Re: older mike
Actually, I loved his straight hair with a passion, too. But then I love his eyebrows and epic sideburns with equal force.
He had some serious style going on, straight up unique, being himself etc. I LOVED that Mesereau said he didn't want him to dress differently, that his attorney said that he just wanted him to be who he is. And by God, that WORKED for him.
Yeah, sure, reporters were taking bets on his vests etc- but hey, his style still got noticed. I'm glad he had folks making him look as every bit as regal as he is.
He is one beautiful man- and he got more beautiful with every year. Seriously.
I actually think that straight hair worked for him as well. He had such an amazing face, very accentuated.
Those "Oliver" pictures in London? Precious, if you ask me. He was older and I joke that he wore those sunglasses to protect himself from us and our love that would have ended badly for him if we would have fallen under his spell even more- unprotected and without his sunglasses.
I understand though that long curly hair is a heck of a lot easier to maintain than a blow dry hairstyle that will look absolutely wrecked after 20 minutes of dancing- so yeah, I see the point in the curls that you can keep somewhat managed after all that ecstasy in dancing.
^^^How many men wear something that looks a lot like a William Morris wall print? Arts & Crafts style??
People that refer to him as this 'asexual' are stricken with a kind of blindness that no optometrist can cure. Are they blind?????
The 'contradiction' with Michael is that he employed just about anything from weaves, make-up and everything else in a situation where a lot of people would have resigned themselves to "I give up". Michael apparently looked at himself and said: "Vitiligo, you say? They, the public will love my style even more." Talk about lemons and lemonade in life, talk to Michael, he is the knowledge bearer in that arena.
It may seem weird and as a contradiction to love something so temporary as Michael's outer appearance. But the thing is about him that those who have a heart take one look at him- and they know where his heart is. While his suits and make-up are just the outer stuff- one look at Michael would make you feel as if you deciphered a major mystery in the universe. You look at him- you FEEL him and the rest of the noise just falls by the wayside.
And that is why I love the older Michael so much. Looking at him helped me uncover one of those odd mysteries in life. "Who are we and where do we come from". In a strange, unspoken way.