Yes, Fishnets Are Classy

I was in a nice restaurant over the weekend when a couple walked in where the woman was wearing full-body fishnets covered by a tank top and short-shorts. A hush fell over the restaurant for a moment before everyone just got back to talking about those things people often discuss in restaurants (e.g. new discoveries in astrophysics, advances in pet acupuncture, etc.).

It was a hot day outside, so really, what’s wrong with the woman wearing what made her comfortable? I did some quick research and found that little is really known about the origins of fishnet stockings. According to this article on This Tailored Life, fishnets are apparently now just normalized as fashion (as in, those classy fashion designers regularly use them in their new ideas). Also, fishnets really hit it big with the rise of the flappers in the 1920’s which, as we all know, is when women really started showing their independence (i.e. they became more classy by my definition).

Image from BUSTY UK MILF on Flickr. Create Commons license. Made black and white and adjusted coloring.

YouTube - Yoni Yoga

Breathing

I’m happy to be back. I’ve just come from a deep dive into a rabbit hole called, “Yoni Yoga.” I wasn’t sure that I would ever make it back out. I had no idea that this was a thing. I’m willing to try most everything so I’m shopping for an egg now. I just hope that my elderly neighbors don’t accidentally get my mail on the day that it comes in. That would be quite a conversation starter.

More information on Yoni Yoga from Bliss Yoni Eggs: What is Yoni Yoga?

A video from Yoni Grace on YouTube:

Boudoir Photography

After viewing the work of multiple boudoir photographers on Instagram, I think I’ve found my new dream career. What better career can there be than helping women, men, couples, triads, and more realize just how beautiful they really are? All people have beauty in them, and these photographers are so skilled in being able to pinpoint those qualities.

Now, I just need a little thing called talent.

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YouTube - Queen of Burlesque 2017 Raquel Reed

Yes, I’m marking this as Safe for Work because this is a video of an artist on stage.

I tried to do a little reading about the history of burlesque and kept getting too distracted. I’ve gone to a few live shows so far and I found them far more interesting than the few times that I’ve gone to strip clubs. Part of the reason, I think, is the crowd. I know, I know that I should probably try more classy strip clubs, but those that I have gone to have been full of unhappy men with a great deal of anger just under the surface. Yes, I’m a mind reader. To each their own, I believe, but I don’t like feeling like I’m in danger whenever I get up to go the bathroom and I see lots of eyes following me as I walk. Ugh.

On the other hand, I’ve met some really nice folks at the burlesque shows where people tend to be laughing and entertained. The women on stage, some of whom have more body-positive confidence in their little finger than I do in my whole being, take the artform and history as seriously as a student in a magic school who has a destiny to duel Lord Voldemort himself.

Below is a video of the great Raquel Reed at the 9th Annual New Orleans Burlesque Festival. Enjoy!