Interview With A Domme - #YouTube

I am collecting questions for a YouTube interview (DATE TO BE CONFIRMED) so ask away.

QUESTIONS ASKED SO FAR:

* Why interested you to become a domme?

* What is the best thing that happened to you as a dome. An incident that you remember as being the best?

* What is the worst thing of being a domme?

* Do you think what you do is normal?

* Do you receive as much pleasure as you give?

* Has the main stream '50 Shades of Grey' influenced the scene at all?

* Not that they are all like this but with all of the greedy and rude subs, obsessed single-minded fetishists, flakes and no shows, and other boorish behavior you see, how do you (or do you?) maintain a positive view of men?

* It is understandable that a man (or woman) may seek out a ProDom now and then to try or experience something their partner will or cannot provide. How do you deal, though, with someone who wants to have a frequent, ongoing relationship when you know that the result is that the client is depriving their partner of focus, attention, money, and the honesty needed to pursue their own happiness, essentially making you 'the other woman'?

* Many Pro (and amateur) Doms stress or emphasize that they WILL constantly or always push the subs boundaries. Given how difficult it is for many to admit their alternative feelings or desires, express them to someone else, and try to find a compatible partner, do you feel this is important? Can't we just let people be happy and revel in what they like and have finally been able to enjoy?

* What is your favourite Professional play activity?

* Which do You enjoy more; professional play or personal BDSM play?  What is your favorite personal play activity?

* Does inflicting pain pleasures You, Divine Goddess Leyla, or is it the fact that the sub endures more and more that is satisfactory to Your Highness?

* How do You, Magnificent Mistress Leyla, cope with the fact that outside the bdsm scene,ordering people around is not particularly easy to do ? Alternative: is getting Your Breathtaking Beautiful Feet licked by a slave a pleasure,an obligation to fulfill slave's fantasies,or tickling :) ?

* Where would you see yourself, if you were not a pro-domme?

* A session may be enjoyable for you, but still can be very tiring. What do you do to relax and take your mind away from the daily drudgery?

* A true domme nature vs nurture debate!!! How much do you think is your lifestyle/professional choice a product of you past life experiences and how much due to your own nature?

All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing*

Posted on April 22, 2013 by jemima101

The blogverse and twittersphere tend to get very excited about something called “call out culture” which those of us of a certain age might call telling someone they are being a dick, or if the someone was well-intentioned explaining why certain things are not a good idea.

It’s that simple really, either people are allowed to go round hurting others with their language or attitudes or those who feel strong enough challenge them. At this point I get to quote the most famous call out culture piece of writing, which predates the interweb, but every decent politics blog should at some point use. That is all this call out culture is, I am not black, but if I see someone being racist, I care, I am not gay, but if I see someone being homophobic I care. Not because I am some angel or politically correct superhero but because a world without homophobia or racism or transphobia or any other short-sighted festering form of bigotry will be a better place. Who wouldn't want to live in that world? Seriously I am struggling here to understand the problem?

There are two objections I hear most commonly on twitter  about calling out, one is easily dealt with because I agree. The dreaded pile on. Mobs are not nice, they rarely take the time to think about things, and minds are changed 0.0000000000001% of the time. I have in the past been part of them, not meaning too, simply seeing something that was wrong, or harmful (Like Moores transphobia) and responded, without thinking hang on, lots of people have already said this, do I need to say it too? Of course it’s normal to be angry about stuff and want to express that, but avoiding the mob is also a thing we need to all do more often. If someone won’t listen to a few people reasonably pointing something out then oddly enough one hundred people baying for blood are not going to be more effective.

Which brings us to the other far more problematic objection to call out culture. The unity idea, otherwise known as “there are more important things than X”

Shall we look at the wonderful words of Pastor Niemoller again, just for those who don’t do links?

There will always be things that matter more to me than they do to you, and things you care about that barely touch me. That’s normal and inevitable. However once anyone starts deciding that unity matters more than speaking out, that there is a greater good then they become that person not speaking out about the trades unionist, because they were not a trade unionist.

The biggest example of this I know has been in the very bitter wars about radfem13 (now cancelled) and the transphobia of many of the main speakers. People have tried to say that being against the whole conference or being pleased it was cancelled was wrong, because not everyone attending was transphobic. Of course they were not, but they were staying silent, it was other people being made to wear the yellow star, and because it was not them, they decided that it was OK.

This is not just theory, or online for me. I am as regular readers know a Christian. The Equal Marriage bill has caused many storms in many churches, one of the biggest was when Steve Chalke stood up and said stop, I will have no part of this prejudice. Not in my name. You need to know more of the evangelical and charismatic churches to perhaps really understand what this meant. Perhaps the equivalent would have been Julie Bindel turning up at SWOU and giving us all  an apology, then writing a series of Guardian articles about how decriminalization is the answer.

It was that big a statement, earth shattering for many people, Chalke understood that if he remained silent, then he was allowing those opposed to equal marriage to assume he agreed. He, and others such as Symon Hill, also knew the outside world assumed all Christians were homophobic. Only by speaking up could this idea be challenged. Only then could some of the harm done by homophobia be addressed. Even in my own small way I made clear my feelings, along with other Christians I openly prayed for the Bill, spoke up in meetings, refused to let the voices of the most reactionary represent me.

That’s all calling out is, old fashioned phrases like standing up and being counted, or the title of this piece. That’s all that needed to happen for radfem13 to go ahead as well. For people not to think this doesn’t affect me because I am not trans* or black or gay or a socialist or a Jew, but instead to realise that every time a bigot gets a platform a piece of humanity is hurt. Calling out is actually a sign of love, love for all humanity, not just the rich and powerful part of it. If sometimes things go wrong that should always be remembered. If you choose to stay silent because you think unity matters more,, then you need to consider why a theory matters more than loving your fellow human beings. If I didn’t believe people could be better, I would not call them out. If I did not believe that when one of my sisters or brothers are hurt, I am hurt too, I would sit back and let the battle rage.

* I know Burke didn’t say it, still a wonderful quote

Here is My personal take on this:

First they came for the communists,

and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a communist.

Then they came for the socialists,

and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a socialist.

Then they came for the trade unionists,

and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a trade unionist.

Then they came for those on welfare,

and I didn't speak out because I wasn't on welfare.

Then they came for the public sector workers,

and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a public sector worker.

Then they came for the pensioners,

and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a pensioner.

Then they came for the asylum seekers,

and I didn't speak out because I wasn't an asylum seeker.

Then they came for the foreign passport holders,

and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a foreign passport holder.

Then they came for those not British born,

and I didn't speak out because I was British.

Then they came for me,

and there was no one left to speak for me.

Pet Shaming..BDSM style

Naming and Shaming your Pets. Amusing....

ASH - My True Submissive

 This is dedicated to ASH - My Submissive

To be a submissive is different for everyone. We each have different ideas of what a submissive is, should and might be. 

I meet many different types of submissive in my line of work. Some I will remember for eternity, others not. Some I have enjoyed being Mistress to, others I have not.

I can outline four types of submissive I have come into contact with - all in their own ways unique and interesting.

The Role Play Submissive is just that - They want to play at being a submissive either face to face with a Mistress or online. For a few hours they will "play" the part of a submissive calling Me Mistress in order to fulfil a fantasy they have.

The Sexual Submissive have a kink or fetish they wish to explore. They want and need to be restrained, blindfolded, spanked, flogged, beaten or whatever their fetish is. And once the fetish and sex act is over, they go away happy until the next time.

Then there is the Online Submissive. I first discovered just how many online submissives there were when I joined Twitter. Within this group there are submissives who do genuinely devote their time to one Mistress, there are those who are 'Fans' or active followers of a Mistress. But there are also those who are submissive while in the chat room, write out elaborate serves for the One they serve, vow eternal love and submission to the One but then when they go to another room or another name they're saying the same things to Another. Sometimes, they even have a camera to prove how submissive they are - photos to prove it.

To me, a True Submissive is not easy to find. When you do, it's hard to let them go. These are the submissives I am fond of and eagerly await our meetings. To me, a true submissive serves from his heart, and they don't need a Mistress driving them to do something, they do it willingly, gladly, eagerly.

They have insight and truly care. They see their Mistress's glass as half empty and they fill it, they take care of their Mistress's needs. I have found that True submissives  don't need words of praise showered upon them, it is enough that their Mistress is pleased and comfortable - knowing their Mistress is content  is praise enough. The sparkle in their Mistress's eyes or a touch by the hand of their Mistress is high praise.

Recently, I found one such potential submissive. He had all the qualities to become a perfect true submissive. I call him Ash. He takes what I teach seriously and into his heart. he practices tasks I may have asked of him and endeavours to perfect them. He remembers the rules, the postures and instructions.

He has always chosen to bring me a gift - not because I asked him, but because he wanted to - it is what true submissives do. They think of their Mistress, even at an airport lounge and purchase a little something to see the sparkle in their Mistress's eye. It pleases Me when I know I have a session with Ash, I know it will be, for me, both a spiritual and mental pleasure to have him in the dungeon. In our last session, he informed me that he would probably have to leave at the end of May to return to India as his work would come to an end. This saddened me. For a blinding few seconds, My mind sparked for inspiration as to how I could keep him in the UK - for My own selfish reasons.

A true submissive is difficult to find. I am hoping Ash will find more work in the UK as he serves from his heart. He will do something, willingly, gladly and fervently.

I will purchase him a gift this week - A colour coordinated bra and panty set. I know he will wear them well, even when not asked to.

'Time' is money in my business and the 'Player' who wastes it.

Time is a precious resource to me as it is for most people. In some ways, 'time' is money in my business, in other ways, 'time' is something which cannot be regained once lost.

I sometimes wonder how much of MY  time is wasted on 'players' - those who fruitlessly waste the time of others. I view these people as lacking a genuineness to them and are not serious considerations in MY world of BDSM.

Having kept a diary of callers and mailers, I have come up with what I consider a breakdown of my potential clients:

 40 % of them seem to be TOTAL players 30 % of them are real, but pretend to be something they are not.
 25 % of them seem to be genuinely interested in BDSM but will never commit to any activities - whether online, one to one, munches or clubs. 5 % are real, genuine and dedicated.

So, if I receive 10 calls in a week, 10 new twitter followers and 10 emails;  only 1.5  of those enquiries are real. Sad really.

Who are those people in the 50% group? It would seen they are the scammers, con artists, married men masturbating while the wife sleeps, the bored office workers, etc...  Most, if not all, of what they say / write is bullshit.

The 30% group are 'make-believers' - stating they are submissive but are not,  they like to top from the bottom. They question exactly what they will get for their money, want a reduced rate or even question ones monetary  value. They want their step by step instructions followed to the letter - making a session a one way street of personal gratification. These people don't really know what BDSM is all about. These are the ones who, for example, want a Twitter Mistress without it costing them a penny - because there is no real respect for BDSM from them.

The 25 % group is everywhere. They fantasise about BDSM, being dominated and humiliated, but will never ever step out of their comfort zone and experience it for real - whether in person or online. It will always be; "Next year..week..when I get divorced..."

Finally, I come to the 5% group. These people know the scene and what is going on. They are genuine and committed. these people are My needle in a haystack. The genuine submissive.

As I mentioned earlier, time cannot be recouped.  The problem I find in dealing with the pretenders, scammers, fantasists and players, is that the time spent interacting with this "submissive" is gone forever.  I have given my genuine attention to this person and while I interacted and had my 'time' wasted on a fruitless pursuit, I have probably missed a call from a genuine sub.

As any Mistress will point out, experience means the ability to recognise the 'player' quickly.  But, with the economy keeping genuine subs away and spending less at the moment, I'm finding myself in situations where I spend time interacting and nurturing  for nothing.  There are so many pretenders out there, that it seems most of my communications are nothing more than time wasting.

Crossdressing. A modern guide.

I have quite a few friends and clients who ask for help when it comes to choosing, selecting, sizing and fashion of women's clothing.
I know women will turn around and say: 'Oh, that's easy!' But when you are starting your adventures in women's clothes, IT is not easy.

One of the main issues I found was my clients needing help with underwear. So, I have created a booklet EXPLAINING EVERYTHING you need to know about UNDERWEAR...

Creativity....Art and Talent combined equals....

A little something for those who enjoy creativity and uniqueness in Art. 

This video was created by shared with Me on my Google+ page by Adam Wayne Gistarb ( Photography, Performing Arts, Filmmaking ). 

The dancer/choregrapher/poet  featured in the video is Louiszell Alexander III

So, if you like it - Promote it!!

And #follow these guys on Google+

A little boy attempting to be insulting.....

This email was sent to me earlier today......

To give you an overdose of your own medicine and to see if a cheap piece of shit like you can take it as well as you give. You love beauty and glamour? Pity your not endowed with either then,is it? You are giving sexually oriented activities in return for financial renumeration. Only adults are permitted to view the site. And you're not a whore,you ugly self deluding cunt? Get fucking real you worthless reject fuckbag. You are nothing BUT a whore,you and every piece of shit who you FF. Hope you get cancer. Fuck you,you untalented sack of shit.

After laughing for quite some time, I thought a reply was needed......

To the person calling himself Jeremy Smith who sent this email to me.

Firstly, if you are going to insult someone in a written form, check your spelling, grammar and punctuation.

Secondly, make sure your disparaging comments ARE actually insulting. Your attempt at being scurrilous is amusing at best, (please do look up any words you don't understand in a dictionary). The epithetical terms used to describe me are not very creative or prolific, but I'm guessing you can't spell anything more epithetical than 'whore'. There are other words for 'whore' in the English language - perhaps a thesaurus would help.

Please let me know if you would like me to re-write the carelessly and fallaciously written paragraph you emailed to me. I would be more than happy to correct your disturbing grammar and punctuation as well as highlight your incorrect spelling. As it stands, it is quite substandard.

Regards,

Mistress Lady Leyla

P.s I almost forgot to mention...but the names Trevor and/or ROBERT come to mind?

BDSM AND THE RECESSION

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Family left without heat for nine weeks

By Linda Fort

February 07, 2013 (SOURCE)

A mother-of-six was left without hot water and proper heating for nearly nine weeks after the council “lost her paperwork”.

 Through the bitter cold and snowy winter weeks with sub-zero temperatures, Kelly Hughes, 30, of Heroes Walk in Whitley, and her family huddled round two electric heaters and showered at the homes of relatives since the first week in December.

 Mrs Hughes said her gas boiler started to play up in her Reading Borough Council-owned house late last year. The council sent out an engineer to fix it, it failed again and another engineer came out and fixed it again.

 It finally gave out in the first week of December and Mrs Hughes was told it needed a new part.

 The council gave her two electric heaters and her wait for the repair began.

 The weather turned bitterly cold and the snow started to fall.

 She said: “The house was really cold. We used one heater in the living room and moved the other one between the children’s bedrooms. We didn’t have any hot water for nine weeks either.”

 Mrs Hughes’s children – aged two to 14 – had to go off to family and friends to shower. “I bathed the little one in the house, warming up pans of water, but we couldn’t all do that,” she said.

 She said so long without proper heating had made the house bitterly cold and there was mould growing on walls in the coldest corners.

 She said: “I rang the council almost every day to try to find out what was happening. At one point they said they had lost my paperwork.”

 Finally, at the beginning of last week, a contractor came out to look at the boiler – and condemned it.

 She said: “It was obvious they should have done that at the beginning of December.”

 On Thursday last week, Mrs Hughes had high hopes someone would actually come out the following day to replace her boiler and in fact her boiler was in the end replaced on Friday.

 She said: “I think it is a disgrace. I don’t like complaining, but I just didn’t know what else to do.

 “It didn’t look as though they were going to do anything until my dad threatened to speak to the newspaper.”

 Reading Borough Council spokesman Oscar Mortali said: “We are sorry for the obvious inconvenience caused to Ms Hughes and her family for the delay in dealing with this problem and understand that the length of time this has taken to resolve is not acceptable.

 “A new boiler was fitted on Friday last week and Ms Hughes will be offered compensation for the use of electricity and for the obvious inconvenience.

 “The delay relates to a problem reported in December.

 “An engineer visited the next day, advised new parts were needed and we supplied Ms Hughes with temporary heaters while we waited for those parts to arrive.

 “However an administrative error meant the parts did not arrive until late January and it was then found a entirely new boiler was required.

 “This was fitted as a matter of urgency on Friday last week.”

Here are SOME of the comments from the public:

This is a story I read in my local newspaper. The story itself isn't noteworthy but the comments and reactions from some readers made me angry. the appalling attitude and opinions of some people are offensive to me. the media has done a good job demonising anyone claiming 'Benefits', giving people a scapegoat, allowing society opportunity to kick those whom they think are 'the cheats, low-lives, scroungers who consume our taxes. 

(Please view pie-chart taken from government welfare site AND it is BEFORE the cuts)

The reality is far from that described by the media. If you breakdown welfare spending into sections, it is clear that the Governments top expenditure  (36%) is pensions!! Even if you added up Council tax benefit, Housing benefit,Disability Benefit, Employment & support, Income support and job seekers, it still amounts to less than the State pension and pensioner benefits.

What's next people, we start picking on the pensioners as scrounger because they didn't invest in private pensions???

A Little Laughter: Top 10 Signs you are Too Old for BDSM

Top 10 Signs you are Too Old for BDSM

by: Author Unknown

10. Sensory deprivation is when your Dom hides your hearing aid batteries. 9. Your nipple clamps have training wheels. 8. Edge play is standing by the microwave with a pacemaker. 7. When you tell your sub to get the cane, she has to specify "walking" or"beating". 6. You can't tell the difference between your tattoos and your age spots. 5. You shout "One, two, three, CLEAR!" for electrical play. 4. Your idea of breath play is when your wheelchair runs over your oxygenhose. 3. Your idea of suspension is an UltraLift bra. 2. You hold the paddle and say, "You're younger than me....back into thepaddle ....HARD!" And the Number One way to tell you might be too old for BDSM: 1. Age play really is 24/7.

You need help..but not from me

I have to laugh at some subs sometimes... honestly.....REALLY????

Reading and Berkshire Top Dominatrix

Sinful & Wicked Mistress Lady Leyla

Who I see:

• MEN & WOMEN
• TS / CD
• NOVICE & EXPERIENCED
• COUPLES
• THOSE WISHING TO LEARN AND EXPERIMENT
• SESSIONS AVAILABLE AT MY DUNGEON OR AT PRIVATE RESIDENCE / HOTEL

I am an alpha Female. Strong and confident with a desire to dominate and control. Powerful yet playful. Sinful, wicked and sadistic yet sensual, sophisticated and intelligent. You will kneel and grovel. You will plead for me to stop - I will be in your mind ALWAYS. You will not be able to dismiss thoughts of me easily. My work is an art - you my canvas.

I adore glamour and beauty. I absolutely relish whole sessions around being dressed and pampered by my slave. I love my feet being worshiped and my toenails pedicured. I might order my slaves to lie down and then crush them with my gorgeous stilettos.

I love cross-dressers, slaves who dress like tarts please me because I love treating them like little sluts with a dildo and nipple torture.

Animal training is entertaining, Doggies are my favourite and I will make you sit, stay, fetch, carry and roll over. And good, well behaved doggies deserve treats and walkies. Exploring imagination, finesse and responsibility along with the principles of safety, sanity and consent  are the key elements to a world of possibilities within bondage, domination, sadism and masochism.

I take pleasure in being in control. I will manipulate people or demand. Human psychology, kinkiness, fetishes and  sissy maids intrigue me. I take pride in what I do. I enjoy what I do. I am not a cold or cruel Mistress,  I enjoy getting to know my slaves. I particularly enjoy role play sessions and hearing about my slaves fantasies.

I am drawn to feminisation and training. I admire my subjects embracing their feminine sides. I relish training them and help them develop into glamorous and obedient serving divas. I want them to embrace this aspect of their personality. There is nothing I like more than obedient sissy maids keeping everything immaculately clean for their Mistress - In her Dungeon overlooking Reading.

I have a seductive and sinful dungeon and from the moment you enter my domain I expect total obedience, submission & dedication! You are at my mercy. I EXPECT faultless obedience, submission and dedication.

 I Am in control. You WILL serve, obey and submit to me. I will NOT tolerate disobedience, time wasting or disrespectful subs in any way.

I can suspend or withdraw your slave status at any time if you displease me.

My services are not free – do not waste my time if you cannot provide the monetary offerings I require.

For more info, go to MY WEBSITE

A chosen profession. - Part 1

Part 1: 

Occasionally, very occasionally I wonder if my chosen profession is a good one. The thoughts usually come from self doubt, ideas instilled in my mind from youth and a general quietness on the business front.

I question the reasons for my career choice, whether I am a good dominatrix, if I am too hard or too soft. Sometimes I have to remind myself that, for whatever reason I have chosen this path, it is, like every other profession, a job - albeit, with sadistic differences - it pays the bills.

In my years as a professional domme, I have met many Mistresses and Masters. Some 'live' the life 24/7, some pretend to live the life, some see it as a means to an end and don't enjoy their work. Others, like myself, don't live a 24/7 BDSM lifestyle, yet enjoy and relish their work.

I chose not to like a 24/7 BDSM lifestyle because I am not wholly one character or personality. In private, I am quite shy, enjoy my own company and would rather spend a Sunday afternoon tending to my plants in my garden or rescuing insects, bugs and other creatures from natural disasters. I find the company of animals far more satisfying than the company of humans - I don't have a high regard for the human race. That doesn't mean I'm with Greenpeace or wear open toed sandals with my socks either. This is just part of who I am - a complex individual - one who enjoys solitude, philosophy, politics, educating the mind and meditation. 

But, there is the side of me which is sadistic, wicked and controlling. When I was very young, my family used to laugh at my two distinct characteristics - the gentle and the wicked -  blaming it on generations of "Anatolian warrior blood" from my mother's side. Maybe so..who knows. That is why I am comfortable with who I am in the dungeon, relish it and feed off it - but choose solitude at home.

Part 2: ..... soon

What I learned in Istanbul: Headscarf controversy

The wearing of a headscarf was really not something that had ever bothered me. I feel people can do as they please as long as it doesn't infringe on my rights or liberty.

I have visited Istanbul many times, each time over the last few years I have noticed a steady incline of women wearing headscarves. There are beautiful women wearing casual clothing and a simple headscarf. Not a problem and quite pleasing to the eye.

Then I noticed women wearing headscarves AND long dresses..ok...AND A FULL COAT to the floor! In the heat of the summer, Istanbul can reach 35 Degrees Celsius. I was feeling hot, this woman must have been really hot. Torture is a word I enjoy using...but not in this context.

Maybe it has something to do with my own personal views. But the next thing I saw made me angry. In the blistering heat of noon, in an restaurant seated outside sat a woman. On her own at a table, she was dressed in a full Hijab - wearing gloves, her face and eyes covered. She was trying to eat soup, which she could only do by lifting the bottom of her Niqāb up a little, then lowering it again.

Seated behind her at another table was her husband, in T Shirt and shorts. Sitting with friends he was enjoying his lunch. occasionally, he would turn around and check on her.

I'm not sure what I feel. I believe in 'choice' and 'Freedom to choose'. What am I supposed to feel when I see something which I find unequal? We must always accept others opinions and views. How they choose to live their lives is their choice - I cannot pass judgemnet. But, I don't feel comfortable with what I have seen.

I am aware that currently in Turkey there is a Headscarf contraversy.. I can see why. there is a fear among people that by allowing the wearing of a headscarf, the Niqāb, Hijab and Burqa are not far away.

Political freedom, religious freedom and Kemalist Ideology are clashing. And a real friction is growing among people in Istanbul. One thing I know...Being a (good) Muslim does not mean the wearing Niqāb, Hijab or Burqa.

A little background: Turkey has been a secular state since it was founded by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in 1923. He introduced the secularization of the state in the Turkish Constitution of 1924, alongside Atatürk's Reforms. These were in accordance with the Kemalist Ideology, with a strict appliance of laicite in the constitution. 
Atatürk saw headscarves as backward-looking and an obstacle to his campaign to secularize and modernize the new Turkish Republic. The issue of the headscarf debate has been very intense and controversial since it was banned.[1] Turkey is a secular country and over 95% of its people are Muslims.[2] It has resulted in a clash between those favouring the secular principles of the state, such as the Turkish Army,[3] and those who are more conservative with their religious beliefs.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headscarf_controversy_in_Turkey

What I learned in Istanbul - Fashion

A Lot!
I've been many times to Istanbul, nut this time, I made a point of REALLY looking around - Not at the sights, but at the people.

FEMALES:

The women practice natural beauty - much like my discoveries in Paris. They are stylish and chic, dress with sophistication and in a classic manner. 

They seem to invest in key pieces, quality over price and wear what suits them. 

They eat sensibly, exercise and look after themselves. 

And the hair... Long, luscious and natural.

When I returned to my hometown of Reading I suddenly felt I had been dropped into a 'fashion disaster zone'. 

I won't start mumbling about my personal views, instead I'll leave you with this:

Vivienne Westwood criticises Britain’s bad dress sense

Queen of fashion Dame Vivienne Westwood is known for making bold statements - and this time she has some strong words for the British public.

Dame Vivienne slated Britain’s sense of style, saying “people have never looked so ugly” when it comes to fashion.

 Westwood said ‘conformist’ shoppers and cheap clothes have given society a ‘generic look’.

Dame Vivienne blamed the rise of cheap “disposable” clothes for curbing individuality and added that the only well dressed women are usually in their 70s, because they know how to choose investment pieces.

 The 70-year-old told reporters: “Everybody looks like clones and the only people you notice are my age. I don’t notice anybody unless they look great, and every now and again they do, and they are usually 70.”

Courtesy of Yahoo  http://uk.lifestyle.yahoo.com/vivienne-westwood-criticises-britain%E2%80%99s-bad-dress-sense.html

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Neil A. Armstrong - 1930 - 2012 RIP

Neil A. Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, was born in Wapakoneta, Ohio, on August 5, 1930. He began his NASA career in Ohio.

After serving as a naval aviator from 1949 to 1952, Armstrong joined the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) in 1955. His first assignment was with the NACA Lewis Research Center (now NASA Glenn) in Cleveland. Over the next 17 years, he was an engineer, test pilot, astronaut and administrator for NACA and its successor agency, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

As a research pilot at NASA's Flight Research Center, Edwards, Calif., he was a project pilot on many pioneering high speed aircraft, including the well known, 4000-mph X-15. He has flown over 200 different models of aircraft, including jets, rockets, helicopters and gliders.

Armstrong transferred to astronaut status in 1962. He was assigned as command pilot for the Gemini 8 mission. Gemini 8 was launched on March 16, 1966, and Armstrong performed the first successful docking of two vehicles in space.

As spacecraft commander for Apollo 11, the first manned lunar landing mission, Armstrong gained the distinction of being the first man to land a craft on the moon and first to step on its surface.

Armstrong subsequently held the position of Deputy Associate Administrator for Aeronautics, NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C. In this position, he was responsible for the coordination and management of overall NASA research and technology work related to aeronautics.

He was Professor of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Cincinnati between 1971-1979. During the years 1982-1992, Armstrong was chairman of Computing Technologies for Aviation, Inc., Charlottesville, Va.

He received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Aeronautical Engineering from Purdue University and a Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Southern California. He holds honorary doctorates from a number of universities.

I believe that the Good Lord gave us a finite number of heartbeats and I'm damned if I'm going to use up mine running up and down a street.

~ Neil Armstrong 

Armstrong is a Fellow of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots and the Royal Aeronautical Society; Honorary Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and the International Astronautics Federation.

He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and the Academy of the Kingdom of Morocco. He served as a member of the National Commission on Space (1985-1986), as Vice-Chairman of the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident (1986), and as Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee for the Peace Corps (1971-1973).

Armstrong has been decorated by 17 countries. He is the recipient of many special honors, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom; the Congressional Space Medal of Honor; the Explorers Club Medal; the Robert H. Goddard Memorial Trophy; the NASA Distinguished Service Medal; the Harmon International Aviation Trophy; the Royal Geographic Society's Gold Medal; the Federation Aeronautique Internationale's Gold Space Medal; the American Astronautical Society Flight Achievement Award; the Robert J. Collier Trophy; the AIAA Astronautics Award; the Octave Chanute Award; and the John J. Montgomery Award.

"This is one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind."

The world pays homage - Neil Armstrong 1930 - 2012