give a man enough rope and he'll hang himself

This morning I was eavesdropping on my neighbors in the elevator when one of them told the other that he was going to “give him the rope he needed to hang himself.” How colorful! It totally got me thinking of some great looks involving rope, self-destructive behavior not required.

Marian Toledo loves rope in this big bold nautical number, via; Paule Ka goes for the throat in this halter, via;

Givenchy went haute with rope via

 

maison martin margiela artisanal does coat dress via; ligia dias does glamour rope at the swarovski runway via and alexander mcqueen of course manages to out-rope rope, for sale via chic little devil



Gabi Asfour does golden ropes via; a headpiece to produce produce and protect you from nightmares via; and Ingram Talley’s Jakia Handy perfects the rope odd shoulder via

Tristam Webber loves rope too.

 

here in 2001; again in 2002

William Safire discusses another great use of the same visuals, attributing the quote ''The capitalists will sell us the rope with which to hang them’’ to Lenin and then partially debunking the attribution. In any event, it does paint a pretty picture of a useful idiot, “[toiling] to prepare their own suicide.” In honor, here are some samples available for purchase.

Rope neck dress for sale on by chuletindesigns:

Naturally Bottega Veneta’s bags look ropey. The Sunset Punto Mocassino Lambskin bag can be found at Bottega Veneta ($2,480):

Rope look lace dress for sale on etsy ($110):



Rope purse for sale by RedEggBoutique ($24):

Unfortunately I'll have to get back to you on what happens when you give a man enough rope.

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Besos! - Skyler
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