant, Marge. "Who do we have available to cover for Audrey on that shoot in two weeks?"

Marge scanned the records. "Nobody--at least nobody the client would accept as a replacement for Audrey." The former model, now Dolores's right hand, still looked every inch a cover girl. She had kept her body in perfect trim and, although nearing 40, she could have passed for 25 easily.

Dolores balled her fists in frustration. "Wonderful, just wonderful!" The intercom buzzed. "Yes?"

"Your son, Andrew, is here."

"Send him in," Dolores answered. Andrew, at the age of 16, was the light of Dolores's life, although the models generally found him a pain in the ass and had told the boss so in no uncertain terms. The teenager strolled into the office, dressed casually in jeans and a t-shirt. He was of only medium height, about 5'8", and he was thin. His dark hair hung loosely around his ears and neck. As usual, his eyes never left Marge even as he spoke to his mother.

"Hi mom--did I hear you complaining about Audrey again?" he asked.

"Yes--she's taken off on another of her little jaunts--around the world, apparently...and she's booked for a major photo shoot in two weeks!" his mother explained. "Listen, I'm up to my ears in work here--can I see you at home?"

"Sure," he replied. Then, with a last leering look at Marge, he departed.

"Brrrr--I'm sorry, Dolores, but he gives me the creeps," Marge said, once Andrew had left. "But he has given me an idea about replacing Audrey!" She pulled a brochure marked IGR from her desk and showed it to her boss. At first taken aback, Dolores became more and more appreciative of the genius of the plan as Marge explained in detail.

*****

Two days later, Andrew answered a summons to the modeling agency. Following instructions, he went to one of the photo studios; he pushed open the door and there he discovered a sight he had often dreamed about, but never expected to see.

Marge was stretched out on the floor in a skin-tight latex catsuit. It clung to her every curve, and the teenager drank it all in like a man thirsting in the desert. She gave him her best come-hither stare and asked, "Like what you see, Andrew?"

Despite his previous boldness, the boy was nervous. "Y-yes," he answered. "Wh-what's going on?"

Marge stretched her arms over her head, thrusting her 36C breasts forward with the motion. "Your mother and I decided you should finally have your heart's desire," she told him. She got up and walked toward him, hips swaying. He was completely off guard. She wrapped her arms around his neck and, leaning forward as if to kiss him, she plunged the hidden needle in her ring into the nape of his neck. Moments later, Andrew was dead to the world.

Half an hour later, Andrew was seated in the agency conference room. A pair of headphones had been placed over his ears, his unseeing eyes were glued to a projection TV screen at the front of the room. Images of the most beautiful of his mother's models flashed on the screen, while a voice spoke soothingly and softly behind mood music through the earphones.

"You love looking at those women, don't you?" the voice asked. He nodded, stupidly. "Wouldn't you love to look like those women?" He shook his head. The screen went blank. "Do you want to see more?" He nodded again. "Then tell me you want to look like a model." A few of the most erotic poses flashed across the screen. Andrew leaned forward to see more clearly...and the screen went dark again. "Tell me." Another image flashed for a moment.

"Yes, I want to look like a model," Andrew finally said. The screen went back to flashing the images, as the voice continued to tell Andrew about the beauty of being a model and convince him he wanted to be one.

By five that evening, the images being flashed were no longer of models, but of clothes--sexy lingerie, evening wear, minidresses, jewelry--all the most luxurious and alluring clothing any woman could ask for. The voice kept track of his responses and urged him toward the sexiest clothes.

*****

A week later, a trim dark-haired girl posed for the agency's portfolio photographer. She wore a white cocktail dress with a low-cut bodice and a back that dipped below her waist. A matching white hat elegantly graced her head. Long white fingerless evening gloves completed the ensemble. Her makeup was impeccable. Her movements completely feminine.

"All right, Andrea," the photographer advised. "Now, lean over and adjust the strap of your shoe." In a move both alluring and sexy, Andrea did so. To the side, Dolores and Marge watched with pride. "That'll do," the photographer concluded.

"Feeling sexy, Andrew?" Dolores asked.

Like a man shaking off a deep sleep, Andrew took control of his own body. "Mom, does this have to go on?" he demanded.

"Of course, it does, darling," his mother replied. "I need a model who can fill in when Audrey takes off unexpectedly--and you're the perfect type! I can't afford to keep another full-time model on call, so your alter-ego, the delicious Andrea, is just the ticket!"

Andrew sighed, knowing that whatever Dolores and Marge had done to his mind was beyond his power to change. He wondered where they had gained the knowledge to make such alterations in the human psyche. He minced off the photo stage, completely unable to move like a man so long as he was dressed in female clothes. And his mother hadn't let him dress in anything but for the past seven days.

Furthermore, there seemed to be certain words and phrases that triggered unusual responses in him. "Feeling sexy," followed by either of his two names, would put whichever personality was called upon in charge of his body. "Loving it" brought an instant arousal. That particular command had been used so often in connection with his lingerie and makeup that merely putting them on gave him a constant erection. And that arousal came across on film as the sexiest of pouts and stares. The agency's clients had declared Andrea the hottest teen model since Brooke Shields.

Every chance he got, Andrew searched for evidence of how his mother and her assistant had put him in this fix. Nothing had turned up yet, but he was determined to discover the answer.

*****

"OK, flirt with me, honey," the client photographer instructed. Andrea leaned forward and pouted, lowering her lashes. He snapped the shot. "Great, Andrea, baby!" He turned to Dolores. "Where have you been keeping this one, Dolores? I can't say I miss Audrey at all!"

Dolores smiled a secretive smirk, and simply shrugged her shoulders in response. "Trade secret, Paolo," she answered.

Andrea--once her son Andrew--had gone into the dressing room to change outfits. He came out in a shiny miniskirt, a crop-topped turtleneck sweater, and four-inch heels worn with nylons and little ankle socks. She looked like a high-schooler's wet dream.

At Paolo's instructions, Andrea began making her turns before the camera, again achieving that perfection of sex and innocence that drove advertisers wild. Dolores watched carefully, awaiting the right moment to spring her secret weapon on both Paolo and Andrea.

"All right, Andrea, now pull up the bottom of your sweater a little and stick your finger in your mouth--that's it, all little girl lost," Paolo instructed.

This was the moment. Dolores caught Andrea's eye and said, "Come and get it, Andrea!"

Andrea's eyes opened wide as Paolo began popping flashes rapidly. All the unreleased sexual energy that had been building in Andrew/Andrea for the past two weeks surged out in one mind-blowing orgasm, caught on film by the talented photographer!

*****

Back at the agency, Andrea rested from the shoot, still shocked by her mother's trick...but secretly longing for a repeat performance. As she lay back on the couch, she saw a pink brochure sticking out from Marge's desk. Curious, she carefully removed it from the pile of papers and read it:

Make your husband into the lesbian lover you crave!
Make your son into the daughter you always wanted!
We can show you how!

Call 555-TVCD
The Institute for Gender Realignment


THE END