Who is the most fashionable and beautiful of all American first ladies?
43 presidents and about 300 years later, it is time to conclude which of the first ladies has/had the best eye for fashion. Compared and listed below are all the first ladies in American – who have represented the american dream, the perfect +middle aged American woman but also many times a quite dull taste for fashion and outer beauty. You decide youself who of our history’s 43 first ladies has the best sense for fashion. Enter your vote as a comment to this post and a winner shall be crowned in the week to come.
1. Martha Washington (Mrs. George Washington)
2. Abigail Adams Smith (Mrs. John Adams)
3. Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson (Mrs.Thomas Jefferson)
4. Dolley Payne Todd Madison (Mrs. James Madison)
5. Elizabeth Kortright Monroe (Mrs. James Monroe)
6. Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams (Mrs. John Quincy Adams)
7. Rachel Donelson Jackson (Mrs. Andrew Jackson)
8. Hannah Hoes Van Buren (Mrs. Martin Van Buren)
9. Anna Tuthill Symmes Harrison (Mrs. William Henry Harrison)
10. Letitia Christian Tyler (Mrs. John Tyler)
11. Julia Gardiner Tyler (Mrs. John Taylor)
12. Sarah Childress Polk (Mrs. James K. Polk.)
13. Margaret Mackall Smith Taylor (Mrs. Zachary Taylor)
14. Abigail Powers Fillmore (Mrs. Millard Fillmore)
15. Jane Means Appleton Pierce (Mrs. Franklin Pierce)
16. Harriet Lane (niece of James Buchanan, only president never to get married)
17. Mary Todd Lincoln (Mrs. Abraham Lincoln)
18.Eliza McCardle Johnson (Mrs. Andrew Johnson)
19. Julia Dent Grant (Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant)
20. Lucy Ware Webb Hayes (Mrs. Rutherford B. Hayes)
21. Lucretia Rudolph Garfield (Mrs. James A. Garfield)
22. Ellen Lewis Herndon Arthur (Mrs. Chester A. Arthur)
23. Frances Folsom Cleveland (Mrs. Grover Cleveland)
24. Caroline Lavinia Scott Harrison (Mrs. Benjamin Harrison)
25. Ida Saxton McKinley (Mrs. William McKinley)
26. Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt (Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt)
27. Helen Herron Taft (Mrs. William Howard Taft)
28. Ellen Louise Axson Wilson (Mrs. Wodrow Wilson)
29. Florence Kling Harding (Mrs. Warren G. Harding)
30. Grace Anna Goodhue Coolidge (Mrs. Calvin Coolidge)
31. Lou Henry Hoover (Mrs. Herbert Hoover)
32. Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt)
33. Elizabeth Virginia Wallace Truman (Mrs. Harry S. Truman)
34. Mamie Geneva Doud Eisenhower (Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower)
35. Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy (Mrs. John F. Kennedy)
36. Claudia Taylor (Lady Bird) Johnson (Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson)
37. Patricia Ryan Nixon (Mrs. Richard M. Nixon)
38. Elizabeth Bloomer Ford (Mrs. Gerald R. Ford)
39. Rosalynn Smith Carter (Mrs. Jimmy Carter)
40. Nancy Davis Reagan (Mrs. Ronald Reagan)
41. Barbara Pierce Bush (Mrs. George Bush)
42. Hillary Rodham Clinton (Mrs. Bill Clinton)
43. Laura Bush (Mrs. George W. Bush)
44. Michelle Obama ( Mrs. Barack H. Obama)
Wanna look like a super model – before or after photoshop?
What we desire isn’t even real?
What we desire and aspire to look like has today turned into something that isn’t even real. Back in the days, the ‘super models’ signified a beauty that still was given only a lucky few, but could still be reached through training, staying in shape and lots of make-up.
Today, as a result of digital modernisation what we look at, the celebrities and models on posters and in magazines aren’t even real. Photoshopped till the break of recognition, necks are elevated, mole erased, hair color and volume changed and skin smoothened to a silky clean surface.
Photoshopped super models and celebrities – Before and After
Cameron Diaz – Before
After
Before
After
As you can see the beauty we grace in every magazine, poster, TV-commercial and newspaper has been altered. Yet another clear testament to our distorted view on beauty. But then again, now thanks to photoshop and the art of retouching – even I can be beautiful 🙂
Sometimes Beauty Can Be Scary
Well… beauty can be scary at Halloween, that is. I mean, in this competitive world, Halloween is the time of year when you will be most admired at your most “ugly” or scary. It’s a kind of bizarro-world where suddenly peer pressure is diverted towards outrageous caricatures of human fantasy… or something.
And this year, I had a really “unscary” Halloween. My office threw a Halloween party and round these here parts it’s become a tradition to try to outdo everyone else, costume-wise. The person with the most over the top costume wins movie tickets, or a free dinner, or a gift voucher or something. That’s not what it’s about, of course. It’s about having the most kick-ass costume ever and thus finally gaining the respect of your colleagues! At least for one night…
Last year, I couldn’t make it because I got the flu. This girl from accounting won – she came decked out as Jessica Rabbit… Not enough commitment, you protest? Well, she is 5’2″, skinny, and has black hair. That’s right, for one night at an office party, she dyed her hair cartoon-red, wore the mother of all push-up bras, added padding on her hips to become more voluptuous, and balanced on 6 inch heels.
So this year? My costume sucked, I went as a punk: spikey hair, Doc Martens with red laces, ripped tight jeans, an Exploited t-shirt, and fake “punk” tattoos. No way I could have won. And I didn’t. Sasquatch won. Yes indeed, one of our IT guys got the most realistic BigFoot costume ever on TheHorrorDome.com and now he is the coolest guy at work.
It’s funny how people always find something to compete in. We all want the praise and attention from our peers, but in most instances, this admiration is for superficial attribute: nice haircut, cool jeans, love the new dress… or awesome bigfoot costume Jim.
Damn Jim and his tickets to Quantum of Solace… Next year, the prize shall be mine!
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Welcome to Beauty by the Beast
The record needs to be set straight. What is beauty? How do we do to feel beautiful? With hair & makup? Life is short and before you can start living and enjoy the many pleasures in life you have to be able to look in the mirror and feel proud of your own reflection. I recently started this journey and this blog will be my journal in which I will post thoughts, reflections and doubts. See you around!
