old-fashioned look
Stern parental gaze
A disapproving or reproachful glance, typically silent, that communicates judgment about someone's behavior or words: She gave him an old-fashioned look when he suggested skipping the funeral.
The phrase implies the kind of stern, wordless rebuke associated with an earlier, more formal era of manners.
- bygoneOf earlier times
- retroEvoking recent past
- roaring twentiesProsperous 1920s period
- aestheticConcerning beauty or art
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
vintage · style · antique · antique shop · rococo · pin-up · nostalgia · Victorian · turn of the century · classic · flapper · baroque · steampunk · shabby chic · lace doilies · art deco · appearance · traditional
emotional valence of expression
old-fashioned lookwarm smile
Affectionate facial expression
smile · nod of approval · thumbs up · wink · blank expression
oldest, oldie, oldster, fashion, fashioned, fashionable, fashionably, unfashionable, fashioning