Dress and the Modern Courtesan, part one
Good morning, my darlings!
Your Fortuna Bella has once more shaken off the ravening claws of the work-a-day world to come to you with more womanly wisdom!
Today's topic, DRESS and the MODERN COURTESAN. This topic will be expansive, but I shan't be putting any limits on it! We shall see what there is to be said on this subject.
Dress, has always been important. More than just a covering for our delicate human bodies against the elements, clothing became a barrier for our delicate human modesty against prying eyes! But like everything put into our hands, we humans have turned clothing into a complex system of symbols and codes. This is especially true for us women. Not only do we communicate with the world at large by means of our clothing, but also the very same garment can speak volumes to each other and to men...and it can simultaneously speak different things!
For example, a low-cut blouse will most likely signal to a man your willingness to be gazed upon, he might even read into it an invitiation of some kind. To a woman, it might be a display of prowess, or an attempt to inspire jealousy, or even a claim to a certain territory or group. While I do not think you should dress to please others, you should think carefully about what your clothing is saying about you!
In this first installment, I shall only introduce you to these concepts. If you have any questions, or wish to know something particular, then by all means leave a comment, or send me an electronic missive to lafortunabella at gmail dot com!
The very idea that your clothing speaks for you is at first very difficult to grasp, but I assure you, mon petits choux, that it does. It speaks volumes and loudly, too! Think of all the times you have passed another person on the street and been aghast at a graphic on a t-shirt, or the way the underwear shows through too-tight pants. A woman walks into a bar in a terribly short skirt and miniscule top. All the men stop and stare. Their thoughts are written as plainly across their faces as the bulging becomes apparant in their trousers. She looks like an easy mark. (with a good deal of emphasis on the EASY!)
Now, imagine a woman coming into the place in a long skirt that covers her entirely, yet clings a bit to her voluptuous thighs giving a soft outline of what lies beneath. Her top, something elegant but comfotable, perhaps a silk blouse with a deep cowl collar and drapes across her collarbones and shows the tops of her round, ample breasts. The men don't turn and gawk. But the conversation grows quiet and a stillness settles on the bar. She has captured them. Out of the corner of their eyes they sneak glances. Beneath their zippers, their bodies tingle and ache, but not quite at full erect attention as this woman deserves more than simple lust. But the hunger is there, waiting to be satiated.
Yes, my doves, you want to be desired, you want to be sensual and sexual when the time is right. But you do not want to be an object of desire. You do not want to appear like the two-dimensional pictures in a magazine or calendar, because if you do, then two-dimensional is all you will ever be.
To truly seduce, you must be a fully realized woman. We have touched on the inner workings of this, and no, we have not left that off. But I must give you some guidance to your outward appearance as well. A rose is beautiful from roots to flower, but most people only notice the petals. We have begun to nourish your roots and grow you a strong stem, and now it is time to shed some sunlight onto your petals.
Until we meet again, think about what your clothing communicates to the world around you, cocottes. Become conscious of your choices, even when you think you are not even making one!
Turn your blossoms towards the sun. Spring is here. It is time to bloom!
~La Fortuna Bella
Your Fortuna Bella has once more shaken off the ravening claws of the work-a-day world to come to you with more womanly wisdom!
Today's topic, DRESS and the MODERN COURTESAN. This topic will be expansive, but I shan't be putting any limits on it! We shall see what there is to be said on this subject.
Dress, has always been important. More than just a covering for our delicate human bodies against the elements, clothing became a barrier for our delicate human modesty against prying eyes! But like everything put into our hands, we humans have turned clothing into a complex system of symbols and codes. This is especially true for us women. Not only do we communicate with the world at large by means of our clothing, but also the very same garment can speak volumes to each other and to men...and it can simultaneously speak different things!
For example, a low-cut blouse will most likely signal to a man your willingness to be gazed upon, he might even read into it an invitiation of some kind. To a woman, it might be a display of prowess, or an attempt to inspire jealousy, or even a claim to a certain territory or group. While I do not think you should dress to please others, you should think carefully about what your clothing is saying about you!
In this first installment, I shall only introduce you to these concepts. If you have any questions, or wish to know something particular, then by all means leave a comment, or send me an electronic missive to lafortunabella at gmail dot com!
The very idea that your clothing speaks for you is at first very difficult to grasp, but I assure you, mon petits choux, that it does. It speaks volumes and loudly, too! Think of all the times you have passed another person on the street and been aghast at a graphic on a t-shirt, or the way the underwear shows through too-tight pants. A woman walks into a bar in a terribly short skirt and miniscule top. All the men stop and stare. Their thoughts are written as plainly across their faces as the bulging becomes apparant in their trousers. She looks like an easy mark. (with a good deal of emphasis on the EASY!)
Now, imagine a woman coming into the place in a long skirt that covers her entirely, yet clings a bit to her voluptuous thighs giving a soft outline of what lies beneath. Her top, something elegant but comfotable, perhaps a silk blouse with a deep cowl collar and drapes across her collarbones and shows the tops of her round, ample breasts. The men don't turn and gawk. But the conversation grows quiet and a stillness settles on the bar. She has captured them. Out of the corner of their eyes they sneak glances. Beneath their zippers, their bodies tingle and ache, but not quite at full erect attention as this woman deserves more than simple lust. But the hunger is there, waiting to be satiated.
Yes, my doves, you want to be desired, you want to be sensual and sexual when the time is right. But you do not want to be an object of desire. You do not want to appear like the two-dimensional pictures in a magazine or calendar, because if you do, then two-dimensional is all you will ever be.
To truly seduce, you must be a fully realized woman. We have touched on the inner workings of this, and no, we have not left that off. But I must give you some guidance to your outward appearance as well. A rose is beautiful from roots to flower, but most people only notice the petals. We have begun to nourish your roots and grow you a strong stem, and now it is time to shed some sunlight onto your petals.
Until we meet again, think about what your clothing communicates to the world around you, cocottes. Become conscious of your choices, even when you think you are not even making one!
Turn your blossoms towards the sun. Spring is here. It is time to bloom!
~La Fortuna Bella