tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post5261426769227045164..comments2024-03-28T13:27:46.447-06:00Comments on Mysteries and More from Saskatchewan: Dressing to Impress in There's a Murder AfootBill Selneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-60799947514064773082020-02-12T22:55:51.138-06:002020-02-12T22:55:51.138-06:00Col: Thanks for the comment. I consider Moira to b...Col: Thanks for the comment. I consider Moira to be my inspiration on recognizing clothes in books.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-58551784087167197112020-02-10T15:32:48.422-06:002020-02-10T15:32:48.422-06:00Ha, I think you're trying to steal some of Moi...Ha, I think you're trying to steal some of Moira's thunder here!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-34817680252916798672020-01-18T15:53:37.440-06:002020-01-18T15:53:37.440-06:00Moira: Thanks for the kind words. I have enjoyed d...Moira: Thanks for the kind words. I have enjoyed dressing in good quality clothes for work since I first bought a made-to-measure suit 46 years ago. Over the past 25 years I have come to embrace colour. I am contemplating getting a bright red sports jacket made for me!Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-19122104120404494182020-01-18T15:50:59.213-06:002020-01-18T15:50:59.213-06:00Prashant: Thanks for the comment. I have learned t...Prashant: Thanks for the comment. I have learned through Moira on how clothes can be used to set up scenes and be a part of the plot.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-46198532789829988092020-01-18T15:40:38.660-06:002020-01-18T15:40:38.660-06:00Well this is the post, and the book, for me! Fasci...Well this is the post, and the book, for me! Fascinating details, thanks for pointing them up, and I must read the book. I read an earlier one of her books in previous years, thanks wholly to your recommendation.<br />And I agree totally - let's have more stylish men both in real life (like, I know, yourself) and books!Clothes in Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00058207970686573597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-16004560696960555102020-01-18T10:33:11.201-06:002020-01-18T10:33:11.201-06:00Bill, while clothes say a lot about male and femal...Bill, while clothes say a lot about male and female characters, I tend to overlook what lead or secondary characters are wearing in most of the novels I read. I need to pay more attention to such details in fiction.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-65034758352758265172020-01-17T20:57:22.964-06:002020-01-17T20:57:22.964-06:00Margot: Thanks for the comment. I appreciate the e...Margot: Thanks for the comment. I appreciate the emphasis will be on descriptions of women's clothes but I believe there are lots of opportunities, as shown by Vicki, to effectively use descriptions of men's clothes to further plots.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-54868183902433178132020-01-17T19:38:29.618-06:002020-01-17T19:38:29.618-06:00You know, Bill, I hadn't thought about it, but...You know, Bill, I hadn't thought about it, but you have a point. There are a lot more descriptions of women's clothes than of men's in crime fiction. It's an interesting point, and a good question as to why. Hmm....It's good too see that Delany has done a solid job of balancing the scales here. Makes me think I ought to look at my own writing and see how it measures up...Margot Kinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08599589137890528065noreply@blogger.com