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The 8th of May, in the year of our Lord 2008 | 01:53 pm

Dickies Girl: Honest About How This Dress Will Look On Your Butt.



(Also, Dickies Girl: Where You Can Shop By Butt. Basically, Dickies Girl: Our Butts Let Me Show You Them.)

I tried on that dress at Naked City, and suddenly things were popping out, like some sort of terrifying horror movie. There is Sexy Oh Do I Have Breasts There I Never Noticed, and then there's That... That Button Was Not Built For This Kind Of Pressure.

I know clothes are hard for all womenfolk, but man, I am finding a whole swath of problems just because Ruben would be all over this bidness. I go to the second hand shops and there should just be a sign saying PLEASE NO LADIES WHOSE BIDNESS RUBEN WOULD BE ALL OVER.

Speaking of blogging about fashion: I forgot that Mindy "Kelly Kapoor" Kaling has a blog about her adventures in consumerism. It's adorable, and taught me that other ladies want spats, too.

Speaking of spats: Check this stuff out out. I'm glad that someone else was dumb enough to be arbitrarily enthusiastic about this---and put their money where their arbitrary enthusiasm is.

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Gun-totin', Chronic-smokin' Hearse Initiator

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from: [info]ludickid
date: The 8th of May, in the year of our Lord 2008 09:37 pm (UTC)
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Here is a totally true story that probably has nothing to do with anything.

When I was in Paris, [info]manningkrull and I were in this record store, and we were digging through their huge vinyl collection while waiting for the snobby French clerk to get off the phone. And I happened to find a whole bunch of Mountain records. Now, Mountain, you may be too young to recall, is the band responsible for "Mississippi Queen", and they were led by Leslie West, who was (a) a very fashionable hippie and (b) a big fat guy.

And I started wondering, this was back in the late '60s, when Americans, as a rule, were not as big-fat-guyish then as they are now, and even now, as you say, it is not easy for people whose business Ruben would be all over to find stylish clothes, so it must have been especially hard then, when the hippie style was just starting and wasn't available in mass-produced chain stores in a mall near you. SO WHERE DID LESLIE WEST GET HIS CLOTHES? Where did a 300-pound dude find stripey tight pants and tie-dyed sailor shirts in 1967? The question haunts me.

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Lori!

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from: [info]stutefish
date: The 8th of May, in the year of our Lord 2008 09:49 pm (UTC)
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I have tried on that same Dickies dress and had the same problem. In fact, the model in the picture seems to be having a bit of that problem as well. Dickies: bah.

By the by, I'd also like to know where Leslie West got his clothes. Perhaps he had a special tailor.

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the roughest, toughest frail

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from: [info]spinooti
date: The 8th of May, in the year of our Lord 2008 09:51 pm (UTC)
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Why can't they respect my need to dress like a lady gas station attendant?

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verabee

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from: [info]verabee
date: The 9th of May, in the year of our Lord 2008 06:19 am (UTC)
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Yeah, sorry, honey, I don't think we're supposed to see both the top AND bottom of your pantyline. Bah.

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Bloody Foxtongue

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from: [info]porphyre
date: The 8th of May, in the year of our Lord 2008 10:01 pm (UTC)
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"check this stuff out"

But these are just army surplus gaiters. You can get them for a buck.

I applaud the chutzpah of the "designer", though.

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mooreroom

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from: [info]nevikmoore
date: The 8th of May, in the year of our Lord 2008 10:30 pm (UTC)
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Ruben's Bidness would be a great name for a clothing store.

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Marla

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from: [info]yuki_yarrow
date: The 9th of May, in the year of our Lord 2008 12:11 am (UTC)
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That dress is not at all appealing from the front, and it looks awkward from behind. You can see the model's undies outlined through the skirt. Just "no".

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B. Zedan

This post made me giggle inordinately

from: [info]b_zedan
date: The 9th of May, in the year of our Lord 2008 12:50 am (UTC)
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Man, I would be busting out of that, and I do not bust. I am incapable of busting.

Did the spats I give you work? I never followed up on that.

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ekkii gevebs

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from: [info]childings
date: The 9th of May, in the year of our Lord 2008 05:51 am (UTC)
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I dunno, it looks perfect for those of us who have no ass to speak of.

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this is nothing like the brochure

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from: [info]rimwalker
date: The 9th of May, in the year of our Lord 2008 07:29 am (UTC)
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Goodness, you're not kidding about that website.

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Honestly, now. It's like a deliberate thematic choice. "Dickies: We love butt!"

PS I wish someone made casual men's spats I could buy. For casual spats wearing. With sneakers and stuff. In a variety of colors and fabric choices. That would be awesome.

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from: [info]br1tney78
date: The 15th of May, in the year of our Lord 2008 10:45 am (UTC)
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You totally should.

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thetoymaker

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from: [info]thetoymaker
date: The 16th of May, in the year of our Lord 2008 05:27 am (UTC)
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And to make your satroial viewing experience complete....

http://www.worldbeardchampionships.com/

Beard and shappo

http://www.worldbeardchampionships.com/jameshood.html


Oh Dickies..

Why don't you just change the label to "Contents Under Pressure"?

Marilyn

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thetoymaker

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from: [info]thetoymaker
date: The 12th of June, in the year of our Lord 2008 05:45 am (UTC)
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And the spats were so lovely that she never posted on her blog again.

Or something like that.


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Dale O'Flaherty

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from: [info]daleof
date: The 17th of June, in the year of our Lord 2008 03:30 pm (UTC)
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NO LADIES WHOSE BIDNESS RUEBEN WOULD BE ALL OVER sounds a lot more classy than "NO FAT CHICKS" Man, that first phrase was in my head for a whole day. A DAY.

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