APAD: Less is more

"Less is more" means that having just the essential things is better than having way too many superfluous things.

The roots of “Less is more” can be traced back to the poet Robert Browning, who used it in his 1855 poem “Andrea del Sarto”. In the poem, the phrase is used to suggest that something may be more effective or beautiful when it is understated rather than overly complex or ornate (see https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43745/andrea-del-sarto)

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I bet you all have seen and used the phrase before (checked this morning, there are some mentions even in MYSJ here 加油).  Hope that you don't mind me sharing some of my own.

More or less, women all have some jewellery. I have a few gold, pearl, and diamond ones given by parents, friends, and hubby.  But what I like and wear the most are these three simple ones shown in picture below.

Why? Why not? 鬼脸

First, they are inexpensive but sentimental (necklace was 10USD from Honolulu Hawaii; bracelet was 5Euro from Porto Portugal; The sunglasses were free with a bottle of wine from Toronto 呵呵), and I never need to worry about thieves.  And more importantly: they fit my fashion motto: simple and elegant, and "less is more"!

Do you mind sharing some of your own "less is more" experiences?

Happy Saturday to all!

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btw, the sunglasses has been w/ me since 2016, so "cheapest -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 11/08/2025 postreply 09:00:38

is the dearest" can be ture sometimes :-) -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 11/08/2025 postreply 09:01:42

I’ve given up trying to get my boy to wear an Amor Fati -7grizzly- 给 7grizzly 发送悄悄话 7grizzly 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 11/08/2025 postreply 09:44:59

pendant. He preaches minimalism when he’s just lazy:-) -7grizzly- 给 7grizzly 发送悄悄话 7grizzly 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 11/08/2025 postreply 09:47:27

U r a good caring father! My son never wear any either :-) -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 11/08/2025 postreply 10:05:14

Lazy or not, let boys be boys! ~~ -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 11/08/2025 postreply 10:11:13

Of course not, 因为:重要的话要重复三遍 -移花接木- 给 移花接木 发送悄悄话 移花接木 的博客首页 (18 bytes) () 11/08/2025 postreply 10:18:15

嗯! :-)。On theOther hand: "No matter howBig theLie, repeat it -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 11/08/2025 postreply 10:33:36

oftenEnough&the masses'll regard it asTheTruth."-JF Kennedy -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 11/08/2025 postreply 10:35:44

我发现看我不顺眼的人是没工作的人,严重程度与没工作时间成正比,哈哈,重要的话说三遍:) -妖妖灵- 给 妖妖灵 发送悄悄话 妖妖灵 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 11/08/2025 postreply 14:25:18

吃亏就是占便宜 -方外居士- 给 方外居士 发送悄悄话 (0 bytes) () 11/08/2025 postreply 10:44:13

:-)先是笑了,然后又思考:是指吃小亏占大便宜吗? -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 11/08/2025 postreply 10:49:50

应该是 -方外居士- 给 方外居士 发送悄悄话 (0 bytes) () 11/08/2025 postreply 11:48:50

Make sense. Thx! -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 11/08/2025 postreply 12:15:04

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