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There are different kinds of Upscalings - here is used leonardo.ai - universal upscaler
and the standard 4K in Gencraft ai
Green, silk-blend faux wrap sweater, Laura Leigh Ltd. White, mandarin-collar shirt, Mossimo for Target. Khaki skirt, Ann Taylor Loft. Brown fishnets, No Boundaries, layered over brown tights. Brown boots, Nine West. Short, golden hoop necklace, Body Central. Medium, beaded necklace, Urban Nomad. Long golden paillette necklace, Body Central.
I had an audition today and was directed to dress “upscale casual.” This was my interpretation. I wanted to wear khaki pants, but I can’t currently squeeze into mine, so I settled for the skirt. I suppose this outfit is cute enough, but it is too preppy for my tastes.
I did have fun layering my tights. The fishnets alone were too sexy and the brown tights have an odd, orange-red sheen. Together, they were perfect. The orange glare was muted and the fishnet pattern became subtle texture. I can’t wait to try layering tights again.
Upscaled using Waifu2x before the site started getting cranky.
The official description reads as follows, in French (with one or two misplaced accent marks) and Google Translated English:
La pluie tombe a flots sure la ville. Les gargouilles de Notre Dame, ces monstres comiques, accroupis sur les corniches, crachent sur les passauts les torrents d'eau qui descendent de toutes les plates-formes du venerable monument. Monsieur Le Quesne a imaginé une ironie a ce spectacle lamentable. Cette pluie qui tombe est l'amusement d'une petite fée, blottie dans un coin des tours, assise sur l'arete d'une moulure, et qui se rejoiuit de la disconfiture des bourgeois de Paris.
The rain is pouring down on the city. The gargoyles of Notre Dame, those comical monsters, squatting on the cornices, spit torrents of water on the steps which descend from all the platforms of the venerable monument. Monsieur Le Quesne has imagined an irony in this lamentable spectacle. This falling rain is the amusement of a little fairy, huddled in a corner of the towers, seated on the edge of a moulding, and who rejoices in the discomfiture of the bourgeois of Paris.
An upscaled old 1960s footstool. It was re-coved with a hand sewn, machine quilted piece comprising of fussy cut, handsewn 1" hexagons, (English paper pieced). I'm really pleased with how this turned out.
This eye-popping Fender Jazz Bass in custom retro orange delivers a clean, confident twist on a time-honored classic. Displayed in a boutique setting with subtle overhead light and a black-and-white photo mural behind it, this bass strikes a dynamic pose—equal parts modern minimalism and vintage swagger.
Originally introduced in 1960 by Leo Fender, the Jazz Bass was a sleek, ergonomic response to the beefier Precision Bass, offering a slimmer neck and enhanced tonal clarity. This particular model leans into those original proportions but dresses them in a vibrant orange finish reminiscent of 1970s sunburst muscle cars and vintage surfboards. It’s a bold color choice, softened by the vintage cream pickguard and matching split-coil pickups.
Its rosewood fingerboard adds a touch of warmth—both visually and tonally—contrasting beautifully with the glossy orange body. The control plate and dome knobs retain that unmistakable Jazz Bass offset aesthetic, offering tonal versatility with a look that never goes out of style. While the body suggests 60s-era Fender craftsmanship, the matte display surroundings and backlit mural give this presentation an upscale, museum-like vibe.
This is the kind of bass that turns heads before it’s plugged in. Whether it’s a Japanese-market exclusive, a custom shop one-off, or part of a short-run color series, it embodies everything Jazz Basses are loved for: balanced lines, gutsy tone, and timeless cool.
An upscale meal tastes better when you have a view of mountains because of two reasons. First, the mountains make you feel closer to nature and more relaxed, which enhances your appetite and enjoyment of food. Second, the mountains make you feel superior to the people who are stuck in the city and have to eat at boring restaurants. You can savor your expensive dish and think about how lucky you are to have such a wonderful experience. The mountains are not only a beautiful scenery, but also a boost to your ego.
The nutcracker in the Collectable Minifig Series 23 was up-scaled!
The building instruction is available in Rebrickable. Hope you like it!
We enjoyed our stay in a Suite with Nervion River and City views at the design-led Barceló Bilbao Nervión**** in May 2016, a beautiful upscale hotel within walking distance to the Guggenheim Museum, the Zubizuri Bridge by Santiago Calatrava, the Nervion River Estuary and many more attractive destinations of culture, culinary and the arts near this hotel. Ideal for a short or longer stay we found out incl. delicious dinner and breakfast possibilities, a memorable hotel and we would want to stay again in our future here when visiting the beautiful city of Bilbao again.
Upscale Apartment/Condominium + Ice Cream Shop + Sushi bar and Grill. Full interior and my 2nd largest MOC yet.
There are different kinds of Upscalings - here is used leonardo.ai - universal upscaler
and the standard 4K in Gencraft ai
I was playing with an AI upscale... but now I can't remember which one! The original was a small file, that pixelated on enlargement... the new one looks... interesting, but certainly clearer, and able to be enlarged.
Upscale Apartment/Condominium + Ice Cream Shop + Sushi bar and Grill. Full interior and my 2nd largest MOC yet.
Here's my faithful upscaled version of the minifig scale toolbox, but here's the twist! Instead of classic hardware, it contains LEGO themed goodies - resembling real world tools - that I believe would be helpful for any MOC creators.
You can support it on LEGO ideas: beta.ideas.lego.com/product-ideas/739dfb47-3e81-4e92-912a...
Gary, IN. enjoy this special birthday set of bleak photos from nearly every city I've traveled to this year!
This is Terry Manette pictured in the 1962 publication "Letters From Female Impersonators Vol 8" (available here from The Digital Transgender Archive www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/files/s7526c435). Terry describes herself as an "amateur female impersonator" and in her letter, she goes on to describe how she obtains her clothes and how unfair it is women can wear male influenced clothes and yet men cannot be accepted wearing female clothes.
Unsurprisingly, I have found no more information about Terry. I wonder what happened to her and if she went on to develop her feminine side more.
Her letter in full is included here..
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Dear Sir:
I like all your books on female impersonation and I enjoy reading them, especially "Letters From Female Impersonators, " being an amateur female impersonator myself. Your letters and editorial comments verify my own doctor's comments on the effects of female hormone treatments.
I would like to have as much to "look forward to" as any of the more voluptuous females parading across our movie screens, with the possible exception of Tempest Storm, whose waist line, nevertheless, I admire greatly. If I could develop a bust that protruded about four inches WITHOUT losing my bass voice, nor my heterosexual characteristics, I might try it, even with some discomfort from time to time.
However, I have never wanted the moon and I find complete satisfaction doing a good job where God wants me. Another thing I wanted to comment on is the subject of female clothing. I get most of my clothing from the mail—order houses, especially Spiegel. Most of their stuff is fairly good. They have many standard brands and feature tall sizes, along with standard and petite.
Good clothes cost money but it is interesting to note that I can dress from the skin out, including pads, for less than a comparative outfit of my regular clothes cost. In other words, the additional cost of women's clothes is in the number of items she buys, as compared with the number of items a man buys.
I have a couple of places where I get eyelashes, leotards, tights, wigs and other odds and ends. Very frilly lingerie is another big item. I bought a sun suit, but have since put it in the Good Will Bag, along with a lot of shoes, bras, girdles, etc.
Most of the dress shops feature salesladies who look down very long noses at me or slowly raise a quizical eyebrow. I have not found one saleslady who I would call "sympathetic to an oddball hobby." I can buy hosiery at the markets and I doubt if anyone thinks that the flimsy things are for me.
At one place, the girl looked at the hosiery and then at me with an amused smile. I told her, with a straight face, that they were for me, and she laughed out loud, thinking that I was joking. Old women are usually the best out here.
They enter into the gag of a man getting ready for a costume party and they do their best to help me. In buying clothes, I cannot find a foundation garment that is long enough and restraining enough at the same time.
Some will stretch to the proper length but they also stretch the other way. I cannot find the bra I want. As bras go up in cup size, they expand in area rather than extend in depth. I have a Playtex Bandeau 40D, which is a good size for me. Unfortunately, the Longline in the same make and size is as big in volume but spread around rather than reaching forward.
I try little isolated dress shops now and then but am given a cold reception and only succeed because of the money involved in the sale. I have even felt that the police would be notified as soon as I left the store !
I think that the three books I received re— cently are the best yet. Volume 10 of The Art of Female Impersonation, and Volumes 6 and 7 of Letters from Female Impersonators all had good pictures in them. Until I found out about the Nutrix Co. I got all my female impersonation stuff out of the newspapers, largely men whom the police had picked up or ads of night clubs.
I have even called a radio station in my town and stated that men had as much right to appear on the street in female attire as women have appearing in male attire. This was one of those phone radio programs, so it got around.
I do not even have to include shorts, levies, slacks, toreador pants or any of the other feminine versions of an item formerly strictly male. I mean women in regular men's suits, trousers, coat, shirt, tie and hat. Men's shoes, too. I will champion this right until it is allowed or they start picking up women and dragging them off to the police.
I have no desire to parade on the street in female attire, but it would be a help to get ready ahead of time and drive to a costume party all decked out, instead of retiring to a bedroom or the dressing rooms and going through the work of transformation. I dress up as a sort of escape. Others get drunk.I don't drink so I need another route.
Lastly, I would Like to discuss mutual problems with any reader who cares to write to me, as you have my permission to forward my address to reliable persons requesting it.
Sincerely,
TERRY MANETTE
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TECHY STUFF:
The original screen grab was 485x693 pixels. This was upscaled and enhanced by a factor of three resulting in an image 1455x2079. The upscaling was performed by the excellent open source software "Upscayl" (www.upscayl.org/), I then used the open source image editor GIMP (www.gimp.org/) to convert to greyscale and then back to RGB for colourisation. Further white balancing and contrast adjustments were also performed in GIMP before adding the colourised layers and then exporting the image you see here as a JPG.
I was particularly impressed with the quality of the AI enhancements and upscalling. The resulting image was cleaned up from the original and after some minor white balancing in GIMP, the contrasts were particularly well defined.
Disclaimer: The digital enhancements to the original are all my own work, plus (in this case) use of AI enhancement. Any such unauthorised use (without prior permission) for that aspect of the work will be considered a violation of my partial copyright. Where the original item is shown, it is done so purely for comparative purposes only.
The Avenue, an upscale wing at American Dream, a shopping mall at the Meadowlands in East Rutherford, New Jersey. This wing, containing the most upscale and expensive stores in the entire mall, was decorated very differently than the rest of the mall, with different floor, wall, and ceiling treatments, different furniture, and different artworks. I don't quite know what to make of this section, not sure whether this kind of decor is supposed to appeal to wealthier clientele, or whether this is someone's perhaps misguided interpretation of what kind of facility that a more upscale clientele wants to see. I thought that the decor was quite gaudy, bordering on tacky, and was ridiculous to the point so as to seem almost like it was parodying expensive tastes.
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