Jennifer sent me a link to this Femina post, in which Nancy Ann is responding to C.S. Lewis’s comments on the Middle English word “solempne” found in A Preface to Paradise Lost. We moderns have trouble with solempne because we live in an egalitarian, slovenly culture where no one likes to “look up” to someone …
No, seriously. Occasionally, I have had friends who have wanted to look older. Of course, they were under the age of 25 at the time. So, tips on looking older, for those under the age of 25: lose the “high school hair”. High school hair is that beautiful, but unstyled, long, straight-ish hair. add blonde …
Don’t hate me because I’m average. Three thoughts for when the inseam on your beloved jeans seems super-sized: Tuck ’em into boots. From The Pocket Stylist, by Kendall Farr, cut them off and let them fray. If you really want to hem them, Dacia Ray has this fabulous old post showing how.
