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Chester F.'s avatar

'You can't actually look like someone just by wearing the same clothes' is advice that should be given more often.

Susan D's avatar

99.9 percent of the population will not look like the late great Bessette even if they wear her wardrobe down to the underwear.

I know, I tried it back in the nineties (not the underwear part, but I spent a fortune on Calvin Klein, and it did not transform my 5'4" Polish body into 6' feet of elegant slink).

Phoebe Maltz Bovy's avatar

The entire profession of fashion modelling exists because of the human brain's inability to make that connection. One sees the photos and imagines one will look like the person in them, and one will not.

GuyInPlace's avatar

I wish somebody told me this sooner. Anthony Hopkins was not amused when I was being wheeled around by orderlies behind him yelling "Twinsies!"

Andrew's avatar

That's actually how Mads Mikkelsen got the part!

Susan D's avatar

Do not, do NOT make me want to dress like Dan Rather. Because now I want to, and I am not sure anyone in my life or my suburban enclave would understand it one bit.

The handbag pairings are utter genius here, although I personally think Larry King would go for a crossbody.

Susan D's avatar

However, I also feel a pull toward "solid iron cunt". What to do? What to do?

Audrey Michael's avatar

Came here to say the same thing, I would do so unironically

Mari, the Happy Wanderer's avatar

Yes! Who knew that Dan Rather was so chic?!

Kathleen O'Donnell's avatar

yesterday's political post was great but this right here... this is why I am a paid subscriber.

Cartoons Hate Her's avatar

I'm so glad!! I already know I'll lose so many people for this one. LOL

Raging Centrist's avatar

Grrrrl I am here for it!

Kathleen O'Donnell's avatar

also I low-key wanna dress like dan rather now lol

Susan D's avatar

Do you live anywhere near the rustbelt? If you do, we can do it together. Start a trend.

Kathleen O'Donnell's avatar

I live in Greece so a bit far but let's do it anyways!

Jacob's avatar

This post is Jason Alexander erasure

Brian's avatar

Geraldo Rivera lives about a mile from me here in the inner-ring Cleveland suburbs. If I'm in the right place at the right time, I could theoretically dress like Geraldo Rivera WHILE STANDING NEXT TO GERALDO RIVERA.

HD's avatar

Gerald Rivera's look never went away, many dads are saying.

Lana Li's avatar

Protect CHH at all costs

awesomizer's avatar

I’m totally on board with this “normies taking fashion back from the beautiful people” thing.

Lilly's avatar

You are a national treasure

Midwest Normie's avatar

Literally lol'd at Margaret Thatcher, did not see that coming. Also did not predict ever wanting to get Larry King's look???

I thought the whole point with the Shiv Roy look was that there sort of is no look? Like it's just high end corporate, tasteful and expensive but nothing to write home about; her face/hair/figure are doing all the work. I always liked about Succession that everything looked sort of boring. Bland stuff at the pinnacle of quality, you plebs absolutely cannot get the look.

Genevieve Davison's avatar

This article touches on a very important political question: who fucked harder, Margaret Thatcher or Kim Jong Il?

Gracie's avatar

I love every single one of these outfits. This may be proof that Canva collages can sell me anything.

Amy's avatar

The dialup sound 🤣☠️

Alex Poterack's avatar

smh can't believe you left out the REAL Nineties style icon: our queen, Patti Mayonnaise

Zoe's avatar

What an incredible post to wake up to this morning. Cracked up the whole way through. Somehow the Larry King outfit looks very cute??

Cartoons Hate Her's avatar

Personally I'm partial to Dan Rather!

Charlotte Stephens's avatar

OK, I love everything about this, but ESPECIALLY amused by the fact I knew exactly what you were saying before reading the line "sorry, that's the dial up tone." Forever haunted by the memory of that screechy bastard

Also if you're going to incite the memory of Maggie, you really should carry a little glass milk bottle as an accessory – that's what she's most remembered for... Taking milk from small children

Cartoons Hate Her's avatar

To be clear, given the inclusion of Kim Jong Il, I do not actually believe Marget Thatcher was great!

Charlotte Stephens's avatar

Haha, does anyone?

Joe's avatar

This week’s episode of The Pitt had a gag about none of the young folks knowing what that sound was when they had to use the fax machine.