YOU Decide!

Is the model laughing uproariously......or screaming in agony?

Fingers pressed to her temples because her head is exploding with a sudden migraine?  (Meanwhile shrieking to the heavens for relief from the unbearable pain?)

Or her head thrown back at an unlikely angle because she just thought of something unbelievably hilarious and had a spontaneous eruption of mirth?

Either way, I think we can all agree that it's rather an odd pose.

Just So You Know...

...She despises you:

...With every fiber of her being.

...With every ounce of her soul. 

...From hell's heart, she stabs at thee; for hate's sake, she spits her last breath at thee.

...And, you know, she just doen't like you very much, in general.

(Isn't it amazing how much a really talented model can put into her facial expression?!)

Moody Model

Her expression says, "Pink makes me gwumpy!"

Can't really blame her, though.  I mean, they really surrounded her in Pepto, didn't they?  (And she's a redhead, too.  According to "old school" fashion, redheads and pink don't mix.)

P.S.  Don't worry, redheads. I think that's an outdated fashion "rule".  Go ahead and wear all the pink you want! ;o)

*Shudder*

This model-- in this photo-- gives me the heebie-jeebies. 

The sweater I don't have much to say about (don't love it, but meh, to each his own), but the overall darkness of his clothes-- and those leather pants-- and (most of all) his piercing eyes and odd expression. . . I find myself disturbed.

He looks like the type of guy you don't have any evidence against, but whom you wouldn't exactly be surprised to hear had been arrested on suspicion of a string of gruesome murders. 

A Real Page-Turner

I sympathize with people in charge of every aspect of producing and presenting knit and crochet patterns for men.  Really I do.  It can't be an easy job.  They usually try to create some macho appeal to counteract the preconception that handknits are somehow inherently feminine. Unfortunately, in models' poses and expressions, "macho" often ends up looking more like "moody".

. . . And then you have the occasional book of knitting patterns for men that looks more like a thriller or crime novel:

Just look at the drama and tension in those eyes!

"From best-selling author Phildar comes the latest in his series of edge-of-your-seat suspense-- Homme.  Will the hard-boiled detective solve the mysterious mystery in time?  Or will his penchant for cabled sweaters be his ultimate undoing?"