In her prior New York Times op-ed "Liz Cheney: Desist!" (http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/07/opinion/dowd-liz-cheney-desist.html?ref=opinion), Dowd warned of a "trigger-happy" Netanyahu, and I was certain that in today's op-ed, she would want to inform the Israeli prime minister how he should respond to the more than 100 missiles and mortar rounds fired from Gaza at civilian targets in southern Israel over the past 24 hours. Instead, in "Manlashes, Manscara and Mantyhose" (http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/11/opinion/sunday/dowd-manlashes-manscara-and-mantyhose.html?_r=1&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss), we are treated to the latest news on male accoutrements:
"Manskirts, manscara, guyliner and guylashes have all had their spurts, especially in Britain. (Yes, that’s you, Russell Brand and Capt. Jack Sparrow.) A British brand called Eylure started selling false eyelashes for men last fall, promising to create a 'Hollywood gaze.' Next up: eyelash extensions, already a trend for Japanese men, who tend to have short lashes.
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During New York’s Fashion Week last month, Alexandre Plokhov, the Russian-born menswear designer, sent out male models walking awkwardly in long skirts and hair extensions; they were greeted with gasps from the audience. Paul Marlow, the designer for Loden Dager, put eyeliner on his male models."
Although Dowd ruefully knows nothing about the Middle East (see: http://jgcaesarea.blogspot.com/2012/03/maureen-dowd-liz-cheney-desist-wearing.html), she is obviously au courant with respect to the fashion scene.
If I get a phone call tomorrow and am requested to don my 30-year-old black lace-up boots that are broken in the soles and torn in the heels but oh so comfortable, I will of course have my nails done, before liberally applying manscara to create the "Hollywood gaze" to which I have always aspired.
Should you glimpse me on CNN, please let me know how I look in my khaki habiliments, which in this corner of the world are always in style.
Jeff, surely you must concede the Maureen D occasional must feel the need to leaven her serious fashion comments with some light and vapid opinions on the Middle-East.
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